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Tom Cruise Blockbuster The Firm Becomes New Series On NBC

The Firm may not have had fighter jets, Samurai warriors, or the Burj Khalifa to cement its action-adventure cred, but it was an intense, white-knuckle ride all the same. And considering it brought in $270 million worldwide, chances are you’ll agree when we call it a top-notch popcorn thriller. Now NBC is going back to that fertile ground for a …

VIDEO: J.J. Abrams New Spy Show Undercovers Airs Tonight!

J. J. Abrams – co-producer with Tom Cruise on the upcoming Mission Impossible 4 movie – launched his new television series, Undercovers, on Wednesday, Sept. 22. This NBC spy show – which airs every Wednesday at 8 p.m., 7 central – revolves around the espionage exploits of a pair of former CIA agents played by Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbataha-Raw. …

Mission Impossible III Director J.J. Abrams Producing New TV Series

‘Mission: Impossible III’ director J.J. Abrams is back at it again, juggling a TV series and an untitled feature pitch for Paramount. Talk about busy! Abrams has just sold a new adventure action series for NBC, according to Variety. The “Alias,” and “Lost” creator partnered with “Felicity” writer Josh Reims for an hour-long spy thriller, which “centers on spies who …

Valkyrie Director Involved in New NBC Comedy

‘Valkyrie‘ director Bryan Singer is teaming up with Bryan Fuller and NBC to help direct “SelleVision,” a new one-hour comedy that takes place “behind-the-scenes of a home shopping cable channel,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. The TV show, which Fuller is writing, is based on a novel by Augusten Burroughs. Singer is a fan of the book, and approached Burroughs …

Watch Tom Cruise on The Jay Leno Show Tonight!

Hey everyone — don’t forget to watch Tom Cruise on “The Jay Leno Show,” tonight, September 15 at 10pm ET on NBC! What’s Tom going to talk about on the show? We’re hoping he’ll talk a bit about his upcoming movie, the untitled James Mangold project with co-star Cameron Diaz. The action comedy involves an unlucky-in-love woman (played by Diaz) …