CBS Orders David Boreanaz 'Seal Team' Drama, 'S.W.A.T.' and More for Fall
CBS announced its orders for fall TV today, including four new dramas and two comedies.
David Boreanaz, fresh off Fox's recently-ended "Bones," is jumping networks to headline "Seal Team," a drama following the elite unit on dangerous missions. Former "Criminal Minds" star Shemar Moore stars in "S.W.A.T.", a television version of the 2003 movie.
On the comedy side, CBS already ordered the "Big Bang Theory" spinoff "Young Sheldon." The two other new comedies are the family-oriented "9JKL" and the time-shifting "Me, Myself, and I."
Here's a rundown of CBS' fall shows:
INSTINCT
Synopsis: A former CIA operative who has since built a "normal" life as a gifted professor and writer is lured back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer. Based on the soon-to-be-published James Patterson book.
Cast: Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews, Khandi Alexander
SEAL TEAM
Synopsis: Follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
Cast: David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks, Jessica Paré
S.W.A.T.
Synopsis: A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. sergeant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Inspired by the film of the same name.
Cast: Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson, Peter Onorati
WISDOM OF THE CROWD
Synopsis: Inspired by the notion that a million minds are better than one, a visionary tech innovator (Jeremy Piven) creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve his daughter's murder, and revolutionize crime solving in the process. Based on the Israeli format of the same name.
Cast: Jeremy Piven, Richard T. Jones, Jake Matthews, Blake Lee, Natalia Tena, Monica Potter
9JKL
Synopsis: A family comedy inspired by a time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his doting parents' apartment, 9J, and his brother, sister-in-law and their baby's apartment, 9L, and his attempts to set boundaries with his intrusive but well-meaning family.
Cast: Mark Feuerstein, Linda Lavin, Elliott Gould, David Walton, Liza Lapira, Matt Murray
ME, MYSELF & I
Synopsis: A single-camera comedy examining one man's life over a 50-year span. The show will focus on three distinct periods in his life – as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day, and a 65-year-old in 2042.
Cast: Bobby Moynihan, Jack Dylan Grazer, Brian Unger, Jaleel White, Kelen Coleman, Skylar Gray, Christopher Paul Richards, Mandell Maughan, Reylynn Caster, with Sharon Lawrence and John Larroquette