Joe Otterson TV ReporterSteve Howey has been cast in one of the lead roles in the CBS drama pilot based on the movie “True Lies,” Variety has learned exclusively.Howey will star as Harry, the role played in the film by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The character is described as a benign, play-it-safe, seemingly risk-averse computer salesman and devoted family man, married with two kids.
But in reality, Harry is an undercover operative, a first-class spy working for a covert U.S. Intelligence organization.Like the film, Harry’s unfulfilled suburban wife is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage.
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