Instinct: CBS Orders Drama About a Former CIA Operative

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Alan Cumming is back at CBS. Recently, the network announced they’ve ordered a new TV series with the Good Wife star called Instinct.

Based on an upcoming book by James Patterson, the drama follows “a former CIA operative (Cumming) who has since built a normal life as a gifted professor and writer but is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose.” The cast also includes Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Khandi Alexander, and Naveen Andrews.

Read more information from CBS below:

INSTINCT

DESCRIPTION:
drama based on the upcoming book by James Patterson about a former CIA operative (Cumming) who has since built a normal life as a gifted professor and writer but is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alan Cumming as Dylan Reinhart
· Bojana Novakovic as Lizzie
· Daniel Ings as Tracy
· Khandi Alexander as Monica Hernandez
· Naveen Andrews as Julian

CREW INFORMATION:
· Alan Cumming as EP
· Alex Kurtzman as EP
· Bill Robinson as EP
· Heather Kadin as EP
· James Patterson as BOOK/EP
· Leopoldo Gout as EP
· Marc Webb as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Michael Rauch as CRTR/EP

STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Television Studios
· James Patterson Entertainment
· Secret Hideout”

What do you think? Are you a fan of James Patterson’s work? Will you watch Instinct?