The Company You Keephas been given a series order at ABC,Variety reports. The upcoming drama starsMilo Ventimigliaas Charlie, a con-man who finds himself on a collision course with undercover CIA officer Emma, played by Catherine Haena Kim. The show was ordered to pilot for the 2022 pilot season slate and is set to debut in 2023. AlthoughThe Company You Keepwas the last second-cycle pilot to learn its future, expectations for the pickup were high.The Company You Keepis adapted from the 2019 hit Korean seriesMy Fellow Citizens.
The Company You Keep’s official synopsis reads:
“A night of passion leads to love between con-man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma, who is unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.”
The Company You Keepwill also star William Fichtner, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, James Saito, Sarah Wayne Callies, Felisha Terrell, and Polly Draper. Julia Cohen and Phil Klemmer serve as show-runners and executive producers. Cohen penned the pilot episode, which was directed and executive produced by Ben Younger. Ventimiglia and Russ Cundiff also serve as executive producers under their DiVide Pictures banner, alongside Jon M. Chu and Caitlin Foito of Electric Somewhere, Todd Harthan and Lindsay Goffman. Deanna Harris of DiVide Pictures serves as producer. The studio behind the project is 20th Television.
Prior toThe Company You Keep’s series order, ABC picked upNot Dead Yet, a comedy series starring Gina Rodriguez,The Rookie: Fedsstarring Niecy Nash-Betts andAlaska Dailyled by Hilary Swank.
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Milo Ventimiglia’s Career
After minor roles in television series includingThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirandSabrina, The Teenage Witch, Ventimiglia rose to fame for his portrayal of Jess Mariano in the cult-classicGilmore Girls.Beginning in 2006, he starred asPeter Petrelli on Heroes. In 2016, he appeared on the Gilmore Girls four episode continuationGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.Most recently, he starred on the Emmy Award-winning dramaThis Is Usas family patriarch Jack Pearson. The hit seriesended in Mayafter six seasons.
Ventimiglia reunited withGilmore Girlscreator Amy Sherman-Palladino during the fourth season of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, where he played a character nicknamed “Handsome Man.” He willreprise that rolefor the Amazon series' upcoming fifth and final season.
Ventimiglia’s film credits includeRocky Balboa, Creed II, That’s My Boy, Devil’s GateandThe Art of Racing in the Rain.
