Veep alum Reid Scott to star in NBC’s sci-fi crime drama Echo
Veep star Reid Scott has booked a regular role in Echo, NBC’s latest TV crime drama pilot that also has a distinctly science-fiction element.
Reid Scott has been cast as a series regular in the TV crime drama pilot Echo for NBC.
Scott will play the character of veteran FBI agent David in the pilot, created by JJ Bailey. According to Deadline, the actor will also receive producer credit if the show goes to series.
But Echo is a crime drama with a science-fiction concept. David is part of a team that uses time travel to solve crimes. In Quantum Leap-esque style, they’re sent back in time into the bodies of victims, and have to stop the bad guys while pretending to be the intended targets.
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David, who has a history of volunteering for dangerous undercover work, will be on this high-tech team with police officer Mel Goodwin (played by Sleepy Hollow‘s Janina Gavankar).
Reid Scott is best known for his series regular role as Dan Scott on HBO‘s much-loved political comedy Veep, but his latest role was in another TV crime drama. He played Eli Cohen, who was stabbed by his wife’s mistress Jade (White Collar alum Alexandra Daddario), in the CBS All Access series Why Women Kill.
Though Why Women Kill was renewed for season 2, the second season was planned to focus on new characters, leaving Scott available to take the role in Echo.
The actor’s other credits include guest spots on Bones, Perception, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: NY. He also played corrupt cop Kevin Jennings in the film Black and Blue last year.
However, this will only be the second time he’s been a main cast member on a crime drama, and the first where he’s been on the investigative side—so this will be new ground for him and for TV viewers. Should Echo make it to series, it will be interesting to see how he approaches the role in what’s being called a “high-concept genre procedural.”
After all, NBC has tried to combine sci-fi with crime dramas before; most recently, there was the short-lived The InBetween, which was cancelled after one season in which the main character was able to communicate with the dead.
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And several years ago there was also Awake, in which a veteran police detective was able to live and work in two different realities. That also only lasted one season. Will this series be different? We’ll find out if NBC decides to order it for the 2020-2021 season.
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