J.J. Abrams' new NBC drama
Undercovers premieres in just an hour on the east coast, but the Peacock has already decided: It wants more J.J.! The network has landed the rights to the new Michael Emerson-Terry O'Quinn show from Abrams' Bad Robot that Vulture
told you about Monday. NBC got the project despite strong interest from ABC and Fox, both of which were intrigued by the idea of Ben Linus and John Locke's alter-egos teaming up again. NBC has made a pilot commitment to the show, which had been known as
Odd Jobs but is now technically untitled. The fine print: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (
Alias) are writers/exec producers, while Abrams and Bryan Burk are also exec producers.