Whiskey Cavalier

**Whiskey Cavalier** is an upcoming American drama TV series produced by ABC, which is set to premier in spring of 2019.

The series stars Scott Foley as Will Chase, an "FBI agent who, following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge, portrayed by Lauren Cohan. "Together, they lead an inter-agency team of spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics".

## Production

### Development

On October 24, 2017, it was announced that ABC had given the production a put pilot commitment after multiple networks had shown interest. The pilot was written by Dave Hemingson who is an executive producer alongside Bill Lawrence and Jeff Ingold. Scott Foley was set to serve as a producer. Production companies involved with the pilot include Doozer and Warner Bros. Television. On February 16, 2018, it was announced that Peter Atencio would direct the pilot and become an executive producer. On May 11, 2018, it was announced that ABC had given the production a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere in the spring of 2019 as a mid-season replacement.

### Casting

Alongside the put pilot announcement, it was confirmed that Scott Foley would star in the series in addition to producing. In February 2018, it was announced that Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz and Tyler James Williams had joined the pilot's main cast.

## Release

### Marketing

On May 15, 2018, ABC released the first official trailer for the series.

Whiskey Cavalier - Official Trailer
## Cast

#### Starring

* Scott Foley as Will Chase, an FBI agent, who, "following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge.
* Lauren Cohan as Francesca Trowbridge,  a "badass CIA operative" who also has a "really dark edge", and is "the least emotional character in this group of people".
* Ana Ortiz as Susan Sampson, the FBI’s top behavioral scientist and Will’s best friend.
* Tyler James Williams as Edgar Standish, a rogue NSA analyst who hacked the State Department’s mainframe. A jittery genius, he now has enough super-secret information to get him bought off, imprisoned or killed by a dozen governments
* Vir Das as Jai Datta, a FBI agent
* Josh Hopkins as Ray Prince, a charmingly roguish FBI agent who has a complicated relationship with his former partner, Agent Will Chase.

#### Guest/Also/Co-Starring

* Bellamy Young as Karen Pappas, the gorgeous widow of a nefarious Greek shipping magnate who dazzles agent Will Chase, promising romance, espionage and more.
* David Sullivan as TBA
* Ophelia Lovibond as TBA
* Valerie Huber as Gigi Debrosse
* Brian Caspe as Stephen Conrad
* Nansi Nuse as Hana Novak
* Dan Bradford as General Costa
* Sergej Onopko as Yaroslav
* Erika Kaar as TBA
* Joe Doyle as TBA
* Lourdes Faberes as Michelle Ito
* Goran Stjepanovic  as Vlad Kozlov
* David Burnell IV as TBA
* Viktoria Olinyk as TBA
* Joe Doyle (possibly) as TBA

## Episodes

* 1x01 - directed by Peter Atencio, written by Dave Hemingson
* When in Rome - directed by Peter Atencio, written by Dave Hemingson
* The Czech List - directed by Peter Atencio, written by Adam Sztykiel
* 1x04 - directed by Jon East, written by Adam Higgs
* Mrs. and Mr. Trowbridge - directed by Romeo Tirone, written by Sheri Elwood
* The English Job - directed by Amanda Marsalis, written by Rick Muirragui
* Five Spies and a Baby - directed by Michael Spiller, written by Dean Lopata
* Spain, Trains and Automobiles - directed by Matthew A. Cherry, written by Seth Cohen and Amy Pocha

## References

1. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/05/the-spoilertv-201819-known-episode.html
2. ↑ https://deadline.com/2018/05/grand-hotel-whiskey-cavalier-dramas-picked-up-series-abc-lauren-cohan-the-walking-dead-1202388835/
3. ↑ https://deadline.com/2017/10/scott-foley-star-whiskey-cavalier-abc-fbi-cia-action-comedy-from-bill-lawrence-dave-hemingson-put-pilot-1202194224/
4. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/02/mark-pellington-direct-the-enemy-within-pilot-peter-atencio-abc-whiskey-cavalier-1202291763/
5. ↑ https://deadline.com/2018/05/grand-hotel-whiskey-cavalier-dramas-picked-up-series-abc-lauren-cohan-the-walking-dead-1202388835/
6. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/abc-grand-hotel-whiskey-cavalier-1202807675/
7. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/05/abc-schedule-fall-2018-19-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-roseanne-greys-anatomy-black-ish-alec-baldwin-1202391352/
8. ↑ https://deadline.com/2017/10/scott-foley-star-whiskey-cavalier-abc-fbi-cia-action-comedy-from-bill-lawrence-dave-hemingson-put-pilot-1202194224/
9. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/02/lauren-cohan-star-whiskey-cavalier-abc-pilot-could-return-the-walking-dead-amc-season-9-1202296481/
10. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/02/whiskey-cavalier-ana-ortiz-cast-abc-pilot-1202298886/
11. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/02/whiskey-cavalier-tyler-james-williams-cast-abc-pilot-1202303921/