Melissa Barrera Joins Simu Liu in Espionage Thriller Series at Peacock

Melissa Barrera (Scream, Abigail) is the latest addition to join the cast of James Wan and Simu Liu's sci-fi thriller at Peacock.

Sinclair Daniel (“The Other Black Girl,” “Insidious: The Red Door”), Brian d’Arcy James (“Spotlight,” “13 Reasons Why”), Mark O’Brien (“City on a Hill,” “Ready or Not”), and Kathleen Chalfant (“Wit,” “The Affair”), rounds out its cast. They will play Michelle, Parker, John Moira, Cobb, and St. George, respectively.

The untitled series was picked up at Peacock in February. The official logline reads, “Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

Thomas Brandon is the creator of the series and will also serve as executive producer and co-showrunner. Jennifer Yale is also co-showrunner and executive producer.

Liu will executive produce in addition to starring. James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett executive produce via Atomic Monster, along with Mark Winemaker. Jet Wilkinson will executive produce in addition to directing the first two episodes. UCP is the studio.