EXCLUSIVE: NBC is growing The Chase, a criminal offense drama from Supergirl alumna Azie Tesfai and Common Tv.
Written and government produced by Tesfai, in The Chase, when undercover CIA agent Robert falls for his goal, Katherine, the whole lot adjustments. Their Bonnie & Clyde escape goes sideways once they’re captured by the American authorities and compelled to make use of their opposing property and talent set to search out a number of the most needed criminals on the earth, all whereas studying the opposite isn’t who they thought.
Common Tv, a division of Common Studios Group, is the studio.
Tesfai starred and wrote on The CW’s Supergirl as ex-military psychologist Kelly Olsen and DC comics superhero the Guardian. She was additionally the primary Ethiopian particular person to ever painting a superhero on display and made Arrowverse historical past as the primary actor in a Greg Berlanti-produced collection to additionally pen an episode on any of his reveals. She beforehand performed murder detective Nadine Hansan in CW’s Jane the Virgin. Further TV credit embody A Million Little Issues, The Kominsky Methodology, NCIS: Los Angeles and Ghosted, amongst others. The Chase marks Tesfai’s first broadcast script sale.
Tesfai is repped by Untitled Leisure and attorneys Patti Felkner and Dave Ryan.
