Peacock is developing a drama series about the FBI’s notorious Cointelpro program, Variety has learned exclusively.
Set in 1965, the series centers on Amos Harvey, a conservative black cop and veteran of the Korean War, who is forcibly recruited into the FBI’s secret task-force, Cointelpro. His job is to infiltrate the Civil Rights movement to destroy the organizations from the inside. Meanwhile, Amos’ wife Roberta, a nurse tired of her role as a cog in the broken and unfair system, finds herself reinvigorated when she joins the movement behind her husband’s back. Before long, deception and secrecy split...
Set in 1965, the series centers on Amos Harvey, a conservative black cop and veteran of the Korean War, who is forcibly recruited into the FBI’s secret task-force, Cointelpro. His job is to infiltrate the Civil Rights movement to destroy the organizations from the inside. Meanwhile, Amos’ wife Roberta, a nurse tired of her role as a cog in the broken and unfair system, finds herself reinvigorated when she joins the movement behind her husband’s back. Before long, deception and secrecy split...
- 12/3/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
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