Image Credit: Justin Lubin/NBCNBC has yet to decide whether to commit to an additional nine episodes of Undercovers, the freshman spy drama starring Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw that’s only averaged 7.1 million viewers since September. Though other first-year shows like Chase and The Event have received full-season pickups, the fourth-place network has only ordered additional scripts of the J.J. Abrams series. But Kodjoe, who talked to EW while attending the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences Presents: Primetime TV Crimefighters in North Hollywood, CA on Monday, remains hopeful for a pickup. “Whenever people tune in, they love it. It’s been a weird season with no runaway hits. But our numbers are going up. That’s all we can wish for, and we just gotta keep trucking.”
Kodjoe says the producers have lots more in store for viewers. “We’re adding a little mythology. There are a lot of secrets that are going to be revealed, a bigger picture of why we actually went back to the CIA and stuff that we didn’t even know. I’ve read some of the scripts, and they’re incredible. There’s a lot more emphasis on the spy stuff. You know, mission, bang, bang, bang. Just get in and try to get the bad guy.” Abrams remains heavily invested in the drama, the actor added. “It’s his baby. He makes decisions everyday about plotlines, scripts and everything else, so he’s definitely… I can feel his presence everyday.”
Finally, Kodjoe hopes that Undercovers will stick around for other reasons – not just because it’s breaking ground by featuring two black leads. “I think it’s important that we add diversity to TV. Period. I’m sure there’s a lot of people rooting for the show because of that reason, but it’s about more than that. It’s about the quality of the show, and everybody loves it when they see it. So we’ll see.” - With reporting from Vlada Gelman
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