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Aug. 24, 2016 / 8:55 AM

USA developing new drama starring John Cho

John Cho attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Dope" in partnership with the LA Film Fest at Premiere House at the Regal Cinemas L. A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2015. The actor is set to take on his first starring role in USA's new crime drama "Connoissueur." File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

1 of 4 | John Cho attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Dope" in partnership with the LA Film Fest at Premiere House at the Regal Cinemas L. A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2015. The actor is set to take on his first starring role in USA's new crime drama "Connoissueur." File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- John Cho is set to take on his first starring role in USA's new crime drama about a con artist whose schemes land him in trouble with the mafia and the FBI.

The series, Connoisseur, stars Cho as Clay Park, a genius who convinces the country's wealthiest to pay millions of dollars for fake wine. Park soon ends up making a deal with an organized crime outfit and lands him on the FBI's radar.

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Cho, known for his roles in Star Trek, Harold and Kumar, and Sleepy Hollow, will also take on the role of executive producer alongside Gary Lundy and Ben Watkins.

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