Actor-producers Matt Damon, left, and Ben Affleck attend HBO's "Project Greenlight" Season 4 event in Los Angeles in November. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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NEW YORK, April 6 (UPI) -- Syfy announced Monday it has greenlit the pilot for a potential espionage thriller series called Incorporated from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Pearl Street Productions.
Also working on the project are CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions.
No casting has been disclosed.
"Set in a future where companies have unlimited power, Incorporated tells the story of executive Ben Larson, forced to change his identity in order to infiltrate a cutthroat corporate world, to save the woman he loves. In the process, he will take on the entire system -- with deadly consequences," a synopsis said. "Created by David and Alex Pastor, who wrote and will direct the pilot, the dystopian future of the show reflects contemporary trends: the growing influence of corporations and private interests in Washington, the slow but steady dismantling of the public sector, and the increase of an amazing amount of wealth by an ever-shrinking minority."
Ted Humphrey will serve as executive producer/showrunner, with Damon, Affleck and Jennifer Todd also executive producing. Pearl Street's Margaret Chernin will serve as associate producer.
"Syfy is working with the best talent in the business to develop the most provocative and smart science-fiction programming, and we are delighted to be partnering with Matt, Ben and Jennifer, along with the creative minds of the Pastor brothers and Ted on this pilot," Dave Howe, Syfy's president, said in a statement. "Incorporated is an electrifying example of what science fiction does best: holding a mirror to present realities and projecting forward to a recognizable future in which we face the impact and consequences of our actions."
"Incorporated provides us distinct insight into a world dictated by our decisions today," Affleck and Damon said in their own statement. "Viewers will delve into the intricacies of our future, one that we are constantly warned of, but as a society have not yet explored. We believe this is an important and timely story to tell and can think of no one better to guide us into this than David, Alex and Ted."
Affleck and Damon won Oscars for writing the screenplay for 1997's Good Will Hunting and are two of the most successful film stars working today. Affleck also helmed and starred in the Best Picture Oscar winner Argo.