McElhone is set as Jessica, Tom's wife who is a smart and strong EEOC attorney. Q is set as Hannah, the lead FBI agent on the Capitol's bombing who professional is in command but whose personal life is a mess. Penn, who will also receive a consultant credit, will portray Seth, a speech writer who helps Tom write his first one after the attack; Ricci is set as Emily Tom's chief of staff.
For McElhone, the role marks her return to series television following Showtime's long-running comedy Californication. She's repped by Paradigm and Myman Greenspan; Q's credits include the Divergent franchise, CBS' Stalker and The CW's Nikita. She's with CAA, Untitled and Broder Law Group. Penn, whose roles include Kumar in the Harold & Kumar franchise as well as TV's Deadbeat, Battle Creek and House, is with UTA, Industry Entertainment and Fuller Downs. Ricci is fresh off ABC Family's Chasing Life and next has a recurring role on CBS' Supergirl. She's with ICM Partners, Protégé and Felker Toczek.
Safe House's Guggenheim will pen the script and exec produce alongside Simon Kinberg, Sutherland, Aditya Sood, Suzan Bymel and Amy B. Harris, with the latter set to serve as showrunner. Nick Pepper and Jacqueline Sacerio are the execs in charge. The drama is a co-production between ABC Studios and eOne-based the Mark Gordon Studios.
Safe House's Guggenheim will pen the script and exec produce alongside Simon Kinberg, Sutherland, Aditya Sood, Suzan Bymel and Amy B. Harris, with the latter set to serve as showrunner. Nick Pepper and Jacqueline Sacerio are the execs in charge. The drama is a co-production between ABC Studios and eOne-based the Mark Gordon Studios.
An episode count on the straight-to-series entry has not yet been determined, though insiders say it's likely 13.
