The famousThis Is UsstarMilo Ventimigliahas found his new project. Ventimiglia, who started his career on television onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is now set to headline a new show.The Company You Keepwill be an adaption of a hit Korean drama series. The new series will find its home on the Disney-backed ABC network and receive a formal pilot order. WithThis Is Usin its final season, you will soon see him again on your TV screen.
Unlike his current character, the wholesome family man Jack Pearson, the actor will be playing a role of a con man in this new venture. He is also going to be an executive producer on the show. The forthcoming series is an adaptation of a Korean television drama series that aired in 2019 titledMy Fellow Citizens. This series is one of many pilots scheduled for 2022-23 on the ABC network. But what is this show all about?
The Company You Keep: What Is it About?
ABC’s official synopsis of the show is as follows:
“A night of passion leads to love between con-man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma, who is unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.”
This new show is based on a South Korean Television series that ran 36 episodes on KBS2. It stars Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, and Kim Min-jung.My Fellow Citizensaired from June 15, 2025, to August 07, 2025. The story is about a swindler who is about to marry a woman without realizing that she is a detective. His life gets even more twisted when a mysterious woman forces him into running for the national assembly elections. The series did very well in Korea.
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It was also nominated for Korea Drama Awards and KBS Drama Awards in various categories. Kim Min-jung won the Top Excellence Award Actress at the 12th Korea Drama Awards, and Choi Si-won won the Excellence Award Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. The show can currently be streamed on Netflix.
The Hollywood Reporterstates that a formal pilot order is in place, and Julia Cohen will write it. DiVide Picture’s Deanna Harris is set to produce the series. Ventimiglia and Cohen will both be executive producers on the show. DiVide Pictures partner Russ Cundiff, Todd Harthan, Caitlin Foitom, and Lindsay Goffman will also be executive producing the project.Crazy Rich AsiansandIn The Heightsdirector Jon M. Chu will be one of the executive producers as well. Canadian writer and producer Julia Cohen is known for producing and writing some highly acclaimed TV shows like The CW’S showRiverdale, ABC’sQuantico,A Million Little Things, and E’sThe Royals. She is currently also working as the co-showrunner in the new seriesDegrassiwhich is currently in the works at HBO Max due to release next year.
Milo Ventimiglia: A Fan-Favorite Career
Emmy-nominated actor Milo Ventimiglia will be playing a con man who falls in love with an undercover CIA agent in this upcoming series. Ventimiglia made hisacting debut in 1995 onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He rose to fame as Jess Mariana, a bad boy onGilmore Girls. He also stared on the hit showHeroesas Peter Petrelli. He currently stars in NBC’s hit family drama seriesThis Is Usas Jack Pearson – the role that has made him a household name and America’s favorite Dad.This Is Usis airing its last and final season. The season 6 series finale will be aired on July 01, 2025. He has also starred in movies likeRocky Balboa,Pathology,andThe Art of Racing in the Rain. For most of his career, he’s been a fan favorite.
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He recently filmed a guest-starring role on Amazon’sThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiseland was reunited with Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls. This will be his first venture post the Jack era. This series will mark his portrayal as a dark character. Remaking a series like this shows theinfluence of K Drama and K culture amongst Americans. With Netflix pumping so much new content with regard to Korean series and movies, it shows what currently the audience is interested in.
ABC has quite a lineup of pilots scheduled for 2022-23. To name a few in the Drama categories;Avalon,L.A. Law, andWill Trent,along with two more untitled projects. Here is hoping thatMilo Ventimiglia’s starrerThe Company You Keepdoes as well as the Original Korean TV series. As of now, there are no official dates announced by the network.
