The latest ‘Bourne Identity’ spin-off “Treadstone” has found its two leads. And no, neither of them are Matt Damon or Jeremy Renner.
Deadline reports that Jeremy Irvine and Brian J. Smith have been cast as two of the leads for the upcoming action-thriller TV series “Treadstone.” Irvine is probably best known for his role in “War Horse,” but was recently seen in the musical hit ‘Mamma Mia 2.’ Smith is no stranger to TV, having worked on the recently-finished Netflix series “Sense8” and the upcoming “World on Fire.” He’ll also be seen in the upcoming “L.A. Confidential” reboot that will be seen on CBS.
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USA Network recently ordered a full season of “Treadstone,” which is being developed by “Heroes” creator Tim Kring. The series is said to explore the origins and present-day happenings at the titular CIA black ops program. As we know from the various ‘Bourne’ films, Operation Treadstone has used behavior-modification tactics to turn their agents into killing machines. The first season of “Treadstone” is said to follow sleeper agents from all over the globe after they’re “awakened.”
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There’s no release date set for the spin-off series but USA Network expects that production will begin sometime in 2019. So it will probably be at least a year until fans of the spy-thriller franchise can give their judgment on the latest attempt to spin-off the series without Damon. Because we all know how well (or bad) it turned out with Renner’s “The Bourne Legacy.”