News: "Mythbusters" Set to Produce Spy Thriller Series

The Mythbusters team Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will develop and produce a drama series at CBS that is inspired by their real-life experiences.

Hyneman is a special effects expert with a degree in Russian linguistics. He has also worked as a certified dive master, wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, animal wrangler and chef. Savage is an industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator. He has also worked as an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, projectionist, and toy designer.

The story revolves around two Hollywood special effects artists recruited by the CIA to complete seemingly impossible covert ops missions by creatively using the most basic tools from their craft.

The project has received a script commitment from CBS and will be produced by MGM Television. Savage and Hyneman will executive produce along with Gail Berman and writing duo Lilla and Nora Zuckerman (Suits, Fringe) who will write the pilot.

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter