Abrams Goes Gaga For Gugu
J.J. Abrams has found his next great heroine. English actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) has nabbed the coveted female lead in Undercovers, the new NBC dramedy about married spies from Abrams and Josh Reims. Mbatha-Raw will play the role of Samantha Bloom opposite Soul Food’s Boris Kodjoe, who is cast as her husband, Steven Bloom.
