The actor has signed on to star in and exec produce Ways & Means, a newly ordered drama pilot set up at CBS with Nina Tassler, the network's former entertainment president, attached.
Ways & Means (formerly known as The Whip) revolves around a powerful congressional leader (Dempsey) who has lost faith in politics who finds himself working secretly with an idealistic young congresswoman from the opposing party to subvert the hopelessly gridlocked system he helped create. Together, they’ll attempt to save American politics...if they don’t get caught.
Ways & Means (formerly known as The Whip) revolves around a powerful congressional leader (Dempsey) who has lost faith in politics who finds himself working secretly with an idealistic young congresswoman from the opposing party to subvert the hopelessly gridlocked system he helped create. Together, they’ll attempt to save American politics...if they don’t get caught.
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