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T2 WHATS UP! February 24 - March 2, 2019 BY KYLA BREWER TV Media I n a world of streaming and DVRs, the Oscars is still appointment televi- sion. This year, ABC cash- es in on Hollywood's biggest night to launch the network's newest action-drama. On Sunday, Feb. 24, the al- phabet network presents the 91st annual Academy Awards, immediately followed by a sneak preview of the new and very promising "Whiskey Cav- alier." After movie fans find out whether their favorite stars walk away with Oscar gold, they can tune in to see Lauren Cohan ("The Walking Dead") and Scott Foley ("Scan- dal") as a couple of secret agents out to save the world. Foley, who also serves as the show's producer, stars as FBI super agent Will Chase, code name: Whiskey Cavalier. He's one of the bureau's best agents, but he's also a big softie who's still heartbroken over his re- cent breakup. Cohan portrays hard-as-nails CIA agent Frankie Trowbridge, code name: Fiery Tribune. They of- ten clash while leading an elite team of spies on missions around the globe. While the espionage thriller features all of the hallmarks of a typical action-drama, it has the added bonus of will-they- or-won't-they tension between Chase and Trowbridge, with plenty of lighthearted mo- ments thrown into the mix. In fact, the show has been de- scribed as a "dramedy" by EW's Maureen Lee Lenker, who interviewed "Whiskey Cavalier" creator David Hemingson in January. "It's funny because I sort of look at this show as 'Mission: Impossible' smashes into 'Cheers,' with basically Scott Foley as Diane Chambers and Lauren Cohan as Sam Malone," Hemingson said. Chase is definitely the more sensitive and emotional of the two, and Trowbridge doesn't seem much interested in his attempts to crack her tough exterior, at least in the begin- ning. They work alongside an interagency team of flawed and funny fellow spies who Josh Hopkins, Lauren Cohan, Scott Foley, Tyler James Williams and Ana Ortiz in "Whiskey Cavalier" Star-studded continued on page T10 TV FEATURE