Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are signing up for Embassy , a six-part geopolitical action series.

Pitch Perfect star Kendrik will play Layla, a resourceful American diplomat stationed at the U.S. Embassy in London when it comes under attack from armed mercenaries. The U.S. Ambassador (Simmons) orders her to extract a high-value asset held inside the compound, and Layla is forced to team up with her ex, a British SAS soldier, even as evidence emerges of a broader conspiracy.

AGC Television is producing the series with Ascendant Fox and Turbine Studios and will be selling the show to international buyers at TV confab MIPCOM in Cannes next week.

Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are signing up for Embassy , a six-part geopolitical action series.

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