The Spook Who Sat By The Door
The Spook Who Sat By The Door is a pilot that has completed production with 20th Century Studios, Kim Coleman Casting and Lee Daniels Entertainment (CA) attached. Kim Coleman (casting director), Gerard McMurray (director) and Leigh Dana Jackson (executive producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Baltimore, MD in May 2021. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
Dan Freeman is the first African American CIA officer hired by the agency in the late 1960s. Freeman is recruited as part of an affirmative-action program. After a very competitive selection process he trains in high-level combat and espionage. However, following this arduous training, this model recruit is rewarded with a post in the reprographics (aka photocopying) department, "left by the door" as a token of the CIA's "racial equality."
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Marc Velez |
| Producer | Lee Daniels |
| Executive Producer | Leigh Dana Jackson |
Directing
| Director | Gerard McMurray |
Casting
| Casting Director | Kim Coleman |
Cast
| Cast | Y’lan Noel"; |
Writing
| Writer | Leigh Dana Jackson |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/spook-sat-door (last updated Apr 28, 2026).