The Spook Who Sat By The Door
As of April 28, 2026, The Spook Who Sat By The Door is a pilot that has completed production. The production companies attached are 20th Century Studios, Kim Coleman Casting and Lee Daniels Entertainment (CA). Attached are casting director Kim Coleman; director Gerard McMurray; writer Leigh Dana Jackson; and producers Marc Velez and Lee Daniels. Cast includes Y’lan Noel. It was scheduled to start shooting in Baltimore, MD in May 2021. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
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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 |
Writing
| Writer | Leigh Dana Jackson |
Cast
| Cast | Y’lan Noel |
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