NBC Developing Super-Villain Based TV Series

Sick of seeing only superheroes in the spotlight? Well, according to Deadline, NBC has started developing Hench, a new TV series from Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey’s Film 44 and Universal TV. The series will be written by Alexandra Cunningham (Prime Suspect).

Hench centers on a regular guy who, in order to support his family, gets jobs temping for super villains. Cunningham, Berg and Aubrey executive produce.

The show is being described as a high-concept drama which means it could have a very serious tone to it. This could be an intereseting project but the fact that Peter Berg is attached to it has me a little hesitant. Yes, I am still shaking my head over Battleship.