Pilot 

A famous action movie hero and martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume his alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He must also deal with aging and his handler Vanessa, the ex he still loves.

Director:

Peter Atencio

Writer:

Dave Callaham

Stars:

Kat Foster, Moises Arias, Phylicia Rashad

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Kat Foster	...	Vanessa
Moises Arias	...	Luis
Phylicia Rashad	...	Jane
Bar Paly	...	Krisztina
Tim Peper	...	Gunnar
Ian Fisher	...	Andrei
Deren Tadlock	...	Victor
Kevin Michael Walsh	...	Dri Ramen Waiter
Tait Fletcher	...	Pap Finn
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Filip (as Filip Van Damme)
Stacey Danger	...	PA
Chris Palermo	...	KSL Worker #1
Daniel Hernandez	...	KSL Worker #2
Alice Tate	...	Leggy Model (as Alice Haig)

Storyline

A famous action movie hero and martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume his alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He must also deal with aging and his handler Vanessa, the ex he still loves.

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Plot Keywords:

dry raman | reference to val kilmer | rear female nudity | reference to channing tatum | man doing a split | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film critic Chase Whale heavily campaigned on social media for "Jean-Claude Van Johnson" to get picked up as a series during its voting stage on Amazon.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jean-Claude Van Damme: My name is Jean-Clade Van Damme. I used to be super famous. Perhaps you remember my first starring role in Bloodsport. It is on television all of the time. Or maybe you've seen Timecop, which is like Looper starring Bruce Willis, but like a million times better.

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Connections

References Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)

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Soundtracks

Ne me Quitte pas
(uncredited)
Music by Jacques Brel
Lyrics by Jacques Brel
Performed by Jacques Brel

User Reviews

Jean-Claude Van Damme in a goofy spy comedy

I couldn't think of a better idea if I tried, unless maybe you through Steven Segal into the mix as well. This show looks like it could be truly amazing as long as it is done right.

JVCD showed that Van Damme has a sense of humor, and this new show really proves it. Van Damme recognizes that he's getting old and can't do the old stunts like he used to, so he's shifting gears into more serious material, rather than his normal martial arts clichéd movies.

I can only hope that he continues to make entertaining content like this, and I really, really hope the show stays around.

Anyway, yeah, this is one of the most interesting, goofy, and enjoyable things I've ever seen from him. He's kind of pulling a Jackie Chan a little bit and branching off into movies and TV that aren't just purely partial arts content. I think this and JVCD might actually bring him back into the spotlight as long as he can keep up the quality of those two.