Is Whiskey Cavalier based on a true story? Creator David Hemingson wanted to portray a "new" kind of hero

Pbading through a breakup is always brutal, but it would be even worse if you were an FBI agent who had to stay focused to handle major international security issues. That's the premise of the new ABC series, Whiskey CavalierScott Foley is the main agent with a broken heart, while Lauren Cohan plays the role of the hard-working CIA agent who has been badigned to work with him. Whiskey Cavalier is not based on a true story, but that does not mean that the creator, David Hemingson, did not have several sources of inspiration to design his new series.

Talk to Weekly entertainmentHemingson revealed that he actually had a personal friend who looked a lot like Whiskey CavalierThe main character, Will. "I have an FBI agent friend, but he's a sensitive agent of the FBI," Hemingson said. "He would go away and do these really exciting things and then we would talk about his relationship with his girlfriend."

Hemingson then told EW that he has in fact known several intelligence agents and finds that they often have a similar problem with regard to love and romance. "They want what we all want in life, namely love and connection," he continued. "But their affair, which is a matter of suspicion, makes it almost impossible, it's this interesting shift … That made me leave, what would happen if we injected romance and emotional intelligence into life of these spies? "

S & he admits to having found inspiration for the premise of Whiskey Cavalier In real life, Hemingson also added that he also sees a mix of existing series and genres. "I watch this show as Impossible mission breaks in Cheerswith Scott Foley as Diane Chambers and Lauren Cohan as Sam Malone. This is how I hear the show in my mind. "

Foley appeared on Kelly and Ryan in May 2018 to promote the series and explained that this hybrid style was exactly the type of project that he was looking for. "It's the show I've always wanted to do," said Foley. "In my career, I had the chance to play both dramas and comedies and I wanted to find something that combines them and that's it." Describing his character, Foley explained to Kelly and Ryan that his character was a new type of hero, especially for these genres. "I play against an FBI agent who has great emotional sensitivity, so he's kind of a new hero."

The fact that Will's character is not the norm when it comes to representing FBI agents has not been forgotten by the intelligence community either. Chris Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator, spoke with Internal business to break this myth that all agents are completely devoid of feelings or personal relationships.

"It is obvious that most FBI agents are concerned about crime and national security, but they also, for the most part, have families," Voss said. "They have children, sick leave, they worry about their wife or husband, and they attend birthday parties – ordinary things."

Clearly, the characters of Whiskey Cavalier have been embellished for drama and comic effect. Nevertheless, the difficult social and emotional situations they encounter are clearly common to everyone, regardless of their job.