Tv Trailer J J Abrams Produced Jonah Nolan Written Tv Show Person Of Interest

TV Trailer: J.J. Abrams-Produced Jonah Nolan-Written TV Show ‘Person Of Interest’

By Germain Lussier/May 19, 2011 2:00 pm EST

Watch an extended trailer for the show and read the official description after the jump.

Thanks to io9 for the heads up.

And here’s the plot description:

Using state-of-the-art surveillance technology, the two work outside of the law using Reese’s adept skills and Finch’s unlimited wealth to unravel the mystery of the person of interest and stop the crime before it happens. Reese’s actions catch the attention of the NYPD, including homicide detective Carter (Henson), and Fusco (Kevin Chapman), a cop who Reese uses to his advantage. With infinite crimes to investigate, Reese and Finch find that the right person, with the right information, at the right time, can change everything. Emmy Award winners J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (“Lost”), Academy Award nominee Jonathan Nolan (“Memento”), David Semel (“Heroes”) and Greg Plageman (“Cold Case”) are the executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.

PERSON OF INTEREST stars Jim Caviezel, Emmy Award winner Michael Emerson and Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson in a crime thriller about a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. Reese’s (Caviezel) special training in covert operations appeals to Finch (Emerson), a software genius who invented a program that uses pattern recognition to identify people about to be involved in violent crimes.

I’m wondering if this show will be serialized, like Lost, or episodic, like Law and Order. Hopefully the former (those are my personal favorite) but knowing CBS, it’ll be the latter.

Is this a show you are going to check out?