CBS has launched development on a new law enforcement series titled “Strike Force,” with a production team featuring established television figures. Jesse Lee Soffer will star as the lead character and serve as an executive producer, while Matt Olmstead takes on writing and executive producing duties. Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed also executive produce through Jerry Bruckheimer TV, with CBS Studios handling production.
The series centers on a career DEA agent who returns to Kansas City with a specific mission: assembling and commanding a multi-agency strike force to combat organized criminal activity in America’s heartland. The show is being positioned as a potential addition to CBS’s lineup during the 2027-2028 broadcast season.
Soffer brings significant television experience to the role, having portrayed Senior Detective Jay Halstead across ten seasons of “Chicago PD.” Following his departure from that series, he joined the fourth and final season of “FBI: International,” where Olmstead served as a writer and executive producer. Soffer’s prior television appearances include roles in “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” and a crossover appearance in “Law & Order: SVU,” along with earlier work on “As the World Turns” and the miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys.”
Olmstead brings extensive development experience, having collaborated extensively with Wolf Entertainment throughout his career. Beyond co-creating “Chicago PD” and serving as showrunner for four seasons, he has worked on “Chicago Med,” the short-lived “Chicago Justice,” and co-created “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” His additional television credits span “NYPD Blue,” “Prison Break,” “Breakout Kings,” and “Stumptown.”
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