In the new series, Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a mixture of himself and of the characters he played in his films while he was himself. It's a bit complicated and the trailer doesn't really help, because JCVD only cooks pop tarts in the microwave, drives around on a Segway and reads about Max Landis in a magazine. Everything is very strange ...
If you need to eliminate a political rival, debilitate a multinational corporation, or overthrow an entire government — and you need it done with the utmost secrecy — there's only one person to turn to: one of the most internationally recognizable movie stars in the history of Movie. Jean-Claude Van Johnson stars Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD) playing “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” a global martial arts and film sensation… and, operating under the simple alias of “Johnson,” the most dangerous undercover private contractor in the world. Lucky for the world's bad guys, he's been retired for years… unlucky for them, a chance encounter with a lost love is about to bring him back to the game… and this time, he'll be deadlier than ever. Probably.
But it actually feels a bit like the movie «JCVD», which was pretty good. And if the style is a bit similar, that could be quite entertaining. The pilot is already available on Amazon Prime, but it doesn't seem certain when the series will come out yet...