Dylan McDermott at center of White House conspiracy in new CBS drama pilot

Dylan McDermott ("American Horror Story") has been cast as an FBI agent at the center of a political conspiracy in CBS's Washington-set Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot "Hostages." Specifically, McDermott's character is envisioned as a "righteous FBI agent" at the center of the conspiracy involving the President of the United States, according to the pilot write-up making the media rounds.