First Look: Brandon Routh on Chuck

EW.com's Mike Ausiello has the first look at  Brandon Routh (and former Law & Order star Angie Harmon) on NBC's Chuck!

The world's nerdiest secret agent is back! Executive producer Josh Schwartz and executive producer-director McG team up again to bring back the one hour action-comedy series about Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) -- a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government's most vital secret agent.

Here’s your exclusive first look at Angie Harmon’s guest appearance in the Jan. 18 episode of Chuck. The former Law & Order ADA plays Sydney, a spy for the Ring tasked with taking out Captain Awesome. In the same episode, erstwhile Superman Brandon Routh (inset) joins the cast as Chuck’s new mentor, Shaw.

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[source: EW.com's Mike Ausiello]

Twenty-three days and counting until the big premiere!

The 2-hour season premiere airs Sunday, January 10 at 9PM on NBC.