

James Bond with a mood ring and a mainframe boyfriend.
That hipster ring that special agent Hugh Lockwood wears? It's a camera, transmitting image and sound of his surroundings. It's also a scanner, detecting telltale changes in pulse or other biometric readings of himself and the people around him. This ring and more electronic devices -- some embedded -- keep Lockwood linked with Probe Control, where experts and banks of computers provide instant mission-critical warnings, intel, even language translations. In this pilot film for the short-lived series "Search," Lockwood is on a quest to recover priceless diamonds stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
Production
Probe Control set looks like NASA cosplaying a casino.
Costume
That ring. They really thought we'd all be wearing those by 2000.
Director
Russ Mayberry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot became 'Search,' a 23-episode series where rotating agents used different high-tech implants. Think 'Black Mirror' but your grandpa thinks it's cutting edge.
The 'biometric spy ring' concept predates smartwatches by decades—Apple owes Hugh Lockwood royalties for that heart rate anxiety.