Like George Segal, though a fine actor, ruined The Quiller Memorandum.
Maybe they’re planning on a parody like the Dean Martin “Matt Helm “ series.
As it happens, Dean Martin would have been an excellent choice to play Helm if the series had been done straight. He’d showed he could do a good job in dramatic roles, and some aspects of his own personality can be found in the character as written by Donald Hamilton.