The eight-episode thriller revolves around a group of FBI agents who graduated from Quantico in 2009 who are reunited following the death of a mutual friend.
Henry, a two-time Emmy nominee for Atlanta and This Is Us, will star as Tayo Miller, one of the most brilliant and unorthodox agents ever to join the bureau who seeks not merely to make his mark on the institution but to remake it entirely.
Smith, who penned every episode of Ryan Murphy’s Emmy-winning limited series Versace, will serve in the same capacity on Class of ’09.
The award-winning comedy has already been renewed for seasons three and four and has been in production for the past couple months.