MANILA, Philippines - White Collar is a USA Network crime comedy-drama TV series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Matt Bomer as con-man Neal Caffrey and Tim DeKay as special agent Peter Burke. It premiered on Oct. 23, 2009. In Dec. 2009, White Collar was renewed for a second season beginning in summer 2010. USA Network did not announce the number of episodes ordered.
White Collar is about the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years. Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer), a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay). When Neal escapes from a maximum security prison to find his long-lost love, Peter nabs him once again. Rather than returning to jail, Neal suggests an alternate plan: He’ll provide his criminal expertise to assist the Feds in catching other elusive criminals in exchange for his eventual freedom. Initially wary, Peter quickly finds that Neal provides insight and intuition that can’t be found on the right side of the law.