This is one of the latest shows in the huge Wolf production machine that includes Law & Order and its various spin-offs and the One-Chicago series (Chicago Fire. PD. and Med). This one was spun off from FBI after just one season. It actually introduced some of the characters in a backdoor pilot episode in Season one of FBI and has a two-episode crossover with its parent show about halfway through the season.
The series stars Julian McMahon (who appeared on Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and the original Fantastic Four movies) as agent Jess LeCroix, as the head of a team that tracks down people who end up on the FBI's most-wanted list. The team includes Kellan Lutz (best known for his role in the Twilight movies), Keisha Castle-Hughes (who is recognizable for a small role in Star Wars Episode III and a larger role in Game of Thrones), Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye, who is an FBI special agent and Jess' brother-in-law, and Roxy Sternberg (who was on the short-lived series Emerald City and the limited event series Mars).
Like the parent show, this is a case-of-the-week show in which some crime occurs before the main titles, and then the team is brought in to track down the fugitive. Unlike the parent show, we get more of a glimpse into the personal lives of the characters, especially Jess' family life. We find out he was married to a Native American service member who was killed in Afghanistan, leaving him a widowed single father. YaYa Gosselin plays his pre-teen daughter Tali. Jess is the character whose personal life we see the most, but we do get at least a glimpse into every character's personal life, which is something that the parent show has really not given us much of (with a couple of exceptions). The series has a good blend of action, drama, and suspense, and characters from the parent series do appear a few times throughout the season.
If you want the physical DVDs you have to purchase an imported set. For some reason, the series was not released on DVD in the US, so you have to get a region 2 set, which also means you need a region 2 or a region-free DVD or Blu-Ray player to watch them. You may also have to adjust the audio settings to hear the English language track. My set defaults to playing in German, so I have to switch it over to English audio for each disc. There are no extras, just the episodes themselves. So, you really have to prefer physical discs to streaming to want to pick this up.
Overall, the show is very good. It is well-written and acted, and has a good mix of stories. The bad guys range from white supremacist domestic terrorists to a grieving Native American father who goes on a killing spree trying to track down his kidnapped daughter. So, if you are a fan of procedural crime shows, this is definitely a good one to check out.
The series stars Julian McMahon (who appeared on Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and the original Fantastic Four movies) as agent Jess LeCroix, as the head of a team that tracks down people who end up on the FBI's most-wanted list. The team includes Kellan Lutz (best known for his role in the Twilight movies), Keisha Castle-Hughes (who is recognizable for a small role in Star Wars Episode III and a larger role in Game of Thrones), Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye, who is an FBI special agent and Jess' brother-in-law, and Roxy Sternberg (who was on the short-lived series Emerald City and the limited event series Mars).
Like the parent show, this is a case-of-the-week show in which some crime occurs before the main titles, and then the team is brought in to track down the fugitive. Unlike the parent show, we get more of a glimpse into the personal lives of the characters, especially Jess' family life. We find out he was married to a Native American service member who was killed in Afghanistan, leaving him a widowed single father. YaYa Gosselin plays his pre-teen daughter Tali. Jess is the character whose personal life we see the most, but we do get at least a glimpse into every character's personal life, which is something that the parent show has really not given us much of (with a couple of exceptions). The series has a good blend of action, drama, and suspense, and characters from the parent series do appear a few times throughout the season.
If you want the physical DVDs you have to purchase an imported set. For some reason, the series was not released on DVD in the US, so you have to get a region 2 set, which also means you need a region 2 or a region-free DVD or Blu-Ray player to watch them. You may also have to adjust the audio settings to hear the English language track. My set defaults to playing in German, so I have to switch it over to English audio for each disc. There are no extras, just the episodes themselves. So, you really have to prefer physical discs to streaming to want to pick this up.
Overall, the show is very good. It is well-written and acted, and has a good mix of stories. The bad guys range from white supremacist domestic terrorists to a grieving Native American father who goes on a killing spree trying to track down his kidnapped daughter. So, if you are a fan of procedural crime shows, this is definitely a good one to check out.
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