''Chase'' is an American police procedural

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television series created by Jennifer Johnson for

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, Texas.

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and Johnson serve as executive producers for the one-hour drama. The series originally aired on Mondays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT and premiered on September 20, 2010. After the mid-season break, ''Chase'' returned on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT. On October 19, 2010, the network ordered a full season consisting of 22 episodes, but this order was cut to 18 in December. On February 3, 2011, the show was put on "a hiatus" with no plan regarding the remaining episodes. On April 6, 2011, NBC announced the remaining five episodes would be broadcast on Saturday nights beginning on April 23 and ended the series on May 21, 2011. Later the show was replaced by ''

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''. In the United Kingdom, ''Chase'' was re-titled ''Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase'' and, as of July 2010, was expected to debut on

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in 2011.

Premise

''Chase'' revolves around

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's character, U.S. Deputy Marshal Annie Frost. The other principal cast members, who all portray Marshals, are

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as Jimmy Godfrey,

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as Marco Martinez,

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as Daisy Ogbaa, and

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as Luke Watson.

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has a recurring role as Jimmy's girlfriend Natalie.

Cast

Main

as Annie Nolan Frost *

as Jimmy Godfrey *

as Marco Martinez *

as Daisy Ogbaa (episodes 1–16) *

as Luke Watson

Guests

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as Mason Boyle *

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as Ben Crowley *

as Natalie *

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as Hector Torres

Episodes

Development and production

NBC picked up the script penned by Jennifer Johnson with a

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commitment in September 2009. Johnson will serve as an executive producer, along with Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman.

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was signed to direct the pilot. Casting announcements began the second week of February 2010.

was first to be cast, in the role of Daisy Ogbaa, the team's weapon specialist. This was followed quickly by the announcements of the casting of

as Luke Watson, a Marshal from Washington, D.C., and

, as an experienced ex-cop who co-heads the apprehension team.

came on board a few days later to portray veteran cop Marco Martinez. The role of the show's central character, Annie Frost, was offered to actresses

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, and

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. The producers were seeking a "strong female lead actress" for the role of Frost. Eventually

landed the female lead role in late February. The show is primarily set in Houston, Texas episode 2 onward. The pilot takes place in

, Texas and was shot in Dallas and Anna, Texas in March. NBC ordered ''Chase'' to series on May 10, 2010. The series will continue to be filmed in the Dallas area. On December 3, 2010 the episode order for ''Chase'' was cut from 22 to 18.

Broadcast

''Chase'' premiered on September 20, 2010. On November 15, 2010 it was announced that ''Chase'' would be moving to Wednesdays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central beginning in January. On February 3, 2011 NBC pulled ''Chase'' from its schedule to be replaced with ''

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''. On July 26, 2010,

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secured the rights to air ''Chase'' in the United Kingdom. The show will be called ''Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase'' and it will be broadcast in the UK, and is expected to start airing in August 2011. ''Chase'' was

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in Canada on Citytv. ''Chase'' was included in the test broadcast of CHASE on BEAM 31 Philippines, aired every Monday at 10 pm. When the channel ceased its operation on October 19, 2012, the series was carried over by its succeeding station

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. For late night filler on Thursday from January 17, 2013, TVNZ began airing this on New Zealand's TV2.

Reception

Critical response

The show has received mixed reviews from critics, gaining a 48 out of 100 from a review aggregator site

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Ratings

References

External links

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