''Allegiance'' is an American spy drama television series adapted from the Israeli series ''

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''. The series premiered on February 5, 2015, on

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. On March 6, 2015, NBC canceled the series after five low-rated episodes. On March 12, 2015, NBC confirmed that the series would move online, and a new episode premiered in the U.S. via

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and NBC.com. The final episode of the series was released on April 30, 2015.

Cast

Main

Hope Davis Hope Davis is an American actress. She is known for her performances on stage and screen earning various awards and nominations including a Tony Award nomination, as well two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Award nominations. She m ...

as Katya O'Connor, a retired Russian intelligence operative. Her father was a KGB general who forcibly recruited her when she was 17 years old. * Scott Cohen as Mark O'Connor, an American-born businessman who was recruited by Katya to spy for Russia. *

Gavin Stenhouse Gavin Rees Stenhouse (born 4 April 1986) is an English actor best known for television series reboot, ''Kung Fu'', ''Black Mirror'' episode: "San Junipero", and ''Life-Size 2''. Early life Stenhouse was born and raised in Hong Kong and later mo ...

as Alex O'Connor, a gifted

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analyst who is assigned to a joint FBI-CIA investigation into an SVR (Russian Foreign Intelligence Service) plot to destroy

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within the United States. Until episode 4, he had no idea about his parents' and sister's spying. In episode 5, it is mentioned that he graduated from

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with both a bachelor's and master's degree in three years. *

Margarita Levieva Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (russian: Маргари́та Влади́мировна Леви́ева; born 9 February 1980) is a Russian-American actress. Early life Levieva was born in then Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, ...

as Natalie O'Connor, eldest daughter of the O'Connor family. She is also an SVR spy and was recruited at age 20. She is dating Victor Dobrynin, her family's SVR handler. *

Morgan Spector Morgan Michael Spector (born October 4, 1980) is an American actor. Spector has appeared in the TV series ''Allegiance'' (2015), '' The Mist'' (2017), ''Homeland'' (2018), and '' Pearson'' (2019), as well as the films '' The Drop'' (2014), '' Chr ...

as Victor Dobrynin, an SVR operative assigned to be Katya and Mark's handler when they are both reactivated. He is dating Natalie O'Connor. * Alexandra Peters as Sarah O'Connor, youngest daughter of the O'Connor family. *

Kenneth Choi Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Henry Lin on the television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014), Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), and Judge Lance It ...

as Sam Luttrell, CIA

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Recurring

Robert John Burke Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor known for his roles in '' RoboCop 3'' (1993), '' Tombstone'' (1993), and '' Thinner'' (1996). During the 2000s Burke became well known for his portrayal of Mickey Gavin on '' Rescue ...

as Special Agent Brock, the FBI agent-in-charge of the joint FBI–CIA investigation. *

Floriana Lima Floriana Lima (born March 26, 1981) is an American actress and model. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's ''Supergirl''. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama ''A Million Little Things'', and was promo ...

as Special Agent Michelle Prado, an FBI agent who is partnered with Alex O'Connor on the joint FBI–CIA investigation. *

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as the

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. *

Diane Farr Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her roles as the FBI agent Megan Reeves in the CBS television series '' Numb3rs'' and the firefighter Laura Miles in '' Rescue Me''. Life and ca ...

as Elizabeth Simpson U.S. Department of Transportation, pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration. *

Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'', from 2009 to 2011, and in its prequel series ''Better C ...

as Oscar Christoph / Marcus Bolivar / John Phillips.

Production

On January 10, 2014, NBC ordered the series to pilot under a different title ''Coercion''. On February 14, 2014, Gavin Stenhouse was cast as a lead role. Hope Davis and Margarita Levieva were cast as female lead roles on February 24, 2014. The pilot was later ordered to a 13-episode series to premiere mid-season under the final title ''Allegiance'' on May 6, 2014. On December 12, 2014, NBC announced that the series would premiere on February 5, 2015 following ''

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'' as a part of the "All-New NBC Thursday" and replacing '' Parenthood''. Filming on the series finale ended on March 15, 2015.

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website

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reports a 47% approval rating with an average rating of 5.6/10 based on 32 reviews by critics.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

International broadcast

The series premiered in

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on June 30, 2015 on

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 3581654 2010s American drama television series 2015 American television series debuts 2015 American television series endings American television series based on Israeli television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series by Universal Television Television shows set in New York City Television shows set in Philadelphia Television shows filmed in New York (state) Television shows filmed in Pennsylvania