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''Crisis'' is an American
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thriller television series created by Rand Ravich for
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that aired on
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as part of the
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and the mid-season entry. The series stars Dermot Mulroney, Rachael Taylor, Lance Gross, James Lafferty, Max Martini, Michael Beach, Stevie Lynn Jones, Halston Sage, Max Schneider, Joshua Erenberg, and Gillian Anderson. ''Crisis'' premiered on March 16, 2014. On May 9, 2014, midway through its first season, NBC canceled ''Crisis''. The network broadcast the remaining episodes starting May 25, with the two-hour series finale airing on June 21.


Premise

During a school trip, students of Ballard High School, attended by the children of
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's elite, including the
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's son, are the victims of an ambush. A national crisis begins and
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agent Marcus Finley finds himself at the center of it on his first day on the job.
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agent Susie Dunn also discovers her "niece", the daughter of CEO Meg Fitch, is among the kidnapped children.


Cast


Main

*
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as Francis Gibson, an ex-CIA analyst who was betrayed by the government *
Rachael Taylor Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian television series ''headLand'' (2005–2006) as Sasha Forbes. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films in ...
as
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Susie Dunn * Lance Gross as
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Special Agent Marcus Finley, a rookie who was betrayed by his partner * James Lafferty as Mr. Nash, teacher at Ballard High School * Max Martini as Koz, a mercenary hired by Gibson * Michael Beach as William Olsen, Director of the FBI * Stevie Lynn Jones as Beth Ann Gibson, the daughter of Francis, with whom she has a strained relationship * Halston Sage as Amber Fitch, Susie's biological daughter but raised by Meg as her own *
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as Ian Martinez, Beth's best friend * Gillian Anderson as Meg Fitch, the CEO of an international IT company and Susie's older sister


Recurring

* David Andrews as
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Special Agent Hurst, head of the White House protective detail. He was working for Gibson under duress, until being shot and killed by Kyle DeVore, who believed that Hurst had betrayed him. *
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as
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DeVore * David Chisum as Noah Fitch, husband of Meg Fitch * Adam Scott Miller as Kyle DeVore, the president's teenage son * Brandon Ruiter as Luke Putnam, one of the teenagers abducted and Kyle's friend * Shavon Kirksey as Sloan Yarrow, another of the abducted teenagers and Amber's best friend * Rammel Chan as Jin Liao, one of the teenagers who believes Kyle is the reason for everyone being kidnapped * Jessica Dean Turner as Dutton, a Communications Gunwoman and Maryland State Police officer working for Gibson * Mark Valley as Gabe Widener, Director of the CIA * Rod Hallett as Dr. Jonas Clarenbach, a scientist who once worked in the pharmaceuticals division at Meg's company, and is also Meg's former lover * Joshua Erenberg as Anton Roth, an advanced student from the school who is saved from the initial ambush by Agent Finley * John Henry Canavan as Morgan Roth, a scientist and father to Anton Roth


Development and production

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bought Rand Ravich's script with a
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commitment in August 2012. In January 2013, NBC
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the production of a pilot episode. Scenes of Ballard High School were filmed at Northside College Prep in
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. On May 12, 2013, the series was placed on the network's 2013–14 schedule. It premiered on March 16, 2014. On November 1, 2013, after filming was completed for the sixth episode, production of the series was put on an unscheduled, week-long hiatus. The pause in production was attributed to fears that subsequent episodes were veering too far away from the tone of the pilot, which received very positive early reviews. The break was supposed to be used to give writers time to re-work scripts and to re-shoot certain scenes for previously finished episodes. Filming later resumed.


Episodes


Home media

The series was released on DVD in December 2014 by
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, exclusively through Amazon as a "manufactured on demand" DVD-R set. The DVD contained all 13 episodes.


Reception


Critical reception

''Crisis'' scored 63 out of 100 on
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based on 28 "generally favorable" reviews. On
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, it was given a score of 61% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8 out of 10. Alessandra Stanley of
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gave it a positive review. Stanley wrote: "The pilot is terrific" and suggested that the series could be a new " 24" but that "a series centered on a busload of kidnapped students and their fate, dragged out week after week, could easily try viewers' patience." Tim Goodman of
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gave it a negative review, calling it "as flat as any recent thriller on network television--actually more so. There’s barely an ounce of believability in it. The casting seems woeful and the acting isn’t going to get you to the second hour."


Ratings


References


External links

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