''Reckless'' is an American

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television series directed by

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and written by Dana Stevens. The series stars Anna Wood,

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, Adam Rodríguez,

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, Kim Wayans,

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, and Georgina Haig. It premiered on CBS on June 29, 2014. On October 9, 2014, CBS canceled the series after one season.

Cast

Main

* Anna Wood as Jamie Sawyer, a lawyer originally from Chicago *

as Roy Rayder, city attorney for the City of Charleston and a partner in Dec's firm *

as Terry McCandless, a detective in the Charleston PD * Georgina Haig as Lee Anne Marcus, a waitress and former Charleston PD officer and Jamie's client * Adam Rodríguez as Preston Cruz, a detective within the Charleston PD and Jamie's ex-boyfriend *

as Holland Knox, Deputy Chief of the Charleston PD and mayoral candidate * Kim Wayans as Vi Briggs, Jamie's paralegal employee at her law firm, who serves as the firm's private investigator *

as Decatur "Dec" Fortnum, a lawyer and Roy's ex-father-in-law and his partner at their law firm

Recurring

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as Roy's mother, Melinda. * Falk Hentschel as Lee Anne's husband, Arliss Fulton. *

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as Joyce Reed, a councilwoman in Charleston who is running for mayor against Knox. *

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as Russ Waterman, a shady businessman who runs an underground counterfeit weapons ring in Charleston, and sells illegal weapons to the corrupt cops in the Charleston PD. * David Keith as Terry's father, Pat. * Emily Baldoni as Nancy Davis, a local television news reporter in Charleston who briefly dated Roy. *

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as Decatur's wife, Barbara. *

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as Decatur's mistress, Lindsay. *

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as Jacob.

Development and production

In March 2013, Georgina Haig and Kim Wayans were the first to be cast as Lee Anne, a police officer from the Charleston PD and Vi, Jamie's paralegal. Shawn Hatosy was cast next as Terry, a police detective in the Charleston PD. Shortly after Anna Wood was cast in the lead female role of Jamie, a gorgeous Yankee litigator as well as Adam Rodriguez as Preston, a well respected police detective who works alongside Terry within the Charleston PD. On May 12, 2013, ''Reckless'' was picked up by CBS for a pilot order with a series order coming shortly after. Shooting for the

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began on March 22, 2013, in

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Reception

''Reckless'' has received mixed reviews. On

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, the show holds a score of 46 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. On

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, the show holds a rating of 46% based on 13 reviews.

Episodes

Ratings

''Reckless'' premiered to 3.99 million viewers and at 0.6 in the 18-49 demo. The least watched episode is the twelfth, "Civil Wars: (Part 1)", with 2.92 million viewers. The most watched episode to date is the eleventh, "And So It Begins", with a series high of 4.68 million viewers. Beginning July 13, the show moved from 9:00 pm Sunday to 10:00 pm Sunday.

U.S. live ratings

Home media

The full complete series was released on DVD as for

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on April 14, 2020.

International broadcast

The program premiered on

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in Australia on October 8, 2014, rating a very low 79,000 viewers. In Latin America the series premiered on

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on August 5, 2014.

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secured the airing rights in the United Kingdom, and were to begin airing the show from April 10, 2015, at 9 p.m.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2734804 2014 American television series debuts 2014 American television series endings 2010s American legal drama television series American English-language television shows CBS television dramas Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in Charleston, South Carolina