''Reef Break'' is a French-American
crime drama television series.
ABC Studios
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International is producing the television series for French broadcaster
M6, as well as for
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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. The series premiered on June 20, 2019 on ABC in the United States.
On December 13, 2019, ABC cancelled the series after one season.
Cast
*
Poppy Montgomery
Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; June 19,1972) is an Australian-born actress. She played FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS mystery drama ''Without a Trace'' from 2002 to 2009 and played Detective Carrie Wel ...
as Cat Chambers, a professional surfer and former associate of the Shorepound criminal syndicate, with whom she worked as a smuggler, money launderer, hustler, con artist, and burglar. Now retired, she returns to Reef Island to take up work as a fixer for the island's government.
*
Ray Stevenson
George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film '' King Arthur'' (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/ HBO television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). He has portrayed two ...
as Jake Elliot, an aging federal agent stationed on Reef Island, where his exploits are considered legend. Years earlier, he infiltrated Shorepound and met Cat, whom he wound up marrying; he then got her to turn on her partners and broke up the syndicate. Although he and his wife are now separated, he still helps her out from time to time.
*
Desmond Chiam
Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on '' Reef Break,'' General Riga on ''The Shannara Chronicles'' and Dovich on ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.''
Early life and education
Chiam was born to parents ...
as Det. Wyatt Cole, a newly-promoted detective in the Reef Island police department who pairs up with Cat after they share a one-night stand. He doesn't trust her at first, but gradually comes to realize that she genuinely wants to turn over a new leaf.
* Melissa Bonne as Ana Dumont, Wyatt's half-sister and the deputy governor of Reef Island, who hires Cat to assist the police and occasionally handle problems that the governor's office wants to keep out of the spotlight.
* Tamala Shelton as Petra Torrance, a surfer and thief who hates Cat for her part in the death of her father Mike.
*
Joey Vieira as Detective Tolan
Production
The series was announced on May 2, 2018.
ABC Studios
ABC Signature is an American television production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. ...
International is producing the television series for French broadcaster
M6. On August 23, 2018, it was announced that
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
had picked up the series for its own 2019 summer schedule. The first season would consist of 13 episodes.
On April 10, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on ABC in the United States on June 20, 2019.
''Reef Break'' was filmed on the
Gold Coast,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
Australia.
Episodes
Reception
Critical response
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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the series has an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.
Ratings
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 8892926
2010s American crime drama television series
2010s American police procedural television series
2019 American television series debuts
2019 American television series endings
American English-language television shows
Surfing mass media
Television series by ABC Studios
American Broadcasting Company television dramas
M6 (TV channel) original programming