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Quantico
Genre	Terrorism thriller Drama
Created by	Joshua Safran
Starring	Priyanka Chopra Josh Hopkins Jake McLaughlin Aunjanue Ellis Yasmine Al Massri Johanna Braddy Tate Ellington Graham Rogers Anabelle Acosta
Composer	Joel J. Richard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Mark Gordon Robert Sertner Nicholas Pepper Joshua Safran
Producers	Barabra D'Alessandro Cherien Dabis
Production locations	Montreal, and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Cinematography	Todd McMullen Anthony Wolberg
Editors	Allyson C. Johnson Colleen Sharp Nicholas Erasmus Bill Henry Daniel Valverde
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	ABC Studios The Mark Gordon Company Random Acts Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27) – present

Quantico is an American television thriller series created by Joshua Safran which premiered on ABC on September 27, 2015. The protagonist of the series is Alex Parrish (Priyanka Chopra), who is suspected of committing a terrorist attack. Flashbacks tell her story and the stories of her fellow recruits at the FBI Academy in Quantico. ABC picked up the show for a full season with subsequent orders in October and November to a total of 22 episodes. On March 3, 2016, ABC renewed Quantico for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere on September 25, 2016.

Synopsis

A group of FBI recruits battle their way through training at the academy in Quantico, Virginia, unaware that one of their own is masterminding the biggest terror attack since the September 11 attacks.

Production

Filming

The pilot episode was filmed in Atlanta, with the series moving to film episodes after the pilot to Quebec, specifically the Montreal area in late summer 2015, using settings within downtown Montreal and Sherbrooke to stand in for New York and Quantico, respectively. Production of the first 13 episodes began on July 20, 2015 and ended on December 17, 2015. Production on season one continued in Montreal through to the season finale, with production of the second season taking place in New York. Filming began in July 2016.

Development

On September 17, 2014, ABC announced the network had bought the original concept for the drama series written by Joshua Safran and produced by Mark Gordon Company, described as Grey's Anatomy meets Homeland. ABC ordered the pilot on January 23, 2015 for the 2015–16 television season. The pilot episode was filmed in Atlanta and directed by Marc Munden. On May 7, 2015, ABC picked up the pilot to series with an order of 13 episodes. ABC picked up the show for a full season on October 13, 2015, with an additional six episodes, increasing the episode count to 19 and in November to 22 episodes. On March 3, 2016, ABC announced that Quantico had been renewed for a second season.

Casting

Casting advertisements began in February 2015. Tate Ellington was the first actor, cast as an FBI trainee on February 9, 2015. On February 9, Graham Rogers joined the series as another FBI trainee. On February 25, it was announced that Aunjanue Ellis would play the leading role of Miranda Shaw, the assistant director of the training academy; Ellis was cast in this role following the success of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, which also features an African American lead. Later, it was announced that Dougray Scott, initially cast as Ellis' character's former partner, had been re-cast as her subordinate. On February 25, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra landed the role of FBI trainee Alex Parrish, the series' young female lead. On March 3, it was announced that Jake McLaughlin would play Alex Parrish's love interest, while Johanna Braddy and Yasmine Al Massri were cast in the final co-starring roles.

After picking up the pilot, ABC began making casting changes. On May 19, 2015, it was announced that Dougray Scott, who played FBI Special Agent Liam O'Connor, had left the show and the role would be recast; Josh Hopkins replaced him in that role on July 17, 2015. On July 15, 2015, it was announced that Anabelle Acosta was cast for a multi-episode arc as a Quantico recruit and former cop. On July 20, 2015, Rick Cosnett signed on to play a recurring role as a gay former defense attorney and analyst recruit. On September 4, 2015, it was announced that Acosta had been promoted to series regular. On September 11, 2015, Jacob Artist was cast in the recurring role of a friendly and confident FBI recruit, who is a former quarterback from a wealthy, prominent family. It was announced on November 6, 2015, that Marcia Cross was cast as Claire Haas, Caleb's mother and wife of FBI Deputy Director Clayton Haas, who is a high-ranking senator and now Vice Presidential candidate. It was also announced in November 2015 that three people were cast for recurring characters, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Lenny Platt, and Li Jun Li, to be added after the first seasons midseason break. In June 2016, Russell Tovey was cast as Harry Doyle for the second season, described as a mischievous gadabout. In July 2016, Blair Underwood was cast in the series regular role, as Owen Hall, a CIA officer who will make his debut in the second season. Other actors that were cast for roles in the second season include Aarón Díaz, David Lim, Tracy Ifeachor and Pearl Thusi.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring and guest

Reception

Critical reception

Quantico has received positive reviews from television critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 83% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10 based on 54 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Obvious copycatting aside, Quantico provides ludicrously entertaining thrills from a well-balanced cast." On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 70 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Awards and nominations

Broadcast

Quantico was initially scheduled to air Tuesdays at 10:00 pm, but was moved to Sundays at 10:00 pm, due to Of Kings and Prophets (which was canceled after two late winter airings in that timeslot) being retooled. The show premiered on ABC on Sunday September 27, 2015. In India, the series premiered on October 3, 2015 on Star World Premiere with HD and SD broadcasts. In Australia, the series premiered on the Seven Network on October 11, 2015. The series was acquired by Alibi in the UK.

Home media release

The first season of Quantico is set to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 13, 2016 in Region 1.

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External links

• Official website
• Quantico at IMDb
• Quantico at TV Guide

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