Patriot is an American comedy-drama created by Steven Conrad for Amazon Video in 2015. The first season consisted of ten episodes with the pilot premiering on November 5, 2015. The following nine episodes of the first season were released on February 23, 2017.
On April 18, 2017, Amazon renewed the series for a second season.
Video Patriot (TV series)
Premise
To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous non-official cover ("NOC") -- that of a mid-level employee at a Milwaukee industrial piping firm.
Maps Patriot (TV series)
Cast
Main
- Michael Dorman as John Tavner: an intelligence officer posing as a materials engineer
- Kurtwood Smith as Leslie Claret
- Michael Chernus as Edward Tavner: John's brother and a Texas congressman
- Kathleen Munroe as Alice Tavner
- Aliette Opheim as Detective Agathe Albans
- Chris Conrad as Dennis McClaren
- Terry O'Quinn as Tom Tavner: John's father and an intelligence officer
- Debra Winger as Bernice Tavner (season 2): John's mother and a high-ranking federal government official
Recurring
Episodes
Production
Development
The pilot debuted on November 5, 2015, and was followed by a full series order that December. The series premiered in its entirety on February 24, 2017.
Filming
The first season of the series was shot in Chicago in the spring of 2016.
Renewal
In April 2017, the show was renewed for a second season.
Reception
Critical
The first season of Patriot has been met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an 81% approval rating with an average rating of 6.54 out of 10 based on 26 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Patriot is dark, quirky, and often funny -- and although its risks don't always pay off, the series is still savvy and inspired enough to watch." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 68 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Official Website
- Patriot on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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