''68 Whiskey'' is an American

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television series created by

Roberto Benabib Roberto Jack Benabib (October 13, 1959) is a Mexican-American television writer, producer and film director best known for writing/directing the 1997 comedy film ''Little City''. He served as a writer/producer on the Showtime dark comedy series ...

. Based on the Israeli television series ''Charlie Golf One'' (known as ''Taagad'' in he, תאג"ד), it premiered on January 15, 2020 on the

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. In September 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

Sam Keeley Samuel Keeley is an Irish actor from County Offaly. His first major acting break was in the role of Philip in the RTÉ's hit television series ''Raw''. He later appeared in the films '' Burnt'', '' Monsters: Dark Continent'', '' The Siege of Ja ...

as Cooper Roback *

Gage Golightly Gage Golightly (born September 5, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series ''The Troop'', Erica Reyes in the MTV series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'', and Karen in the Am ...

as Grace Durkin *

Cristina Rodlo Cristina Rodlo (born May 21, 1990) is a Mexican actress who appeared as Isabel Urrutia Zavaleta in 93 episodes of '' Vuelve Temprano'' (2016 – 2017) and 23 episodes of '' El Vato'' (2017). She has starred in feature films as Fabiana in '' Per ...

as Sergeant Rosa Alvarez *

Jeremy Tardy Jeremy Tardy (born November 7, 1990) is an American actor best known for ''Dear White People'' on Netflix and 68 Whiskey on Paramount Network. Career Jeremy Tardy started acting in theater at the age of five. All throughout his school life he str ...

as Staff Sergeant Mekhi Davis * Nicholas Coombe as Anthony Petrocelli * Fahim Fazli as warlord *

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as Sasquatch *

Beth Riesgraf Beth Jean Riesgraf (born August 24, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her portrayal of Parker on the TNT television series '' Leverage'' (2008–2012) and the revival '' Leverage: Redemption'' which streams ...

as Major Sonia Holloway * Lamont Thompson as Colonel Harlan Austin

Recurring

Usman Ally Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982) is a Swazi-born Pakistani-American film, stage and television actor. Marking his acting debut in 2008, Ally won an Obie Award in 2015 for his role in ''The Invisible Hand''. He has appeared in several stage pro ...

as Captain Hazara * Artur Benson as Khalil * Aaron Glenane as Chef Colin Gale * Linc Hand as Crash * Jade Albany as Cassola *

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as Qasem

Episodes

Production

Development

On July 9, 2018, it was announced that

had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was directed by Michael Lehmann and written by

who were also set to executive produce alongside

Brian Grazer Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer and writer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated fo ...

, Francie Calfo, Zion Rubin, Efrat Shmaya Dror, Danna Stern, Samie Kim Falvey and Michael Lehmann. On April 30, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of

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, and yes Studios. The series premiered on January 15, 2020. On September 2, 2020, Paramount Network canceled the series after one season. In an extended Twitter thread in 2021, staff writer Dylan Park-Pettiford and story editor Caitie Delaney revealed that a writer on the series fabricated a career in the Marines in order to get a job, and was only found out and removed mid-season due to Park-Pettiford's suspicions.

Casting

In September 2019, it was announced that

, Nicholas Coombe,

, and Lamont Thompson were cast as series regulars while

, Artur Benson, and Aaron Glenane were cast in recurring roles. In October 2019, Linc Hand and Jade Albany joined the cast in recurring capacities.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website

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, the series holds an approval rating of 88% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 8 reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 61 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Paramount Network 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American comedy-drama television series American military television series American television series based on Israeli television series English-language television shows Paramount Network original programming Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Imagine Entertainment