''Coyote'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Graziano, Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert. The series stars Michael Chiklis and premiered on CBS All Access on January 7, 2021. The series was originally ordered as ten episodes, targeted for sibling Paramount Network, but eventually was passed off to CBS All Access as a six-episode season. In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+.

Premise

After 32 years of working as a Border Patrol agent, Ben Clemens is forced to work for the people he spent his career trying to keep out of the United States.

Cast

* Michael Chiklis as Ben Clemens, a recently retired

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as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora, the head of a small family cartel *

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as Silvia Peña, manager of a local restaurant *

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as Dante, a member of the cartel * Octavio Pisano as Sultan, a member of the cartel * Cynthia McWilliams as federal agent for Homeland Security Investigations *

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as Neto Mendez, an officer in the Guardia Nacional de México * Emy Mena as María Elena Flores, who is carrying Dante's child * Kelli Williams as Jill Kerr

Episodes

Production

Development

Development of the series was first announced on May 1, 2019. On June 26, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to ''Coyote''. On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the series will debut on CBS All Access rather than Paramount Network.

Filming

Filming occurred in Baja California in January 2020.

Critical response

Review aggregator Metacritic gave the series a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 professional critics.

References

External links

* * {{Paramount+ 2020s American crime drama television series 2021 American television series debuts 2021 American television series endings English-language television shows Paramount+ original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows filmed in Mexico United States Border Patrol Works about Mexican drug cartels