''Game of Silence'' is an American

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television series based on the Turkish series '' Suskunlar'' (English original title: ''Game of Silence'') which is based on the true story of children who were sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison on the charge of stealing a baklava car in

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in 1997. Timur Savcı, who was in the original series, is a producer of ''Game of Silence''. Other producers are David Hudgins, Carol Mendelsohn,

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, Niels Arden Oplev, and Tariq Jalil. The series premiered as a "preview" on April 12, 2016. It then debuted in its regular Thursday at 10:00 PM timeslot on April 14, 2016, and aired until June 5, 2016. On May 13, 2016,

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cancelled the series after one season.

Cast

* David Lyons as Jackson Brooks **

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as Young Jackson *

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as Gil Harris **

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as Young Gil Harris *

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as Shawn Cook ** McCarrie McCausland as Young Shawn *

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as Jessie West ** Katie Kelly as Young Jessie *

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as Warden Roy Carroll * Deidrie Henry as Detective Liz Winters *

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as Terry Bosch **

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as Young Terry *

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as Marina Nagle * Derek Phillips as Gary "Boots" Nolan ** Cannon Kluytman as Young Boots

Episodes

Reception

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, the series holds an average score of 58 (out of 100 points) based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Review aggregator website

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reported that 11 of 19 critical responses were negative, averaging a 42% rating. The site's consensus reads: "Competent acting and a sufficiently intriguing premise aren't enough to make up for ''Game of Silence'' unnecessarily convoluted, heavily clichéd storytelling."

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* * {{IMDb title 2016 American television series debuts 2016 American television series endings 2010s American crime drama television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series by Universal Television American thriller television series American television series based on non-American television series Non-Turkish television series based on Turkish television series