The first season of the American

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thriller series '' Quantico'' premiered in the United States on the

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(ABC) on September 27, 2015, and concluded on May 15, 2016.

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produced the season, with creator

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, Robert Sertner, Nicholas Pepper and Jake Coburn serving as

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. Consisting of twenty-two episodes, season one follows

Alex Parrish Alexandra Parrish is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama thriller series '' Quantico'' on ABC. The character was created by Joshua Safran and is portrayed by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra. Her casting has ...

, the brightest

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recruit in her class, who becomes an FBI field agent after graduating from the

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, and later becomes a prime suspect after a terrorist attack on

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. Told using dual timelines, the narrative switches between the present, where Parrish runs from captivity to prove her innocence, and the past, which shows her training at the academy with her fellow recruits as details about their lives and relationships with one another are revealed. Season one aired on Sundays in the United States at 10:00 p.m. It debuted with strong numbers, averaging 8.05 million viewers and received positive reviews from critics.

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won the 2016's

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for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series for her portrayal of Alex Parrish, making her the first South Asian to win a People's Choice Award.

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released season one on DVD on September 13, 2016.

Overview

Season one begins with

, a former

recruit, becoming a prime suspect following a terrorist attack on

. She is taken into custody and charged with

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. Her first escape is orchestrated by Deputy Director Miranda Shaw, her primary instructor at Quantico, who refuses to believe that she is guilty and feels someone from her class has framed her. Various flashbacks show Parrish and fellow agents, each having their secret reasons for joining the FBI, training at the FBI Academy. The present timeline focuses on the restrained relationship between Parrish and her boyfriend Ryan Booth and fellow trainees and friends, including: Shelby Wyatt, Nimah and Raina Amin, Natalie Vasquez, Simon Asher, Elias Harper and Caleb Haas, who all somehow seem connected to the bombing, while she is on the run to prove her innocence. As the season progresses, Alex is able to prove her innocence with the help of her friends. She discovers that the suspected bomber is former FBI analyst-trainee Elias Harper, who planted the bomb on the instructions of a terrorist mastermind. Having cleared her name at a

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, Parrish is reinstated as an FBI agent and assigned to the field office in New York. In the operations section, she works to uncover the mastermind behind the bombings, as the 2016 presidential election nears. The supervising training agent Liam O'Connor is eventually revealed to be the responsible individual and is shot and killed by Parrish and Booth. Parrish is fired from the FBI because of the subsequent publicity of the bombings and Liam's treachery. Two months later, she is approached by Matthew Keyes, who offers her a position at the

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(CIA).

Episodes

Cast

Main

Josh Hopkins William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. Some of his best known roles include Raymond Millbury on '' Ally McBeal'' (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on '' Quantico'' (2 ...

as Liam O'Connor *

Jake McLaughlin Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American soldier and actor. He is most famous for playing Gordon Bonner in Paul Haggis's ''In the Valley of Elah''. McLaughlin starred as Tate in the short lived spring 2014 NBC series '' Believe ...

as Ryan Booth *

Aunjanue Ellis Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), ''The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), '' Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Erni ...

as Miranda Shaw *

Yasmine Al Massri Yasmine Al Massri is an actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. She made her film debut in the 2007 film ''Caram ...

as Nimah and Raina Amin *

Johanna Braddy Johanna Elizabeth Braddy (born August 30, 1987) is an American actress. She played the leading role in the 2009 horror film ''The Grudge 3'', and has appeared in '' Hurt'' (2009), ''Easy A'' (2010), ''Paranormal Activity 3'' (2011), and '' The Lev ...

as Shelby Wyatt *

Tate Ellington James Tate Ellington (born April 17, 1979) is an American actor. He portrayed Aidan Hall, the best friend of Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) in the 2010 romantic drama film '' Remember Me''. Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in ''The Elephant Kin ...

as Simon Asher * Graham Rogers as Caleb Haas *

Anabelle Acosta Anabelle Acosta is a Cuban-born American actress. She played Annabella in the HBO television series ''Ballers'' and Natalie Vasquez in the ABC television series '' Quantico''. Career In 2015, Acosta played the recurring role of Annabella ...

as Natalie Vasquez

Recurring

* Anna Khaja as Sita Parrish *

Eliza Coupe Eliza Kate Coupe (born April 6, 1981) is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'', Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama '' ...

as Hannah Wyland *

Mark Pellegrino Mark Ross Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965) is an American actor of film and television. He is best known for his work as Lucifer in ''Supernatural'', Paul Bennett in '' Dexter'', Jacob in ''Lost'', James Bishop in '' Being Human'', Clayton Haas ...

as Clayton Haas *

Marcia Cross Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American actress. She acted in daytime soap operas such as ''The Edge of Night'', '' Another World'', and ''One Life to Live'' before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on ''Knots ...

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Claire Haas *

Lenny Platt Lenny Platt (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 2010 to 2012 and FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller '' Quantico'' in 2016. Early lif ...

as Drew Perales *

Li Jun Li Li Jun Li is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Iris Chang in the ABC series '' Quantico'', Rose Cooper in the Fox series ''The Exorcist'', and Jenny Wah in the Netflix series ''Wu Assassins''. Early life Li was born in Shanghai, ...

as Iris Chang *

Jay Armstrong Johnson Jay Armstrong Johnson (born September 1, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and dancer, known for his portrayal of Will Olsen in the ABC television series '' Quantico'' and starring roles on Broadway in musicals, including '' On the Town'' and ...

as Will Olsen * Rick Cosnett as Elias Harper * J. Mallory McCree as Charlie Price *

Kelly Rutherford Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Generations'' (1989–1991), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera ''Melr ...

as Laura Wyatt *

Kevin Kilner Kevin Kilner (born May 3, 1958) is an American television and film actor. Life and career Kilner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Dorothea, a kindergarten teacher, and Edward Kilner, who worked in advertising sales and insurance. He we ...

as Glenn Wyatt *

Jacob Artist Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'' and as Brandon Fletcher on the ABC drama-thriller series '' Quantico'' ...

as Brandon Fletcher

Guest

* Peter Michael Dillon as Fred Baxter *

Anthony Ruivivar Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born ) is an American actor. He is known for playing Carlos Nieto on ''Third Watch'' and Alex Longshadow on ''Banshee''. He also voiced Batman on '' Beware the Batman''. Early life and education Ruivivar was born in ...

as Agent Jimenez *

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as Eric Packer *

Johnathon Schaech Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s. Early life Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enfo ...

as Michael Parrish *

Oded Fehr Oded Fehr ( he, עודד פהר; born ) is an Israeli actor based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of ''The Mummy'' and its sequel ''The Mummy Returns'', as well as Carlos Olivera in '' Reside ...

as Griffin Wells *

Ariane Rinehart Ariane Rinehart (born April 13, 1994) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her performance in ''The Sound of Music Live!'' as the eldest von Trapp daughter, Liesl, which was described by critics as the standout performance ...

as Louisa O'Connor *

Anna Diop Mame-Anna Diop (born February 6, 1988) is a Senegalese-American actress and model. Since 2018, she has portrayed Kory Anders on the DC Universe / HBO Max series ''Titans''. Diop was also a series regular on The CW supernatural mystery '' The Messe ...

as Mia *

David Alpay David Alpay (born 6 October 1980) is a Canadians, Canadian actor, musician and producer, known for playing Mark Smeaton in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''The Tudors'' and Jade in the Epix series ''From (TV series), From''. Early ...

as Duncan Howell *

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ...

as Dr. Susan Langdon *

Michael Aronov Michael Aronov (born May 4, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television and theatre. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''Oslo (play), ...

as Hamza Kouri *

Mandy Gonzalez Mandy Gonzalez (born August 22, 1978)Mandy Gonzalez
on

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as Matthew Keyes *

Mark Ghanimé Mark Ghanimé (born December 1, 1977) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Major Sergio Balleseros on the Syfy original series ''Helix'', and for recurring as Don Carlos on The CW series ''Reign''. Early life Ghanimé was born on D ...

as Danny

Production

Development

pitched the series to

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, describing the show as "''

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'' meets ''

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''". On September 17, 2014, ABC announced the network had bought the original concept for the drama series from

, and creator Safran and producer

. ABC ordered the

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on January 23, 2015, for the 2015–16 television season. In May 2015, the show was ordered to series, with an initial order of 13 episodes for the 2015 network-television season. Good ratings led ABC to pick up the show for a full season on October 13, 2015, with an additional six episodes, increasing the episode count to 19, with the possibility of more episodes. The next month, the season was extended to 22 episodes. The first season was produced by the ABC Studios in association with

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and Random Acts Productions. Safran, Gordon, Robert Sertner, Nicholas Pepper and Jake Coburn served as the

. The show was designed to have a flashback narrative, shifting between two timelines. Safran incorporated the

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storytelling technique as he thought it allowed them to spread out the

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Casting

Priyanka Chopra at the 2011 Big Star Entertainment Awards

The casting began in February 2015, with

landing the role of

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Alex Parrish.

was the first actor to be cast to play one of the FBI trainees – Simon Asher. After his casting, Graham Rogers was cast as FBI trainee Caleb Hass.

was signed to play Miranda Shaw, the assistant director of the Academy, and overseer of the new recruits' training;

Dougray Scott Stephen Dougray Scott (born 25 November 1965) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films ''Ever After'' (1998), '' Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000), ''Enigma'' (2001), ''Hitman'' (2007), and ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011). Early life Sc ...

was cast as Miranda's former partner and subordinate. In early March,

was chosen to play Alex's love interest Ryan Booth, while

and

rounded out the cast in the final co-starring roles as trainees Shelby Wyatt and the twins Nimah and Raina Amin, respectively. With the series order in May, ABC announced that Dougray Scott, who played Liam O'Connor, would be re-cast in the show. In July 2015,

joined the cast in the role of Liam O'Connor. The same month,

and Rick Cosnett were cast in recurring roles as Natalie Vasquez and Elias Harper. Later, Acosta was promoted to series regular. In September 2015,

was cast in the recurring role of an FBI agent-in-training. In November 2015,

joined the cast as Caleb's mother Claire Haas.

and

were cast for three recurring characters in November 2015. Initially conceived as an

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drama, Chopra's casting played a key role in the design of the show. Apart from becoming the show's face, and featuring heavily in its publicity campaign, it was specially re-written to center around her as the main character.

Filming

The pilot episode was filmed extensively in

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in March 2015, with two more days of filming in

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. The later episodes were filmed in

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, using settings within

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and

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to stand in for New York City and Quantico. Production began in late July 2015 and ended in mid-April, 2016. Scenes of the Quantico Academy were shot at the campus of the

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, which stood in for the FBI Academy in

, where the show is based. The series was shot both in studio at Mel’s Cité du Cinéma and on location. Colleen Sharp, Nicholas Erasmus, Terilyn A. Shropshire and Lori Ball were the editors for multiple episodes. Allyson C Johnson and Vanessa Procopio edited one episode each. The

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was Anthony Wolberg, who has provided cinematography for the maximum episodes. Other cinematographers include Anastas N. Michos and Todd McMullen. Joel J. Richard provided the music.

Reception

Critical response

The first season of ''Quantico'' received positive reviews, with most praising Priyanka Chopra's performance. The

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website

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reported an 82% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 56 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Obvious copycatting aside, ''Quantico'' provides ludicrously entertaining thrills from a well-balanced cast."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''

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''s Vicki Hyman declared it to be the best new show of the season, giving it an "A". She felt the show was "taut and terrifically calibrated" noting it has "at least one deadly effective twist you won't see coming". The ''

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'' praised the series, calling it a winner and wrote: "The plot is intricate and compelling, the characters magnetic and mysterious at the same time."

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of ''

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'' wrote about Chopra's performance, describing her as the "strongest human asset" of the show, and added that "she is immediately charismatic and commanding". He added that "the narrative gymnastics make the first half-hour of ''Quantico'' pass quickly and entertainingly. Too much of this, though, keeps you from investing much in the characters." Robert Bianco from ''

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'' gave it a three out of four, praising the diversity of the cast and Chopra's and Ellis performances, writing "There are times when ''Quantico'' feels a shade mechanical, in moments when you can practically hear the plot gears moving. But it accomplishes what the opener of a whodunit needs to do: establish a wide range of plausible suspects and spark our interest in the mystery and the hero." In contrast, ''

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''s Tim Grierson, who although felt that the show "provides sexy fun", was less impressed, writing that the show often succumbed to "lame-brained plotting" and an unconvincing portrayal of the setting. He concluded saying that the fluffy material did not fit well with the darker tones "meant to be struck by the introduction of a cataclysmic terrorist attack."

Accolades

Season one was nominated for two

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at the 2016 ceremony: Favorite New TV Drama and Favorite Actress in a New TV Series which Chopra won making her the first South Asian to win a People's Choice Award. The first season was also nominated for two

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: Choice Breakout Series and Choice TV: Breakout Star for Chopra. ''

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'' and '' Vanity Fair'' listed the first season among the Best Television Shows of 2015.

Ratings

The season one premiere on September 27, 2015, attracted 7.14 million viewers with a 1.9 rating among adults 18–49 to rank as the highest-rated scripted telecast on Sunday night opposite '' Sunday Night Football''. It also built by 36% on its lead-in ''

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'', which had a 1.4 rating. The pilot episode was also a huge gainer for DVR playback, with over 5 million, a 79% rise for a total 3.4 rating among adults 18–49 and a viewer total of 12.15 million. The show continued to perform well during live viewing while registering strong gains in DVR playback, more than doubling several times in season one. The finale episode garnered 3.78 million viewers with a 1.0 rating among adults in the 18–49 demographic, with a DVR boost of 120% for a total 2.2 rating among adults 18–49 and a total of 6.70 million viewers. Overall, the first season averaged 8.05 million viewers with a 2.6 rating among adults in the 18–49 demographic. It was the third best new series of the season among the adults 18–49 demographic.

Home media release

The first season of ''Quantico'' was released on

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and

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on September 13, 2016 in Region 1.

References

General references * *

External links

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