''The Brave'' is an American

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series which depicted the missions of an elite covert operations team of the

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(DIA), the

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. It stars

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 ...

and

Mike Vogel Michael James Vogel (born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former model. Vogel began acting in 2001 and has appeared in several films and series, including ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'', ''Grind' ...

, and was created by Dean Georgaris. The series premiered on September 25, 2017, on

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and was canceled on May 11, 2018 after one season.

Synopsis

The series revolves around the professional and personal sacrifices that the military has to face in war missions in similar to that of

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's Special Operations Group. Patricia Campbell (

), deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and her team of analysts have the most advanced surveillance technology in their hand. Captain Adam Dalton (

), a former

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operator, communications director for the team, has the mission of finding an American doctor who was kidnapped and must make the mission safe and sound. Thus, his highly qualified squad must save innocent people's lives and face the most dangerous missions in the world.

Cast and characters

Main

as deputy director of the

Patricia Campbell *

as Captain Adam "Top" Dalton, a former

operator, communications director for the team *

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 King ...

as Noah Morgenthau, an analyst at the DIA and former

operative *

Demetrius Grosse Demetrius Grosse (born February 26, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Rock in the feature film ''Straight Outta Compton'', Emmett Yawners in the Cinemax television series ''Banshee,'' Errol in the FX televi ...

as CPO Ezekiel "Preach" Carter, a former

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Natacha Karam Natacha Karam is a Northern Irish and French Lebanese actress. She is best known for her roles as Jasmine "Jaz" Khan in '' The Brave'' and Marjan Marwani in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star''. Background Karam was born in Jeddah where her family was station ...

as Sergeant Jasmine "Jaz" Khan, the team's sniper *

Noah Mills Noah Mills (born April 26, 1983) is a Canadian model and actor. Vogue.com ranked him as one of the 'Top 10 Male Models of All Time' in September 2014. He has solidified his place as a fashion industry icon, thanks in part to his numerous Dolce & G ...

as Sergeant Joseph J. "McG" McGuire, the team's combat medic, a former

operator *

Sofia Pernas Sofia Pernas (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress of Moroccan-Spanish descent who currently resides in Los Angeles. She starred in the NBC series '' The Brave'' and currently stars in the Paramount+ action adventure series ''Blood & Trea ...

as Hannah Rivera, a former operative turned analyst at the DIA * Hadi Tabbal as Agent Amir Al-Raisani, intelligence director and newest member of the team

Recurring

* Bahram Khosraviani as Qassem Javad

Production

ordered the pilot to series on May 4, 2017 together with ''

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'', making both series the first regular series orders for the

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. In May 2017 NBC announced that Matt Corman and Chris Ord would be the series' showrunners. In a letter published by the 'Renew The Brave' campaign, guest star

Naren Weiss Naren Weiss (born March 15, 1991) is an actor, playwright, and former model. He played Osama bin Laden in Kamal Haasan's film on terrorism ''Vishwaroopam'', Dekker in the ABC series ''Deception'', and is known for his work in theatre in India ...

wrote about the series as well as his reasoning for taking on one of the series' antagonist roles, stressing the importance of Hadi Tabbal's portrayal and character (Amir Al-Raisani) in terms of the political and entertainment landscapes of the time. Despite this and several other fan campaigns, the series was not renewed for a second season.

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

Critical response

The

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website

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reported a 38% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.75/10 based on 21 reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

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