''The Company You Keep'' is an American

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television series created by Julia Cohen that premiered on

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on February 19, 2023. The series is based on the South Korean television series ''

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'', and stars

Milo Ventimiglia Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (, ; born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series '' Opposite Sex'' in 2000 before landing his br ...

and

Catherine Haena Kim Catherine Haena Kim (born May 19, 1984) is an American actress and model, best known as Emma Hill in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''The Company You Keep (TV series), The Company You Keep''. Kim has acted in several pro ...

Synopsis

It tells the story of con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma. A night of passion ignites love between the pair, who are on a collision course professionally.

Cast and characters

Main

as Charlie Nicoletti, a masterful high-stakes con man from an Italian American crime family *

as Emma Hill, an undercover CIA officer from an Asian American political dynasty. Her father is Korean American and her mother is Chinese American. *

Sarah Wayne Callies Sarah Wayne Callies (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox's '' Prison Break'' and as Lori Grimes in AMC's '' The Walking Dead''. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network's ''Colo ...

as Birdie Nicoletti, Charlie's bossy big sister and Ollie’s mother who is a con woman and co-owner of the bar they run together *

Polly Draper Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She ...

as Fran Nicoletti, a con woman, Leo's wife, and Charlie and Birdie's mother *

William Fichtner William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay on ''Invasion'', Alexander Mahone on ''Prison Break'', Carl Hickman on '' Crossing Lines'', and Adam Janikowski o ...

as Leo Nicoletti, a steelworker turned con man, Fran's husband, and Charlie and Birdie's father. He is struggling with early onset memory loss. *

Tim Chiou Tim Chiou (born November 23, 1979) is an American actor who has played a number of television and film roles. He most notably played the reoccurring role of the venture capitalist Ed Chen on Season 4 of HBO's ''Silicon Valley''. Education Chiou ...

as David Hill, an incumbent Senator currently running for re-election, the son of Joseph, and the brother of Emma *

James Saito James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is a Japanese-American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television. Saito is best known as the original Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Dr. Chen in the ABC series ''Eli Stone'', Harry Kim i ...

as Joseph Hill, the patriarch of a political dynasty considered to be the Asian American Kennedys *

Freda Foh Shen Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film ''Mulan'' and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel ''Mulan II'', and for playing Anne Lee on '' 9-1-1'' (2019-prese ...

as Grace Hill, Joseph's wife and Emma and David's mother *

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as Daphne Finch, an enigmatic consultant to Irish mobster Brendan Maguire

Special guest stars

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as Jones Malone * Miguel Gomez as Priest

Recurring

* Courtney Taylor as Mason, Emma's colleague at the CIA * Sachin Bhatt as Agent Micah Singh, an FBI agent *

Geoff Stults Geoffrey Manton Stults (born December 15, 1977) is an American actor. His first regular roles on television included '' 7th Heaven'', '' October Road'', and '' Happy Town''. He went on to star as Major Walter Sherman on '' The Finder'', Sgt. Pete ...

as Simon Norris, Birdie’s ex and Ollie’s absent father who comes from a wealthy East Coast family and is a recovering addict

Episodes

Production

Development

On March 4, 2022, ABC ordered a pilot for the series with Milo Ventimiglia in the lead. On May 6, 2022, Ben Younger was tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot penned by Julia Cohen. The series was ordered to series and set to debut at midseason in 2023 on August 22, 2022.

Casting

Milo Ventimiglia joined the pilot in the leading role of Charlie and as executive producer on March 4, 2022. On April 27, 2022,

was cast as Emma in the pilot alongside Milo Ventimiglia. William Fichtner was cast in the pilot as Leo on May 2, 2022. On May 20, 2022, Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, and Felisha Terrell joined the pilot as leads. Polly Draper was revealed to be amongst the cast when the series was ordered. On February 2, 2023, Sachin Bhatt joined the cast in a recurring role. On March 17, 2023,

was cast in a recurring capacity.

Filming

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for the pilot began on April 30, 2022, in

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Reception

Critical response

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reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 6.5/10, based on 19 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''The Company You Keep'' gets off to a rocky start in the first few episodes, but the show's appealing cast and entertaining blend of crime and romance will pay off for patient viewers."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

References

External links

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