The Following
2013 to 2015 Crime, Drama 3 seasons
TMDB rating 6.9/10 Canceled
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.
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Seasons3
Season one drags Ryan back into a world of horror, when the FBI reaches out to him in the wake of serial killer Joe Carroll’s escape from death row. Challenged with an ever-growing web of murders, Ryan and the FBI soon discovered they were up against not one killer, but a cult of killers directed by Joe.
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TMDB rating 6.8/10
As season two unfolds, Ryan, FBI Agent Mike Weston and Ryan’s niece, NYPD officer Max Hardy, lead an off-the-books investigation into Joe’s presumed death and the whereabouts of his cult’s remaining members.
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TMDB rating 6.2/10
In season three, Ryan, for the first time ever, begins to suspect that his greatest enemy, the man responsible for an endless list of atrocities, may not be the biggest foe he’ll face – in fact, Joe just might be a prelude to horror he’s never imagined.
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TMDB rating 6.4/10
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Cast and details
Kevin BaconRyan Hardy
James PurefoyJoe Carroll
Shawn AshmoreMike Weston
Valorie CurryEmma Hill / Denise Harris
Jessica StroupMax Hardy
Sam UnderwoodMark Gray
Gregg HenryDr. Arthur Strauss
Natalie ZeaClaire Matthews
Annie ParisseDebra Parker
Zuleikha RobinsonGwen
Nico TortorellaWill Wilson / Jacob Wells
Adan CantoBilly Thomas / Paul Torres
- Created by
- Kevin Williamson
- Network
- FOX
- First aired
- Jan 21, 2013
- Latest episode
- May 15, 2015
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