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Allegiance
GenreSpy drama
Created byGeorge Nolfi
Based onThe Gordin Cell
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 5 –
March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
Related
The Gordin Cell

Allegiance is an American adaptation of the Israeli spy drama series The Gordin Cell. The series premiered on February 5, 2015, on NBC.[1]

On March 6, 2015, NBC canceled the series after five low rated episodes.[2] Eight episodes remain unaired and it is unknown what the network will do with them.[3]

Cast

Main

  • Hope Davis as Katya O'Connor, a retired Russian intelligence operative. Her father was a KGB general who forcibly recruited her when she was 17 years old.
  • Scott Cohen as Mark O'Connor, an American-born businessman who was recruited by Katya to spy for Russia
  • Gavin Stenhouse as Alex O'Connor, a gifted CIA analyst who is assigned to a joint FBI-CIA investigation into a SVR plot to destroy critical infrastructure within the United States. Until episode 4, he had no idea about his parents' and sister's spying. In episode 5, it is mentioned that he graduated from Princeton University with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in three years.
  • Margarita Levieva as Natalie O'Connor, eldest daughter of the O'Connor family. She is also a SVR spy and was recruited at age 20. She is dating Victor Dobrynin, her family's SVR handler.
  • Morgan Spector as Victor Dobrynin, a SVR operative assigned to be Katya and Mark's handler when they are both reactivated. He is dating Natalie O'Connor.
  • Alexandra Peters as Sarah O'Connor, youngest daughter of the O'Connor family
  • Kenneth Choi as Sam Luttrell, CIA Station Chief of New York

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"George NolfiGeorge NolfiFebruary 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)1014.98[4]
When a Russian intelligence officer approaches New York CIA Station Chief Sam Luttrell (Kenneth Choi) with information relating to a SVR plot to destroy critical infrastructure within the United States, gifted CIA analyst in Russian affairs Alex O'Connor (Gavin Stenhouse) is brought on to assist a joint FBI-CIA investigation into it. Unbeknownst to him, his mother, father and older sister are part of a Russian sleeper cell that have been reactivated with the purpose of monitoring him and preventing the identities of key Russian assets from being revealed in the course of his investigation.
2"Teamwork"George NolfiStory by: Jon Worley
Teleplay by: John Glenn		February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)1023.65[5]
3"Surreptitious Entry"George NolfiGeorge NolfiFebruary 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)1033.32[6]
4"Chasing Ghosts"George NolfiEoghan MahonyFebruary 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)1043.53[7]
5"Tipping Point"Jeffrey NachmanoffNiceole R. LevyMarch 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)1053.28[8]

Production

Development

On January 10, 2014, NBC ordered the series to pilot under a different title Coercion.[9] The pilot was later ordered to a 13 episode series to premiere Mid-season under the final title Allegiance on May 6, 2014.[10] On December 12, 2014 NBC announced that the series would premiere on February 5, 2015 following The Blacklist as a part of the "All-New NBC Thursday" and replacing Parenthood.[11]

Casting

On February 14, 2014, Gavin Stenhouse was cast as a lead role.[12] Hope Davis and Margarita Levieva were cast as female lead roles on February 24, 2014.[13]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 48% approval rating with an average rating of 5.6/10 based on 31 reviews.[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews" But the Audience Score, with 86 ratings, was 88% fresh with an average of 4.5/5 stars.[15]

References

  1. ^ Bibel, Sara (December 12, 2014). "NBC Announces Midseason Schedule: Premieres of 'Allegiance', 'A.D.', 'Odyssey', 'The Slap', & 'One Big Happy'; 'The Night Shift' Takes Over Monday 10PM Timeslot". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "'Allegiance' Canceled by NBC, 'The Slap' Moves to Thursday at 10pm & 'Dateline: The Real Blacklist' at 8pm". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2015). "NBC's 'Allegiance' Pulled From Schedule; 'The Slap' Moves To 10pm". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 6, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Blacklist', 'Scandal', 'Grey's Anatomy' & 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'The Vampire Diaries' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 13, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Backstrom' Adjusted Down, No Adjustment to 'The Blacklist', 'Scandal' or 'The Vampire Diaries'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 20, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Scandal', 'Two and a Half Men' & 'How To Get Away With Murder' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Blacklist' & 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  8. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory', 'American Idol' & 'The Blacklist' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Breaking News - Development Update: Friday, January 10". TheFutonCritic.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Breaking News - Development Update: Tuesday, May 6 - NBC Gives Series Series Order to Drama "Allegiance"". TheFutonCritic.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Breaking News - NBC Sets Debuts for New Dramas "Allegiance," "A.D," and "Odyssey," Event Series "The Slap" and New Comedy "One Big Happy"". TheFutonCritic.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Breaking News - Development Update: Friday, February 14". TheFutonCritic.com. February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Breaking News - Development Update: Monday, February 24". TheFutonCritic.com. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  14. ^ "Allegiance: Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  15. ^ "Allegiance (2015) - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

See also

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