Creators:
Kevin WilliamsonComposer:
John FrizzellCast:
Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Natalie Zea, Shawn Ashmore, Valorie Curry, Nico Tortorella, Annie Parisse, Connie Nielsen, Sam Underwood, Kyle Catlett, Mike Colter (more)VOD (1)
Seasons(3) / Episodes(45)
Plots(1)
When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), a psychologically scarred veteran who captured Carroll nine years earlier, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on a college campus where he taught literature. Knowing Carroll better than anyone and close with Carroll's ex-wife, Claire, Hardy works closely with an FBI team, which includes no-nonsense agent Jennifer Mason and sharp upstart Mike Weston, and soon discovers that Carroll was not only communicating with a network of killers in the outside world, but has much more planned than just a prison escape - and there's no telling how many additional killers are out there. As Hardy and the FBI team are challenged by the ever-growing web of murder around them, masterminded by the diabolical Carroll (who's writing a novel with Hardy as his protagonist), Hardy will not only get a second chance to capture Carroll, but another shot at redemption, as he's faced with not one but an entire cult of serial killers. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Necrotongue (1)
The Following (2013)
I have mixed feelings about this series. The premise is perfect and decently developed in the first and second season. The main villain is played by James Purefoy, which was a great choice, just like the casting of Kevin Bacon. But it’s beyond me why the first season makes every FBI agent or policeman come off as an unintelligent ignoramus. Another problem for me were the constant flashbacks. After a while, I thought I was going to see Agent Hardy making toast in 1986. The second season felt more balanced if it hadn't been for the terribly handled ending. The third season was a downright disappointment. The writers seemed to have taken the best of the first and second seasons and added everything they could think of. The density of serial killers per hectare was abnormal, as well as the amount of sappy clichéd dialogue.
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