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Agent X (TV series)

Agent X is an American action drama television series which aired from November 8 to December 27, 2015 on TNT.[1] It stars Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner, Jamey Sheridan, John Shea and Mike Colter.

Agent X
GenreAction drama
Created byWilliam Blake Herron
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Producer135k
Production locationNA
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseNovember 8 (2015-11-08) –
December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)

On December 15, 2015, TNT canceled the series after one season.[2][3] The show was also broadcast on Bravo Canada days after.

Plot

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After becoming United States Vice President, Natalie Maccabee is informed that there is a secret paragraph in the U.S. Constitution creating a special agent to help protect the country in times of crisis, under instruction of the Vice President. John Case, former Special Forces operator, is the current operative "Agent X", who handles sensitive cases that the CIA and the FBI cannot.

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Peter O'FallonWilliam Blake HerronNovember 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)1.28[4]
The Vice President of the United States discovers her true responsibilities: to oversee an agent, John Case, with a license to kill.
2"The Enemy of My Enemy"Peter O'FallonWilliam Blake HerronNovember 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)1.01[5]
John and Olga work together to stop nuclear weapons from ending up in the wrong hands.
3"Back in Your Arms"Peter O'FallonRobert PortNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)1.03[6]
John uncovers a secret conspiracy involving a shadow government subverting Executive authority.
4"The Devil and John Case"Félix Enríquez AlcaláSteven Kriozere & Mark A. AltmanNovember 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)1.03[7]
John travels to Mexico to demolish (the myth of) El Diablo.
5"Truth, Lies, and Consequences"Kevin BrayJesse AlexanderNovember 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)0.98[8]
John cuts short a bioterrorism plot seconds before it explodes over the National Mall, almost losing his own life.
6"The Sacrifice"Ute BriesewitzSamantha StrattonDecember 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)0.99[9]
A former Agent X (Fred Dyer) thought to be dead threatens the lives of John, the Vice President, and a treaty that she is trying to facilitate.
7"The Long Walk Home"Jeff WadlowRobert PortDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)1.15[10]
John manages to gain the upper hand, as he uncovers a few skeletons from the Agent X program that culminates in the President of the United States being shot.
8"Angels & Demons"John TerleskySteven Kriozere & Mark A. Altman and Anslem RichardsonDecember 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)1.21[11]
As the President struggles to stay alive and ward off further attacks, Agent X and his colleagues continue to be played by the Cabal.
9"Penultimatum"Rod HolcombJesse AlexanderDecember 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)1.22[12]
John's fiancée Pamela (Carolyn Stotesbery) is kidnapped by Raymond to coerce John but ends up being rescued by Malcolm, John's handler.
10"Fidelity"Peter O'FallonWilliam Blake HerronDecember 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)1.12[12]
Raymond orchestrates a prisoner's dilemma-scenario between the world leaders, but John, Olga, and Malcolm work together to bring him down.

Production

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Agent X was produced by TNT Originals in association with Beacon Pictures. Armyan Bernstein and Sharon Stone are executive producers. William Blake Herron, who also executive-produced, wrote the pilot, which was directed by Peter O'Fallon.[13]

Critical reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 27% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.0/10. The website's consensus reads: "Unintentionally hilarious, poorly paced, and overall redundant, Agent X is a secret agent drama that should have remained secret."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[15]

The New York Times said in a review of the series: "Without the jokey bravado (or high production values) of Strike Back or the charming wonkiness of Warehouse 13, the only claim Agent X has on our attention is Ms. Stone. Even that is tenuous — while her performance loosens up a bit across the first four episodes, her screen time appears to shrink."[16]

Variety wrote in their review "Possessing some of the flavor of National Treasure, Agent X takes the amusing step of investing the Vice President's office with secret constitutional powers, all for the purpose of concocting a Yankee version of James Bond. And wonder of wonders, it mostly works, at least initially, combining a sense of playfulness with bountiful action and, less successfully, a sweeping conspiracy.[17]

The Wall Street Journal called Agent X an "improbable but high-action thriller." Also saying "This light and fast-moving version of an America-in-peril espionage thriller doesn't really deal in moral ambiguity and shades of gray."[18]

References

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  1. ^ Gelman, Vlada (August 31, 2015). "TNT Sets Premiere Dates for Legends, Librarians, Sharon Stone's Agent X". tvline.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 15, 2015). "'Public Morals', 'Legends' & 'Agent X' Canceled By TNT". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Pena, Jessica (December 15, 2015). "Legends, Public Morals, Agent X: Series Cancelled by TNT". TVSeriesFinale. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.8.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 10, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.8.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 17, 2015). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.15.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 24, 2015). "UPDATED: EXPANDED SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.22.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 2, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.29.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 8, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.6.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 15, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.13.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  11. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 22, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.20.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (December 30, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.27.2015". Showbuzzdaily. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  13. ^ "TNT Greenlights High-Octane Drama Agent X, Starring Jeff Hephner, Sharon Stone and Gerald McRaney" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Broadcasting System. October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  14. ^ "Agent X". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 19, 2024.  
  15. ^ "Agent X". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  16. ^ Hale, Mike (2015-11-07). "Review: 'Agent X,' With Sharon Stone and a Spy". The New York Times. p. C6. Archived from the original on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  17. ^ Lowry, Brain (November 5, 2015). "TV Review: 'Agent X'". Variety.
  18. ^ Smith, Nancy deWolf (November 5, 2015). "'Agent X' TV Review: Espionage Gone Wild".
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