The Following

2013

Seasons & Episodes

  • 3
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7.4| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 21 January 2013 Canceled
Producted By: Outerbanks Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.fox.com/the-following/
Synopsis

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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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
birgit_schuette How many times can someone "come back" and get so many idiots to "follow" him on some ridiculous quest? Not to slate the acting - James Purefoy and Kevin Bacon weere great, and the show started off really interesting. But it got kindof unbelievable and irritating. That being said - I still watched the whole thing, just got a bit tedious. I think the writers just ran out of unique ideas beyond the pilot (which is the best episode in my opinion). It's got high production quality and good acting, so give it a watch and see what you think.
mamossdi It amazes me that this show hung on for three seasons. With all the ludicrous plot twists, silly dialog, and implausible character developments, the actors deserve awards for delivering their lines without cracking up. But I did watch the entire Season 1. A testament to Kevin Bacon's appeal, I suppose.
Michael Kent The premise is good, Joe Carroll, the character played by James Purefoy is incredibly authentic and compelling in every scene he is in. Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy is one dimensional and utterly implausible. He does something stupid, gets away with it and sets about repeating the same mistake, sometimes with a bit less style. In any good crime drama the power balance swings between good and evil and the audience sympathies also shift between them. That just doesn't happen here.Season 1 gets away with it because its new and fresh and we are carried along on a tide of shocks and surprises. By the end of season 3 it is easy to see why the show was cancelled.Many of the main supporting roles are delivered very well and the plots, sub-plots and twists keep the audience engaged through many of the shows. In the end though, as others have commented, many of the FBI agents seem to have been recruited from the Keystone Cops and watching them becomes tiresome after a while.
UKKermit They really should use this as a case study in film schools, to show aspiring script writers and directors what they should not do!The series starts well. The characters are strong and complex, the premise/general theme is engaging and the acting is top notch. In the early episodes the plot too is good. However this soon changes as things start to drag and drag and drag. By episode 6/7 we've already seen countless instances of implausible stupidity by the FBI, local police and our star, supposedly a brilliant veteran agent. In this parallel universe, cops don't shoot tires of baddie's cars, when they storm or surround buildings they forget to check the back door and in spite of having to deal with a number of nutjobs that visited our villain in jail, they do not think that it might be wise to go through archives of videos (which they have) pre- emptively to figure out who might be coming next. They allow a lawyer to become an accomplice to an organised serial killer network without even taking the time to question her. This allows the bad guys to stage one close escape after another.The result is excruciating! What ought to be a 2 hour plot is really being milked to its limits and this really does not make for fun watching. I'm barely at episode 6 or 7 (cannot remember as they all do blend into one!) and I am losing the will to live. It is a real shame as they could just vary the plot a bit more and make a brilliant series, given the resources.I, for one, am cutting my losses: I'll switch back to only fools and horses...

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