9.543 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestColin and Bill race to stop a company from covering up their intelligence theft while taking down a dangerous person from Colin's past.
When by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman is loaned out to a clandestine CIA/FBI task force, he finds himself teamed up with secretive and roguish CIA case officer Colin Glass. Together they work covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets.
Acting
Ellis and Gehlfuss have chemistry that could power a small city.
Writing
Wolf and Perlman balance case-of-week with slow-burn character damage.
Production
NYC locations that actually look lived-in, not postcard-perfect.
Creators
Dick Wolf, Nicole Perlman, Warren Leight, David Chasteen, David Hudgins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Perlman developed Glass specifically for Ellis after their failed Marvel project together; the character's chess obsession was her addition.
The show's CIA/FBI task force structure mirrors real post-9/11 intelligence reform, though consultants noted actual inter-agency cooperation is far messier and less cinematic.
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