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The Following is an American crime thriller television series created by Kevin Williamson, and jointly produced by Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros. TheFollowing FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2013Americancrimethrillertelevisionseries Forotheruses,seeFollowing(disambiguation). TheFollowingGenre Psychologicalthriller Horror Crimedrama CreatedbyKevinWilliamsonStarring KevinBacon JamesPurefoy ShawnAshmore JessicaStroup ValorieCurry NicoTortorella AdanCanto KyleCatlett MaggieGrace AnnieParisse SamUnderwood TiffanyBoone ConnieNielsen ZuleikhaRobinson JeananneGoossen NatalieZea GreggHenry MichaelEaly ComposerJohnFrizzellCountryoforiginUnitedStatesOriginallanguageEnglishNo.ofseasons3No.ofepisodes45(listofepisodes)ProductionExecutiveproducers KevinWilliamson MarcosSiega Producers RebeccaDameron MichaelStricks ProductionlocationNewYorkCity,NewYorkCinematographyDavidTuttmanEditorRobSeidenglanzCamerasetupSinglecameraRunningtime42–45minutesProductioncompanies OuterbanksEntertainment WarnerBros.Television DistributorWarnerBros.TelevisionDistributionReleaseOriginalnetworkFoxOriginalreleaseJanuary21,2013 (2013-01-21) –May18,2015 (2015-05-18) TheFollowingisanAmericancrimethrillertelevisionseriescreatedbyKevinWilliamson,andjointlyproducedbyOuterbanksEntertainmentandWarnerBros.Television. ThefirstseasonfollowsformerFBIagentRyanHardy(KevinBacon)tryingtohelprecaptureserialkillerJoeCarroll,whileCarroll'sassembledcultcapturesCarroll'ssonfromhisex-wifeandsendsCarroll'smessagestotheworld.ThesecondseasonintroducesHardy'sniece,whoprovideshelpinfindingCarrollafterhisfakeddeathwhilealsodealingwithanewcult. TheserieswasbroadcastonthecommercialbroadcasttelevisionnetworkFox.Initsfirsttwoseasons,itstarredKevinBaconandJamesPurefoyinleadingroles,aswellasShawnAshmore,NatalieZea,andValorieCurry.Thefirstseason,comprising15episodes,premieredonJanuary21,2013,andconcludedonApril29,2013.OnMarch4,2013,theserieswasrenewedforasecondseason,whichpremieredonJanuary19,2014,andconcludedonApril28,2014.Theseries'renewalforathirdseasonwasannouncedonMarch7,2014,andtheseasonpremieredonMarch2,2015.OnMay8,2015,FoxcanceledTheFollowingafterthreeseasons.[1][2]ThefinalepisodeairedonMay18,2015. Contents 1Overview 2Castandcharacters 2.1Maincast 2.2Recurringcast 2.2.1Season1 2.2.2Season2 2.2.3Season3 3Production 3.1Conception 3.2Writing 3.3Casting 3.4Filming 4Episodes 5Reception 5.1Ratings 5.2Criticalreception 5.3Awardsandaccolades 5.4Broadcasts 6Notes 7References 8Externallinks Overview[edit] TheFollowing'sfirstseasoncentersonformerFBIagentRyanHardy(KevinBacon)andhisattemptstorecaptureserialkillerJoeCarroll(JamesPurefoy),followingthelatter'sescapefromprison.HardysoondiscoversthatCarrollhassurroundedhimselfwithagroupoflike-mindedindividuals,whomhemetwhileteachingandinprison,turningthemintoacultoffanaticalkillers,makingEmmaHill(ValorieCurry)hisright-handwoman.WhenCarroll'sson,JoeyMatthews(KyleCatlett),isabductedbyhisfather'sfollowers,AgentsMikeWeston(ShawnAshmore),DebraParker(AnnieParisse),andtherestoftheFBIteamdiscoverthatitisthefirststepinCarroll'swiderplantoescapecustody,humiliateHardy,andbereunitedwithhisex-wifeClaireMatthews(NatalieZea). Thesecondseasoncentersonanewcult,ledbyLilyGray(ConnieNielsen)andhertwinsonsMarkandLukeGray(bothplayedbySamUnderwood),astheybegintomakepublicstatementstolureCarrolloutofhidingwhiletherestoftheworldbelieveshimtobedead.Westonisre-recruitedbySpecialAgentMendez(ValerieCruz)andtheFBIinordertofindthenewcult,whileHardyandhisnieceMaxHardy(JessicaStroup)havetheirownplanstotrackthemdownandfindCarroll,ifheisinfactalive. ThethirdseasonfollowsHardy'slifeafterCarroll'sarrestandshowsHardyinabetterplace.Heisclosetohisnieceandhasagirlfriend.WestonfollowsadifferentpathandchoosestohuntdownMarkGray.Carrollisondeathrow,waitingtobeexecuted,butplaysanimportantroleintheseason.AndanotherserialkillerprovestobejustasdangerousandcapableasJoeCarroll. Castandcharacters[edit] Mainarticle:ListofTheFollowingcharacters Maincast[edit] KevinBaconasRyanHardy,aformerFBIagent,recalledtoassisttheFBIonceJoeCarrollescapesandhiscultbeginstodevelop. JeananneGoossenasJenniferMason(pilot),anFBIagentwhoisreplacedbyDebraParkerafterthepilotepisode. NatalieZeaasClaireMatthews(seasons1–2),JoeCarroll'sex-wife,whoalsohadarelationshipwithRyanHardy AnnieParisseasDebraParker(season1),headoftheinvestigationonJoeCarrollandhiscult ShawnAshmoreasMikeWeston,ayoungFBIagentwholaterbecomesromanticallyinvolvedwithRyan'sniece,Max ValorieCurryasEmmaHill(seasons1–2),afollowerandromanticpartnerofJoeCarroll NicoTortorellaasJacobWells(season1),oneofJoeCarroll'sfollowersandromanticinterestofbothEmmaandPaul AdanCantoasPaulTorres(season1),oneofJoeCarroll'sfollowers,workingcloselywithJacobandEmma KyleCatlettasJoeyMatthews(season1),JoeCarrollandClaireMatthews'son MaggieGraceasSarahFuller(pilot),JoeCarroll'slastvictimbeforehiscapture. JamesPurefoyasJoeCarroll,aformerprofessorturnedserialkillerandcultleader,basedonStuMacherfromScream(1996) SamUnderwoodasLukeandMarkGray(seasons2–3),Lily'spsychopathictwinsons JessicaStroupasMaxHardy(seasons2–3),nieceofRyanHardyandaNewYorkCityPoliceDepartmentdetective TiffanyBooneasMandyLang(season2),daughterofJudy,anadmireranddaughter-figuretoJoeCarrollwhogetscaughtbetweenhimandLily ConnieNielsenasLilyGray(season2),cultleader,admirerofCarroll,andmotherofLukeandMark ZuleikhaRobinsonasGwen(season3),anemergencyroomphysicianandRyanHardy'sgirlfriend GreggHenryasArthurStrauss(recurringseason2;starringseason3),adoctorandJoeCarroll'smentorwhointroducedhimtokilling MichaelEalyasTheoNoble(season3),afollowerofDr.Straussandahackinggenius,Straussconsidershimhisbeststudent Recurringcast[edit] JohnLafayetteasScottTurner(seasons1–3),headoftheMarshals'detailparticipatingintheinvestigationofJoeCarroll'scult,laterprovidesprotectionforClaireMatthews AftonWilliamsonasHaleyMercury(season1,gueststarseason3),ownerofanonlinefetishsitewhoassistsRyanHardyintrackingJoeCarroll'sandMarkGray'sfollowers ValerieCruzasGinaMendez(seasons2–3),anFBIagentwhoisheadoftheinvestigationonJoeCarrollandthenewcultsformedayearafterhissupposeddeath MikeColterasNickDonovan(seasons1&3),anFBIagentwhoassumescommandoftheFBIteamfollowingJoeCarroll'ssecondescapefromprison FelixSolisasJeffClarke(seasons2–3),anFBIspecialagentandRyanHardy'sdirectliaisontothedirectoroftheFBI Season1[edit] Mainarticle:TheFollowing(season1) BillyBrownasTroyRiley,anFBIagentwhoinitiallyassistedRyanHardyinthedaysfollowingJoeCarroll'sescapefromprison ChinasaOgbuaguasDeirdreMitchell,anFBIagent,specializinginfollowingandtrackingcultinformationonthecomputer MichaelDrayerandVirginiaKullasRickandMaggieKester,followersofJoeCarroll LiJunLiasMeganLeeds,hostageofPaul,Jacob,andEmma WarrenKoleasRoderick,JoeCarroll'sfriendandsecondincommandofthecult AnnikaBorasasLouiseSinclair,followerofJoeCarrollandloveinterestofRoderick JenniferFerrinasMolly,oneofJoeCarroll'sfollowers,plantedtodeveloparomanticrelationshipwithRyanHardy RenéeEliseGoldsberryasOliviaWarren,JoeCarroll'sattorney TomLipinskiasCharlieMead,anex-militantandmemberofJoeCarroll'scultassignedtostalkClaireMatthewsintheyearsfollowingJoeCarroll'sincarceration ChristopherDenham,SteveMonroe,andArianMoayedasVinceMcKinley,JordyRaines,andDavid,followersofJoeCarroll Season2[edit] Mainarticle:TheFollowing(season2) CarriePrestonasJudyLang,admirerofJoeCarrollwithwhomhelivesforayearaftergoingintohiding CamilleDePazzisasGiselle,adoptivedaughterofLilyGray. BambadjanBamba,HuguesFaustinandRitaMarkovaasSami,JamelandRadmilla,LilyGray'sillegitimatechildren JakeWeberandJacindaBarrettasMicahandJulia,theleadersoftheKorbancult ShaneMcRae,MackenzieMarsh,JoshSalatin,andLizadeWeerdasRobert,Tilda,Lucas,andAngela,membersoftheKorbancult LeslieBibbasJanaMurphy,aretiredFBIagent,Gina'sex-girlfriendandafriendandhelperofJoeCarroll TomCavanaghasKingstonTanner,televangelistwhodenouncesJoeCarroll CarterJenkinsasPrestonTanner,Kingston'sson SpragueGraydenasCarrieCooke,atabloidreporterwithanon-and-offrelationshipwithRyanHardy Season3[edit] Mainarticle:TheFollowing(season3) MichaelIrbyasAndrewSharp,ex-studentofArthurStrauss GbengaAkinnagbeasTomReyes,Max'sboyfriendwhoisalsomemberoftheFBIHostageRescueTeam RuthKearneyasDaisyLocke,ex-studentofArthurStrauss MoniqueGabrielaCurnenasErinSloan,anFBItechanalyst HunterParrishasKyleLocke,ex-studentofArthurStrauss AnnaWoodasJulianaBarnes,lawyerofArthurStrauss AnnetMahendruasEliza Production[edit] Conception[edit] BobandHarveyWeinsteinapproachedKevinWilliamsoninearly1999topursueafullscriptforathirdinstallmentoftheScreamfranchise,Scream3.However,followinghissuccesseswiththeScreamseriesandotherprojectssuchasIKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer,Williamsonhadbecomeinvolvedinmultipleprojects.Theseincludedthedevelopmentoftheshort-livedTVseriesWastelandanddirectinghisself-pennedfilmTeachingMrs.Tingle(1999),whichWilliamsonhadwrittenpriortoScreamandwhichhadlanguishedindevelopmenthellsince.[3]Unabletodevelopafullscriptfortheproduction,Williamsoninsteadwrotea20-to30-pagedraftoutlineforthefilmthatinvolvedthereturnofGhostfacetothefictionaltownofWoodsborowheretheStabseries,afictionalseriesoffilmswithinafilmthatexistwithintheScreamuniverseandarebasedontheeventsofScream,wouldbefilmed.[4]TheWeinsteinshiredArlingtonRoadscribeEhrenKrugertoreplaceWilliamsonandhelmwritingduties,developingascriptbasedonWilliamson'snotes. TheenvironmentforScream3'sdevelopmenthadbecomemorecomplicatedthanwithpreviousfilms.TherewasanincreasedscrutinyontheeffectsofviolenceinmediaandtheeffectitcouldhaveonthepublicintheaftermathoftheColumbineHighSchoolmassacrewhichoccurredshortlybeforeproductionbeganonthefilm.Inaddition,sincethereleaseoftheoriginalScreamfilms,variousactsofviolencehadtakenplacewhichhadgainednotorietyandmediaattentionwhentheywerelinkedto,orblamedon,thefilms.[3][5][6]Eagertoavoidfurthercriticismorconnectiontosuchincidents,Williamson'snoteswerelargelydiscardedasthestudioinsistedthatthescriptshouldfocusonthecomedicelementsoftheserieswhilesignificantlyreducingtheviolence.[4] Ina2013interview,Williamsondetailedhisoriginalscript,whichwouldhaveseenthekillersbeaStabfanclubofWoodsborokidsworkingontheordersofastill-aliveStuMacherfromprison.Allthemembersoftheclubwouldhavebeeninvolvedinthekillingsandthefinaltwist"ofthemoviewaswhenSidneywalkedintothehouseafterGhostfacehadkilledeveryone...andtheyallroseup.Noneofthemwereactuallydeadandthey'dplannedthewholething."Williamsonthenadaptedhisoriginalscriptasatelevisionpitch,TheFollowing,removingallreferencestotheScreamfranchise.[7]WilliamsonpitchedTheFollowingtoFoxratherthananothercompanybecauseitwas"homeofhisall-timefavoriteshow,24".[8]ComparingHardytoJackBauer,hedescribedthecharacterassomeonewho"willdiesavingthemoment"and"[carries]theweightofeveryvictimonhisshoulders".[8] Williamsonknewhewantedtoproduceashowthatwouldbegoryandknewitwouldbecontroversial.WhenFoxBroadcastingchiefoperatingofficerJoeEarley[9]wasaskedaboutthesubjectmaterial,heansweredthatthenetworkfeltpressuredtodrawinalargeaudiencetoequalthebroadscopeandintensityofthenarrative.[10] Writing[edit] ToslipgoryscenespasttheStandardsandPracticesdepartmentatFoxBroadcasting,Williamsonexplained,"Therearetricks...Okay,inthesameepisodethere'sanactorcuttingsomeoneinthejugular,andyou'reharpingonthesexscene?SoIsentalittleemailto[FoxEntertainmentchairman]KevinReilly,andwithin15minutesthebroadcast-and-standardspeoplewerelike,'It'sokay'".[8] Casting[edit] Williamsonwantedtocast"atoughguywithaboyishside"asRyanHardyandtoldhisagentthathehadsomeonelikeKevinBaconinmindfortherole.WhenhisagentsuggestedBaconhimself,WilliamsondiscoveredthatBaconhadspentthepastfouryearstryingtofindatelevisionprogramhewouldliketodo.Bacondescribedhisattractiontotheroleasstemmingfromthewayitcenteredonalife-or-deathsituation.[8]JeananneGoossenwascastintheroleofFBIagentJenniferMasoninthepilot,buttherolewasreworkedandinsubsequentepisodeshercharacterwaswrittenoutandreplacedbySpecialAgentDebraParker,playedbyAnnieParisse.[11] Filming[edit] Thelighthousescenesinthefirstseason'sfinalewerefilmedattheFireIslandLighthouseinFireIsland,NewYork.[12] Episodes[edit] Mainarticle:ListofTheFollowingepisodes SeasonEpisodesOriginallyairedFirstairedLastaired115January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)215January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)315March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) Reception[edit] Ratings[edit] Includingotherdigitalsources,thepremiereepisodewaswatchedbyatotalof20.34 millionviewers.[13] U.S.televisionratingsforTheFollowing Season Timeslot(ET) Numberofepisodes Premiere Finale TVseason Overallrank 18–49rank Overallviewership Date Viewers(millions) Date Viewers(millions) 1 Monday9:00pm 15 January21,2013 10.42[14] April29,2013 7.82[15] 2012–13 #22 #9[16] 11.87[17] 2 15 January19,2014 11.18[18] April28,2014 4.81[19] 2013–14 #45 #22 8.21[20] 3 15 March2,2015 4.86[21] May18,2015 3.05[22] 2014–15 Criticalreception[edit] TheFollowing'sfirstseasonwasgiven62/100onMetacriticbasedon32reviews,indicating"generallyfavorable"reviews.[23] USAToday'sRobertBiancoratedtheshowhighly,callingit"oneofthemostviolent,andcertainlythemostfrightening,seriesevermadebyacommercialbroadcastnetwork,"adding"someplottwistsseemimplausibleatbest,othersareoverdoneorgratuitous.Butsomeimplausibilitycomeswiththehorror/suspensegenre,andthere'snoquestion[Kevin]Williamsonhasmasteredit—justasthere'snoquestionthatthematchofwillsbetweenthewounded[Kevin]Baconandmalevolent[James]Purefoyisexceedinglywellplayed."[24] KenTuckerofEntertainmentWeeklystated:"TheweakestpartofTheFollowingistheideathatCarrollwasacollegeprofessorwhoheldhisclassesspellboundwithlecturesaboutThoreau,Emerson,and,mostcrucially,EdgarAllanPoe."Headded:"Thedrama'sstrongestelementsoverridethisflaw.BothBaconandPurefoyaresointenselyearnest,TheFollowingquicklysupersedesitspatentSilenceoftheLambssetup.ThemomentsthatfocusonCarroll'scriminalcultgivetheseriesitsrealpower,andthemodern-dayvariationsonCharlieManson'skill-crazycrewaregenuinelyspooky."[25] TheWallStreetJournal'sNancyDewolfSmithconsiderstheseries"bothbetterandworsethanthosemovieswhereaprocessionofyoungpeoplegetkilledsoreliablyandgorilythattheaudiencelaughsafteritscreams,"adding,"Thereissomesuspensehere,evenifitismainlybecausetheviolencewhenitcomesissoswiftandsickening.Buttheshowstillfeelsslack.Isitacaseofaserial-killerclichétoofar?"[26] HankStueverofTheWashingtonPostcalledtheseries"atrite,gratuitouslyviolentexerciseinstillmorestylishlyimaginedAmericanhorrorstories."Headded,"Itisfilledwithmelodramaticsleuthingthatyou'veseenoverandover."[27] AlessandraStanleyofTheNewYorkTimessaidtheserieswas"hardtoturnoffandevenhardertowatch"andthat"preciselybecauseitissobleakandrelentlesslyscary,TheFollowingoffersamoresalutarydepictionofviolencethandoseriesthatusehumortomitigatehorror—andtherebytrivializeit."[28] Awardsandaccolades[edit] AwardsandaccoladesforTheFollowing Year Association Category Nominatedwork Result 2013 39thSaturnAwards BestNetworkTelevisionSeries TheFollowing Nominated BestActoronTelevision KevinBacon Won[a] 2014 People'sChoiceAwards FavoriteDramaticTVActor KevinBacon Nominated 40thSaturnAwards BestNetworkTelevisionSeries TheFollowing Nominated BestActoronTelevision KevinBacon Nominated BestSupportingActoronTelevision JamesPurefoy Nominated Broadcasts[edit] TheseriesisbroadcastinCanadathroughtheCTVtelevisionsystem.Forseasonthree,theshowwillbebroadcastonCanada'ssiblingspecialtyserviceBravo.[29]Internationally,italsoairsonNineNetworkinAustralia,TF1inFrance,WarnerChannelinLatinAmerica,SABC3inSouthAfrica,JackCityinthePhilippines,Canal+&TVN7inPoland,FOXinPortugal,andSkyAtlanticintheUnitedKingdom,andaround2015willstarttoairinColombiaonCaracolTelevision. 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Externallinks[edit] TheFollowingatIMDb  vteTheFollowingEpisodes 1 2 "Resurrection" "FlyAway" "Sacrifice" "Unmasked" "Teacher'sPet" "Freedom" "Betrayal" "Forgive" 3 Seealso Characters Scream3(2000) vteKevinWilliamson OuterbanksEntertainment TVseriescreated Dawson'sCreek(1998–2003) Wasteland(1999) GloryDays(2002) HiddenPalms(2007) TheVampireDiaries(2009–2017) TheFollowing(2013–2015) Stalker(2014–2015) TimeAfterTime(2017) TellMeaStory(2018–2020) Filmswritten Scream(1996) IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer(1997) Scream2(1997) TheFaculty(1998) TeachingMrs.Tingle(1999,alsodirected) Cursed(2005,alsoproduced) Scream4(2011,alsoproduced) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Following&oldid=1107099599" Categories:TheFollowing2013Americantelevisionseriesdebuts2010sAmericancrimedramatelevisionseries2015AmericantelevisionseriesendingsEnglish-languagetelevisionshowsFoxBroadcastingCompanyoriginalprogrammingSaturnAward-winningtelevisionseriesSerialdramatelevisionseriesTelevisionseriesbyWarnerBros.TelevisionStudiosTelevisionshowssetinVirginiaTelevisionshowssetinMarylandTelevisionshowssetinNewYork(state)TelevisionshowsfilmedinNewYork(state)CrimethrillertelevisionseriesTelevisionseriescreatedbyKevinWilliamsonTelevisionseriesaboutcultsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataUsemdydatesfromAugust2022 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages БългарскиCatalàČeštinaDeutschEspañolEuskaraفارسیFrançaisGalego한국어ItalianoעבריתMagyarNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsРусскийSlovenčinaSuomiSvenskaУкраїнська中文 Editlinks