2018 US crime procedural drama television series
Deception
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Genre
| Crime drama
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Created by
| Chris Fedak
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Starring
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Composers
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 13
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Executive producers
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Producers
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Production location
| New York City
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Cinematography
| John Lindley
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Running time
| 43 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| ABC
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Release
| March 11
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2018-03-11
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May 27, 2018
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2018-05-27
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Deception
is an American
crime procedural
drama
television series created for
ABC
by Chris Fedak. The series was produced by
Berlanti Productions
and VHPT Company in association with
Warner Bros. Television
, with Fedak serving as
showrunner
. The series premiered on March 11, 2018.
The series starred
Jack Cutmore-Scott
as Cameron Black, a superstar magician who joins the
FBI
as a consulting
illusionist
to help them solve crimes after his career is ruined by a scandal.
Ilfenesh Hadera
,
Lenora Crichlow
,
Justin Chon
,
Laila Robins
,
Amaury Nolasco
, and
Vinnie Jones
also star in the show. In September 2016, the series received a
pilot
production commitment at ABC, and received a pilot order in January 2017. The cast was filled out in early 2017, and filming on the pilot began in
New York City
in March 2017. The series was officially ordered by ABC in May 2017.
On May 11, 2018, ABC cancelled the show after one season.
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Premise
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After his career as a magician is ruined by a scandal, Las Vegas
illusionist
Cameron Black becomes the world's first "consulting illusionist" as he works with the
FBI
to solve odd crimes.
[2]
Cast and characters
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Main
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- Jack Cutmore-Scott
as Cameron Black, a Las Vegas illusionist who works with the FBI to solve crimes.
[3]
Cutmore-Scott also portrays Cameron's twin brother, Jonathan Black.
[4]
- Danny Corbo as young Cameron Black
- Sonny Corbo as young Jonathan Black
- Ilfenesh Hadera
as Kay Daniels, a take-charge, hard-working FBI
special agent
who teams up with Black
[5]
- Lenora Crichlow
as Dina Clark, Black's producer/makeup artist
[6]
- Justin Chon
as Jordan Kwon, a street magician who works on Black's team
[7]
- Laila Robins
as Deakins, an FBI special agent and Daniels and Alvarez's unit's commander
[8]
- Amaury Nolasco
as Mike Alvarez, a classic FBI agent who is secretly a huge fan of magic, and of Cameron Black in particular
[6]
- Vinnie Jones
as Gunter Gastafsen, hailed as the "world's greatest illusion builder"
[9]
Recurring
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Guest
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Episodes
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Production
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Chris Fedak serves as showrunner and writer on the series.
Deception
was given a
pilot
production commitment by ABC on September 14, 2016, with the project being developed by Chris Fedak and magician
David Kwong
.
[24]
The pilot was ordered on January 19, 2017,
[25]
followed by a series order a few months later on May 12.
[8]
[2]
On February 10, 2017,
Jack Cutmore-Scott
was cast in the lead role as Cameron Black,
[3]
followed a few days later by the casting of
Ilfenesh Hadera
as Kay Daniels,
[5]
Lenora Crichlow
as Dina Clark, and
Amaury Nolasco
as Mike Alvarez.
[6]
The following month,
Justin Chon
joined the cast as Jordan Kwon,
[7]
while
Vinnie Jones
was cast as Gunter Gastafsen.
[9]
In May 2017, it was revealed that
Laila Robins
had been cast as special agent Deakins.
[8]
Production on the pilot began in March 2017,
[26]
with filming taking place in
New York City
.
[27]
Filming for the rest of the season began in September 2017,
[28]
and ended in February 2018.
[29]
The series is composed by
Blake Neely
and Nathaniel Blume.
[30]
[31]
Release
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Deception
began airing on March 11, 2018, on ABC in the United States,
[32]
and on
CTV
in Canada.
[33]
The pilot was screened on July 19, 2017, at
San Diego Comic-Con International
.
[34]
On October 8, 2017, members of the cast and the executive producers attended
New York Comic Con
to promote the series and screen the pilot.
[35]
Reception
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Ratings
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International success
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In France, under the name "Cameron Black: l'illusionniste",
[42]
[
circular reference
]
it became a ratings hit, becoming the number one show in its timeslot.
[43]
In Germany, after airing only 7 episodes, Deception had already broken viewing records.
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citation needed
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Critical response
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The
review aggregator
website
Rotten Tomatoes
reported a 60% approval rating with an average rating of 6.01/10 based on 9 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Deception isn't particularly original or thoughtful, but there's still some lighthearted fun to be found hidden up its sleeve." Audience reaction on the same website has a 93% approval rating.
[44]
Metacritic
, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
[45]
According to
The New York Times
,
Deception
scores 3 out of 5, and that it is one of the latest shows that are trying to be
Castle
.
[46]
Awards and online polls
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In
E!
's TVScoopAwards, Deception dominated categories, winning 3 awards including Worst Shocker, Breakout Actor (
Jack Cutmore-Scott
), and Best new 2017/18 Show.
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