This is a really good show. It's intense and moves
quickly, drawing you in. There's action, adventure,
political intrigue and more.
The show is about a political conspiracy that seems to
reach to the highest levels of American business and
military. Some soldiers kill a high profile terrorist in
Northern Africa, and then a private paramilitary group kills
most of them. One woman, Odelle Ballard (Anna Friel) gets
away. Meanwhile, others start to find clues about what
happened. The plot moves quickly between what Balalrd goes
through when she's captured and then escapes, and the
lawyer, Peter Deckker (Peter Facinelli) that's searching for
proof about what happened (involving his own company and
clients), and an activist, Harrison Walters (Jake Robinson)
that wants to find the truth and prove that she's alive.
Treat Williams, one of my favorite actors, plays an Army
general.
It's tempting to compare it to "24", but it's not quite
as high-octane as that show. It's not a roller-coaster ride.
It's more realistic and intelligent than that. You might say
it's the thinking person's "24." It's a very good
drama, with very fine acting. You don't want to miss
this one! It's well worth watching. I watched two episodes
and I was riveted.
MORE INFORMATION:
From writer-director Peter Horton ("Grey's Anatomy") and
writers Adam Armus & Kay Foster (“The Following”) comes
“American Odyssey,” a complex journey through global
politics, corporate espionage, and military secrets
involving three strangers who only have one thing in common
… the truth. In this “Traffic"-like action drama, an
international conspiracy explodes when the lives of a female
Special Forces soldier, a disillusioned corporate lawyer and
a political activist from a privileged family unexpectedly
collide.
After a team of American soldiers battles jihadists in North
Africa, they're shocked to learn that they’ve stumbled upon
and killed Al Qaeda's top commander. Sgt. Odelle Ballard
(Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”) — a soldier, mother, wife
and the unit's only female member — discovers computer files
that prove that a major U.S. corporation is funding the
jihadists. But before she can tell anyone, her team is
attacked and killed. The world is told that the unit was
wiped out by enemy militants, but the truth is that Odelle
survived and is the only witness to her unit's true
assassins: private military contractors Osela (think “Blackwater”).
As Odelle struggles to survive and find her way home, in New
York former U.S. Attorney turned corporate litigator Peter
Decker (Peter Facinelli, “Nurse Jackie”) finds himself
embroiled in a merger with the same company that funded the
jihadists. As Peter begins to connect the corrupt dots of
this company’s terrorist involvement, Harrison Walters (Jake
Robinson, “The Carrie Diaries”), a political activist and
trust fund kid, meets a hacker, Bob Offer (Nate Mooney, “The
Riches”), who claims to have unearthed a massive
military-industrial-complex conspiracy. Bob is right: He's
stumbled onto the same cover-up that Odelle discovered,
which will soon become a national headline with lethal
implications. The only way they'll ever save their country,
their families and themselves is by joining forces and
exposing the people behind it.
The series also stars Jim True-Frost (“The Wire”), Sadie
Sink, Omar Ghazaoui, Elena Kampouris (“Men, Women &
Children”), Daniella Pineda, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
(“Lost”) and Treat Williams (“Everwood”.)
“American Odyssey” is a Universal Television, Fabrik
Entertainment, and Red Arrow Entertainment production. The
series was created by Peter Horton (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Adam
Armus (“Heroes”), and Kay Foster (“The Following”). Mikkel
Bondesen (“The Killing), Henrik Bastin (“Bosch”), Kristen
Campo (“The Killing”) and Simon Maxwell (“Off the Hook”)
serve as executive producers along with Horton, Armus and
Foster.
Interview with
actor Yousef Sweid (Shakira) and Executive Producer Peter
Horton 5/28/15
The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of The TV MegaSite or its other volunteers.
We need more episode guide recap writers, article
writers, MS FrontPage and Web Expression users, graphics designers, and more, so
please email us
if you can help out! More volunteers always
needed! Thanks!
Back to the Main Reviews Page
Page updated 4/1/15
Back to the Main Primetime TV Page
