The Brave (TV series)

The Brave is an American military action drama series which depicted the missions of an elite covert operations team of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Defense Clandestine Service. It stars Anne Heche and Mike Vogel, and was created by Dean Georgaris. The series premiered on September 25, 2017, on NBC and was canceled on May 11, 2018 after one season.

Synopsis

The series revolves around the professional and personal sacrifices that the military has to face in war missions similar to those of CIA's Special Operations Group. Patricia Campbell (Anne Heche), deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and her team of analysts have the most advanced surveillance technology in their hands. Captain Adam Dalton (Mike Vogel), communications director for the team and a former Delta Force operator, has the mission of finding an American doctor, who was kidnapped, and must make the mission safe and sound. Thus, his highly qualified squad must save innocent people's lives and face the most dangerous missions in the world.

Cast and characters

Main

Anne Heche as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Patricia Campbell
Mike Vogel as Captain Adam "Top" Dalton, a former Delta Force operator, communications director for the team
Tate Ellington as Noah Morgenthau, an analyst at the DIA and former CIA operative
Demetrius Grosse as Chief Petty Officer Ezekiel "Preach" Carter, a former U.S. Navy SEAL
Natacha Karam as Sergeant Jasmine "Jaz" Khan, the team's sniper
Noah Mills as Sergeant Joseph J. "McG" McGuire, the team's combat medic, a former Delta Force operator
Sofia Pernas as Hannah Rivera, a former operative turned analyst at the DIA
Hadi Tabbal as Agent Amir Al-Raisani, intelligence director and newest member of the team

Recurring

Bahram Khosraviani as Qassem Javad

Production

NBC ordered the pilot to series on May 4, 2017, together with Rise, making both series the first regular series orders for the 2017–18 United States network television schedule. In May 2017 NBC announced that Matt Corman and Chris Ord would be the series' showrunners.

In a letter published by the 'Renew The Brave' campaign, guest star Naren Weiss wrote about the series as well as his reasoning for taking on one of the series' antagonist roles, stressing the importance of Hadi Tabbal's portrayal and character (Amir Al-Raisani) in terms of the political and entertainment landscapes of the time. Despite this and several other fan campaigns, the series was not renewed for a second season.

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 42% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.75/10 based on 21 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".