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Recently we bought an American TV Serial The Following and gone through entire season 1. We like the serial and have decided to share our views and reviews for the same with all our readers. So here we go…
| TV Serial | : | The Following |
| Created by | : | Kevin Williamson |
| Created by | : | Kevin Williamson |
| Producers | : | Rebecca Dameron, Michael Stricks |
| Executive Producers | : | Kevin Williamson, Marcos Siega |
| Editor | : | Rob Seidenglanz |
| Cinematography | : | David Stockton, David Tuttman |
| Production companies | : | Outerbanks Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributed by | : | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Distributed by | : | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| # of Seasons | : | 2 |
| # of Episodes | : | 30 |
| Genre | : | Crime, Drama, Psychological Thriller |
| Starring | : |
Kevin Bacon (Ryan Hardy), James Purefoy (Joe Carroll), Shawn Ashmore (Mike Weston), Jessica Stroup (Max Hardy), Natalie Zea (Claire Matthews), Valorie Curry (Emma Hill), Sam Underwood (Luke/Mark), Annie Parisse (Debra Parker), Nico Tortorella (Jacob Wells), Adan Canto (Paul Torres), Kyle Catlett (Joey Matthews), Connie Nielsen (Lily Gray), Tiffany Boone (Mandy Lang), John Lafayette (Marshal Scott Turner), Billy Brown (Agent Troy Riley), Chinasa Ogbuagu (Deirdre Mitchell), Michael Drayer and Virginia Kull (Rick and Maggie Kester), Warren Kole (Roderick), Annika Boras (Louise Sinclair), Jennifer Ferrin (Moll), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Olivia Warren), Tom Lipinski (Charlie Mead), Christopher Denham, Steve Monroe), Mike Colter (Nick Donovan), Valerie Cruz (Agent Gina Mendez), Carrie Preston (Judy), Camille De Pazzis (Gisele), Kyle Barisich and Montego Glover), Bambadjan Bamba, Hugues Faustin and Rita Markova (Sami, Jamel and Radmilla), Jake Weber and Jacinda Barrett (Micah and Julia), Shane McRae, Mackenzie Marsh, Josh Salatin, and Liza de Weerd (Robert, Tilda, Lucas, and Angela), Leslie Bibb (Jana Murphy), Gregg Henry (Dr. Arthur Strauss), Sprague Grayden (Carrie Cooke), Felix Solis (Special Agent Clarke), Tom Cavanagh (Kingston Tanner), Carter Jenkins (Preston Tanner), and others… |
| Purchase Link(s) | : |
The Following: Season 1 (Amazon.com) The Following: Season 1 (Amazon.in) 
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The Following – was premiered on Fox on 21st January 2013 and it explores the quest of ex FBI agent Ryan Hardy to catch Joe Carroll and his cult. Joe was a professor and is expert in manipulating minds of people. Eventually he became a serial killer and created a group of people brainwashed (or we can say manipulated) by him to assist him. He was caught by Ryan Hardy and was in prison.
Does that solve the problem? No! He was in, but his disciples were out and were doing their job religiously in absence of Carroll. And amongst them there were some of the people whom he met in prison itself.
Hardy discovered that Carroll got his own son Joey Matthews kidnapped by his cult! He might be cooking something more than it is seen, in his mind. Why he did so? The other main characters are Carroll’s wife, one (and only) survivor. Of course there are FBI agents, a group of killers and many more characters there.
| Title | Director | Written By | Aired on (in USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson
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January 21, 2013 |
| Chapter Two |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson
|
January 28, 2013 |
| The Poet’s Fire |
Liz Friedlander
|
Adam Armus & Kay Foster | February 4, 2013 |
| Mad Love |
Henry Bronchtein
|
Kevin Williamson (Story and Teleplay), Andrew Wilder (Story) | February 11, 2013 |
| The Siege |
Phil Abraham
|
Rebecca Dameron
|
February 18, 2013 |
| The Fall |
Marcos Siega
|
Shintaro Shimosawa
|
February 25, 2013 |
| Let Me Go |
Nick Gomez
|
Seamus Kevin Fahey
|
March 4, 2013 |
| Welcome Home |
Joshua Butler
|
Amanda Kate Shuman
|
March 11, 2013 |
| Love Hurts | Marcos Siega & Adam Davidson | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | March 18, 2013 |
| Guilt |
Joshua Butler
|
Kevin Williamson & Shintaro Shimosawa | March 25, 2013 |
| Whips and Regret |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson & Rebecca Dameron | April 1, 2013 |
| The Curse |
David Von Ancken
|
Seamus Kevin Fahey & Amanda Kate Shuman | April 8, 2013 |
| Havenport |
Nicole Kassell
|
David Wilcox & Vincent Angell | April 15, 2013 |
| The End is Near |
Joshua Butler
|
Adam Armus & Kay Foster | April 22, 2013 |
| The Final Chapter |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson
|
April 29, 2013 |
After the success of the first series the team have worked on the second season. The series was aired from 19th Janurry 2014. It moves the story ahead from where it was left in first season. Second season contains 15 episodes (like Season 1).
| Title | Director | Written By | Aired on (in USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resurrection |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson
|
January 19, 2014 |
| For Joe |
Joshua Butler
|
Vincent Angell
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January 27, 2014 |
| Trust Me/span> |
Liz Friedlander
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Alexi Hawley
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February 3, 2014 |
| Family Affair |
Marcos Siega
|
Brett Mahoney
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February 10, 2014 |
| Reflection |
Nicole Kassell
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Lizzie Mickery
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February 17, 2014 |
| Fly Away |
Rob Seidenglanz
|
Dewayne Jones
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February 24, 2014 |
| Sacrifice |
Adam Davidson
|
Scott Reynolds
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March 3, 2014 |
| The Messenger |
Marcos Siega
|
Alexi Hawley
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March 10, 2014 |
| Unmasked |
Nicole Kassell/span>
|
Vincent Angell
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March 17, 2014 |
| Teacher’s Pet |
Marcos Siega
|
Brett Mahoney
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March 24, 2014 |
| Freedom |
Liz Friedlander
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Dewayne Jones
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March 31, 2014 |
| Betrayal |
Marcos Siega
|
Lizzie Mickery
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April 7, 2014 |
| The Reaping |
Joshua Butler
|
Megan Martin
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April 14, 2014 |
| Silence |
Steve Shill
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Scott Reynolds
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April 21, 2014 |
| Forgive |
Marcos Siega
|
Kevin Williamson
|
April 28, 2014 |
Success of the second season encouraged the makers to announce Season 3 of the series.
Special
On January 4, 2014 a special episode titled The Following : Revisited aired in USA. It was focused on the events from both the seasons.
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