An elite activity pressure of investigators has its fingers full when an off-the-books max-security jail sees a large breach, resulting in the escape of essentially the most infamous convicts. In a primary teaser for NBC‘s forthcoming crime procedural, The Hunting Party, Melissa Roxburgh‘s (of Manifest, Quantum Leap) ex-FBI agent Rebecca Henderson should spearhead a search to spherical up the escaped criminals.
Set to a haunting rendition of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another,” the brand new take a look at the high-concept drama — due for launch Feb. 3 with next-day streaming — previews “The Pit,” an underground panopticon-like hexagonal construction, described in a voiceover as a “a classified prison home to the most violent and dangerous criminals the world has ever known.”
Following a blast of mysterious origins, Rebecca (“Bex”) should observe down the inmates, main a workforce to uncover the origins of the explosion and the reasoning behind it. The jam-packed 30-second first-look includes a shot of the earth-shaking bombing, in addition to automobile chases, fights and even a lifeless physique, as Bex and her squad wrestle to get forward of the disaster.
In addition to Roxburgh’s savvy profiler, The Hunting Party stars Nick Wechsler (Revenge, Chicago PD) as Oliver Odell, Patrick Sabongui (Homeland, The Flash) as Ryan Hassani, Josh McKenzie (La Brea) as Shane Florence and Sara Garcia (Ride, The Flash) as Jennifer Morales. Additionally, Kyra Leroux (Riverdale) joins the sequence in a recurring position.
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and govt producers for The Hunting Party. Thor Freudenthal was exclusively introduced as pilot director and govt producer by Deadline earlier this 12 months. Keto Shimizu can also be author and EP. The Hunting Party is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The Hunting Party premieres on NBC Monday, Feb. 3 at 10/9c, following the season premiere of The Voice.