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Killer Instinct (TV series)

Television show filmed in Vancouver

Summary

Television show filmed in Vancouver

Field	Value
image	Killerinstinct-logo.png
alt_name	Deviant Behavior
The Gate
genre	Crime drama
creator	Josh Berman
starring	Johnny Messner
Kristin Lehman
Chi McBride
composer	Mark Morgan
executive_producer	Ed Zuckerman
Charlie Craig
country	United States
language	English
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	13
runtime	42 minutes
company	Fox Television Studios
Regency Television
channel	Fox
first_aired
last_aired

The Gate Kristin Lehman Chi McBride Charlie Craig Regency Television

Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005, and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005.

Fox ordered 13 episodes, only nine of which were broadcast in the United States; the remaining four premiered in the UK on Five, then on Universal HD. The series has also been broadcast in France, New Zealand, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, and Poland.

Premise

Johnny Messner plays Detective Jack Hale of the San Francisco Police Department. Hale has a history of causing tension in whatever department to which he is assigned, as much for his abrasive nature towards co-workers as the direct and sometimes unsettling manner in which he conducts investigations. Hale's reputation is also worsened by the infamy of his father, a self-confessed serial killer currently serving life in prison. The gruesome nature of his father's crimes combined with Hale's attitude has led many of his co-workers to wonder if he will one day become a serial killer himself, a fear which Hale secretly shares. Nonetheless, this strong familiarity with serial killers leads to Hale being recruited by the Deviant Crimes Unit.

The Deviant Crimes Unit's mission is to track down the perpetrators of unusual crimes within the city. Each new crime spree is investigated by the head of the unit, Lieutenant Matt Cavanaugh (Chi McBride), who judges whether the crime is "deviant" enough to be investigated by the DCU. In addition to Hale and Cavanaugh, the DCU employs Detective Danielle Carter (Kristin Lehman), whose analytical nature clashes both with the impulsive Hale and the subjective nature of their shared mission.

Cast

Main cast

Johnny Messner as Det. Jack Hale
Marguerite Moreau as Det. Ava Lyford ("Pilot" only)
Kristin Lehman as Det. Danielle Carter (episode two onward)
Chi McBride as Lt. Matt Cavanaugh

Recurring cast

Ramon De Ocampo as Harry Oka
Jessica Steen as Dr. Francine Klepp
Benita Ha as Riley
Byron Lawson as Det. Lee
Adam Reid as Boze

Episodes

Reception

The series received largely negative reviews from critics. The series has an approval rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Brian Lowry of Variety wrote: "Fox leads better than it follows, which is perhaps why this drama about San Francisco's Deviant Crimes Unit seems so lifeless and uninspired. The producers jettison the pilot's leading lady five minutes into the second hour, though her replacement doesn't really improve things. The evidence points to another Friday-night casualty".

References

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