The Brave (TV series)


The Brave is an American military drama television series which depicted the missions of an elite covert operations team of the Defense Intelligence Agency, similar to that of the CIA's Special Operations Group. 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. Patricia Campbell, deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and her team of analysts have the most advanced surveillance technology in their hand. Captain Adam Dalton, a former Delta Force operator, communications director for the team, 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

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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 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.

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Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 38% 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".