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Network: CBS
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: February 11, 2021 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Rebecca Breeds, Michael Cudlitz, Lucca de Oliveira, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Devyn Tyler, and Marnee Carpenter.
TV show description:
A psychological crime and horror series, the Clarice TV show was created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet and is based on The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris.
The series is a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Breeds) as she returns to the field in 1993, one year after the hunt for serial killer Buffalo Bill (Simon Northwood) and her run-in with cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup — which comes from a challenging childhood — empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man’s world. It also helps her begin to escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.
Clarice works with Shaan Tripathi (Penn), an agent with a Ph.D. in library science with expertise in all things archival; Paul Krendler (Cudlitz), the leader of the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) Fly Team and a gifted investigator for the Department of Justice; Murray Clarke (Sandow) comes from a law enforcement family and is a little slow around the office but he’s one of your best friends in the field; Tomas Esquivel (de Oliveira) is a former counter-sniper during Operation Desert Storm and belies the FBI needs to move past its “old school” mentality; and Ardelia Mapp (Tyler), Clarice’s roommate at the FBI Academy who has landed at the Department of Justice where she is an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Catherine Martin (Carpenter) was saved by Clarice in Buffalo Bill’s basement. Her mother is Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson), the newly appointed attorney general.
Episode #TBD
This episode has not aired yet.
First aired: TBD
What do you think? Do you like the Clarice TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
I watched the first episode so far and thought it was pretty good. It started out being a bit boring in the first half but by the end of the program it was pretty good. Hopefully the rest of the episodes will be a lot better and more exciting!