


We don’t get a lot of backstory on the characters, but we do know that Campbell lost someone very recently and is returning from bereavement leave as the pilot begins.Īlthough the pilot is set in the Middle East, this isn’t “Homeland”-lite. Joseph “McG” McGuire (Noah Mills) and intelligence agent Amir Al-Raisani (Hadi Tabbal), a devout Muslim who had a past association with Islamic extremist groups. “Jaz” Khan (Natacha Karam), an expert sniper the aptly named CPO “Preach” Carter (Demetrius Grosse), who dispenses sermon-like wisdom to his comrades medic Sgt. Show creator Dean Georgaris, who wrote the pilot episode, fills in the blanks nicely with Sgt. Their goal is to get to her before she can be executed, but it turns out, there’s a wrinkle involving one of the most ruthless extremist leaders in Syria.Īn ensemble cast is key to any TV show about an elite team, whether it be a SWAT team or military. Kimberly Wells (Alix Wilton Regan), captured by an extremist group in Syria. Adam Dalton (Vogel) is ordered by Deputy Defense Intelligence Agency Director Patricia Campbell (Heche) to rescue an American physician, Dr.
