Minority Report (TV series) explained

Based On:	"The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick Minority Report by Scott Frank Jon Cohen
Developer:	Max Borenstein
Composer:	Sean Callery
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	10
Producer:	Neal Ahern
Cinematography:	David Franco
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	42–46 minutes
Network:	Fox

Minority Report is an American science fiction crime drama television series that aired on Fox from September 21 to November 30, 2015.^[1] It was developed by Max Borenstein and is a sequel adaptation of the 2002 film of the same name based on the 1956 science fiction short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It was produced by Amblin Television, Paramount Television (whose film studio owns the film via the pre-2005 DreamWorks library), and 20th Century Fox Television (whose film studio co-produced the film). It is the first Steven Spielberg–directed film to be adapted for television.^[2] On October 9, 2015, Fox announced that the series order was cut from 13 episodes to 10. Fox cancelled the series on May 13, 2016.^[3]

Synopsis

In 2065 Washington, D.C., Dash (Sands), a "precog" has the ability to predict crimes. The precrime unit was dismantled in 2054, forcing law enforcement to rely on newer methods to fight crime. Before it was dismantled, Dash, his twin brother Arthur (Zano), and their foster sister Agatha (Regan) were part of the program that gave them their unique gifts. Now, Dash is using his ability to assist Detective Lara Vega (Good) in preventing crimes, and at the same time trying to keep his gift from being revealed, as there are those who want to obtain the precogs at any cost, and use their abilities once more.

Cast

Main

• Stark Sands as Dash Parker (né Arkadin), a precog who can see the murders of others before they occur, who seeks ways to stop these preventable deaths. During his precognitive visions Dash sees the fractions of the murders, the horror, as described by Wally with the victim and the murder.
• Meagan Good as Lara Vega, a detective for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia who Dash co-ops into assisting him on his mission to save would-be murder victims before their killers can kill them.
• Nick Zano as Arthur Watson (né Arkadin), Dash's fraternal twin brother; an executor, estate planner and finance manager. He reluctantly helps out Dash and Vega. While easier to endure than his brother's or Agatha's visions, Arthur's precognitive visions act more as an antenna, pulling in names, facts, and information about the murdered person.
• Daniel London as Norbert "Wally" Wallace, Dash, Arthur and Agatha's primary caretaker during their eight years in the milk bath. Bonded with the three, Wally joins forces with Dash and Lara and helps "map" Dash's visions for better analyzing of the murders.
• Laura Regan as Agatha Lively, a precog who acts as an older sister, protector, and sounding board for Arthur and Dash. Agatha's visions allow her to "become the person" whose murder she is predicting. Experiencing an empathic bond with the person in her visions, Agatha's visions are the most traumatizing as she experiences the death itself.
• Li Jun Li as Akeela, a crime scene tech at Metro Police Department and Lara's best friend, she later joins Lara and Dash on their mission as their tech and information support.
• Wilmer Valderrama as Will Blake, a by-the-books, professional, ambitious, and competitive police lieutenant. Previously Lara's partner, he is now her boss.

Recurring

• Tina Lifford as Lilly Vega, Lara's mother
• Zhane Hall as Rico Vega, Lara's much younger brother
• Jennifer Cheon as Andromeda, Arthur's business partner and bodyguard
• Reed Diamond as Henry Blomfeld
• Christopher Heyerdahl as Lionel Gray

Production

On September 9, 2014, it was announced that Fox had ordered a pilot for a follow-up television series to the movie. Max Borenstein wrote the script and served as executive producer alongside Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. Set 11 years after the movie, the series focuses on a male Precog who teams up with a female detective to find a purpose to his gift.^[4]

On February 13, 2015, Daniel London and Li Jun Li joined the cast.^[5] On February 24, 2015, Laura Regan was cast as Agatha Lively.^[6] In March 2015, Stark Sands and Meagan Good landed the lead roles with Sands playing Dash, one of the two male Precogs, and Good playing Lara Vega, a detective haunted by her past who will work with Dash to help him find a purpose for his gift. Li Jun Li plays Akeela, a crime scene technician; Daniel London reprises his role as Wally the Caretaker from the original 2002 film; and Wilmer Valderrama plays a police detective.^{[7] [8]} The show was picked up to series by Fox on May 8, 2015.^[9] On July 1, 2015, it was reported that Nick Zano was cast to play Arthur, Dash's fraternal twin brother. Originally, Sands was going to play dual roles of both brothers (as identical twins).^[10]

On October 9, 2015, Fox cut the series order from 13 episodes to 10.^[11]

Broadcast

In Canada, the series was simulcast with the American broadcast, airing on Global, and the Canadian premiere had 637,000 viewers.^{[12] [13]} In Australia, the series was broadcast in 2016 on One,^[14] part of the Ten network.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 29% approval rating and an average rating of 5.4/10 based on 58 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Lacking either the action or the imagination of its big-screen predecessor, Minority Report is a pedestrian spinoff that fails to capture the vision of the film."^[15] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 31 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[16]

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	data-sort-type="number"	Rating/share (18–49)	data-sort-type="number"	Viewers (millions)	data-sort-type="number"	DVR (18–49)	data-sort-type="number"	DVR viewers (millions)	data-sort-type="number"	Total (18–49)	data-sort-type="number"	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"		1.1/3	3.10	0.9	2.39	2.0	5.49^[17]
2	"Mr. Nice Guy"		0.9/3	2.56	0.6	1.64	1.5	4.20^[18]
3	"Hawk-Eye"		0.7/2	2.07	0.5	1.41	1.2	3.48^[19]
4	"Fredi"		0.7/2	2.05	0.5	1.11	1.2	3.16^[20]
5	"The Present"		0.6/2	1.82		0.93		2.75^[21]
6	"Fiddler's Neck"		0.6/2	1.92	0.4	1.00	1.0	2.92^[22]
7	"Honor Among Thieves"		0.6/2	1.75	0.4	0.96	1.0	2.71^[23]
8	"The American Dream"		0.7/2	1.74		1.00		2.74^[24]
9	"Memento Mori"		0.5/2	1.52	0.3	0.87	0.8	2.39^[25]
10	"Everybody Runs"		0.7/2	2.21

See also

• 2015 in science fiction

Notes and References

1. Fall Premiere Dates for the 2015–2016 Season . Fox . June 24, 2015 . June 27, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015644/http://www.fox.com/article/fall-premiere-dates-for-the-2015-2016-season . September 24, 2015.
2. News: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be . Slate . 2015-09-21. 2015-09-23 . 1091-2339 . Patric M. . Verrone.
3. Web site: Sleepy Hollow Renewed For Season 4 By Fox, Minority Report & Second Chance Canceled . . May 13, 2016 . May 13, 2016.
4. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . September 9, 2014 . Fox Nabs Minority Report Series from Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV with Big Put Pilot Commitment . . September 9, 2014.
5. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . February 13, 2015 . Daniel London & Li Jun Li Cast in Minority Report Fox Pilot . . August 10, 2015.
6. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . February 24, 2015 . Laura Regan Cast As Agatha in Minority Report Fox Pilot . . August 10, 2015.
7. News: Lesley . Goldberg . February 26, 2015 . Stark Sands to Topline in Fox's Minority Report . . August 10, 2015.
8. News: Elizabeth . Wagmeister . March 2, 2015 . Wilmer Valderrama Joins Fox Drama Pilot Minority Report . Variety.
9. Web site: Amanda . Kondolojy . May 8, 2015 . FOX Greenlights Lucifer & Minority Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510003135/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/08/fox-greenlights-lucifer-minority-report/401456/ . dead . May 10, 2015 . . August 10, 2015.
10. News: Laura . Prudom . June 30, 2015 . Minority Report: Nick Zano to Play Stark Sands' Twin Brother Arthur . . August 10, 2015.
11. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Minority Report Order Cut By 3 Episodes . Deadline Hollywood . 10 October 2015 . 12 October 2015.
12. Web site: Minority Report Watch Minority Report TV Series Online – Global TV . September 11, 2015.
13. Web site: So far, no breakout hits among Fall rookies in Canada . Brioux . Bill . Brioux.tv . September 28, 2015 . March 17, 2016.
14. Web site: Minority Report . TENplay . . August 9, 2016.
15. Web site: Minority Report: Season 1 . . September 21, 2015.
16. Web site: Minority Report (2015) – Season 1 Reviews . . September 21, 2015.
17. Web site: Empire Hits New High, Leads Premiere Week L+7 Ratings Gains With Blindspot . Andreeva . Nellie . October 11, 2015 . Deadline Hollywood . October 11, 2015.
18. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 2: The Blacklist premiere joins Empire and Blindspot atop the charts . https://web.archive.org/web/20151020142054/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/19/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-2-the-blacklist-premiere-joins-empire-and-blindspot-atop-the-charts/479111/ . dead . October 20, 2015 . Porter . Rick . October 19, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . October 19, 2015.
19. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 3: Quantico more than doubles, Empire and Blindspot score biggest gains . https://web.archive.org/web/20151107212508/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-3-quantico-more-than-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-score-biggest-gains/ . dead . November 7, 2015 . Porter . Rick . October 31, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . October 31, 2015.
20. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 4: Jane the Virgin premiere doubles, Empire and Blindspot top charts for Oct. 12–18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151107202722/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/04/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-4-jane-the-virgin-premiere-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-top-charts-for-oct-12-18/ . dead . November 7, 2015 . Porter . Rick . November 4, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . November 4, 2015.
21. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 5: Empire and Blindspot have biggest toal gains, 5 shows double . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113034210/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/09/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-5-oct-19-25-2015/ . dead . November 13, 2015 . Porter . Rick . November 9, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . November 9, 2015.
22. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: Big Bang Theory and Blindspot top week 6, Quantico doubles in 18–49 and viewers . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032234/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/16/broadcast-live-7-ratings-big-bang-theory-and-blindspot-top-week-6-quantico-doubles-in-18-49-and-viewers/ . dead . November 17, 2015 . Porter . Rick . November 16, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . November 16, 2015.
23. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 7: Elementary is still a strong DVR show . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124144526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/23/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-7-nov-2-8-2015/ . dead . November 24, 2015 . Porter . Rick . November 23, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . November 23, 2015.
24. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 9: Big Bang Theory makes the biggest gains . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104803/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-9-big-bang-theory-makes-the-biggest-gains/ . dead . December 8, 2015 . Porter . Rick . December 7, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . December 7, 2015.
25. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 10: Blindspot is officially* the biggest gainer in Thanksgiving week . https://web.archive.org/web/20151216090745/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/14/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-10-nov-23-29-2015/ . dead . December 16, 2015 . Porter . Rick . December 14, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . December 14, 2015.