Quantico finally makes its way over to UK screens and it’s a show that’s currently getting critical acclaim stateside. The First Lady of Bollywood Priyanka Chopra fronts the cast as Alex Parrish, one of the new recruits at the FBI’s training academy in Quantico, Virginia. The story is split into two timelines with flashbacks following Alex and her fellow recruits during their training at Quantico. But it’s mainly set in the present where Alex is being framed by a former classmate for masterminding a terror attack on Grand Central Station in New York, which is said to be the biggest since 9/11. She is forced to go on the run from the FBI when they don’t believe that it wasn’t her. It’s a show that’s packed with thrilling mysteries and a whodunnit that you (and Alex) have to solve through the clues that each episode leaves. Here’s five reasons why you should tune in.
Priyanka Chopra - To say Priyanka Chopra is this year’s breakout star is an understatement - she already IS a star. Chopra has acted in over 50 Bollywood films, sung with Pitbull and Will.I.Am and won the Miss World pageant in 2000 at the tender age of 17. Quantico marks her Hollywood debut and she’s the first Indian actress to front an American television show. She even won a People’s Choice Award for playing Agent Alex Parrish, the first South Asian person to do so. Now how’s that for diversity?
It has a diverse cast - Speaking of, Quantico’s cast is incredibly diverse. Aside from Chopra being an Indian, the principal characters are Hispanic, Arab, African-American and Caucasian. The chemistry between them forms like organic family bond. Nothing feels forced; the show satisfies your appetite for the need of diversity in a mainstream drama because the characters live in a world that brings together people of all background
Badass women - The show doesn’t lack in strong female leads. Aside from Chopra, other female cast members include Anujanue Ellis who plays Miranda Shaw, the director of Quantico’s training program and Alex’s mentor; Yasmine Al Massri who plays Nimah Amin, a bubbly, had-working Muslim recruit and Johanna Braddy who plays Shelby Wyatt, Alex’s intelligent best friend. What’s more is that everyone is (mostly) best friends, aside from Anabelle Acosta who plays Natalie Vasquez, Alex’s professional and personal rival who has a vengeance against her, which plays into both stories.
There’s loads of secrets and betrayal - Everyone comes into the show with their own secrets and these are eventually fleshed out through both timelines. The character with the most to hide is Liam O’Conner (Josh Hopkins) a seasoned FBI agent who’s been demoted to teaching at Quantico, but is the lead agent in hunting down Alex in the present storyline. There’s also Ryan Booth (Jake McLaughlin), a handsome stranger who has a fling with Alex at the beginning of the show but there’s something more to him. Even Alex has her fair share of secrets that she’s hiding.
And everyone is a suspect - We quickly find out that the mastermind behind the Grand Central Station bombing is one of Alex’s former classmates. Everyone is a suspect on this show. Everyone is shady and everyone acts shady. It’s up to Alex to figure out who’s setting her up, but this is proved to be difficult when she has to do things in secret on the run with the help of trusted friends.
Priyanka Chopra - To say Priyanka Chopra is this year’s breakout star is an understatement - she already IS a star. Chopra has acted in over 50 Bollywood films, sung with Pitbull and Will.I.Am and won the Miss World pageant in 2000 at the tender age of 17. Quantico marks her Hollywood debut and she’s the first Indian actress to front an American television show. She even won a People’s Choice Award for playing Agent Alex Parrish, the first South Asian person to do so. Now how’s that for diversity?
It has a diverse cast - Speaking of, Quantico’s cast is incredibly diverse. Aside from Chopra being an Indian, the principal characters are Hispanic, Arab, African-American and Caucasian. The chemistry between them forms like organic family bond. Nothing feels forced; the show satisfies your appetite for the need of diversity in a mainstream drama because the characters live in a world that brings together people of all background
Badass women - The show doesn’t lack in strong female leads. Aside from Chopra, other female cast members include Anujanue Ellis who plays Miranda Shaw, the director of Quantico’s training program and Alex’s mentor; Yasmine Al Massri who plays Nimah Amin, a bubbly, had-working Muslim recruit and Johanna Braddy who plays Shelby Wyatt, Alex’s intelligent best friend. What’s more is that everyone is (mostly) best friends, aside from Anabelle Acosta who plays Natalie Vasquez, Alex’s professional and personal rival who has a vengeance against her, which plays into both stories.
There’s loads of secrets and betrayal - Everyone comes into the show with their own secrets and these are eventually fleshed out through both timelines. The character with the most to hide is Liam O’Conner (Josh Hopkins) a seasoned FBI agent who’s been demoted to teaching at Quantico, but is the lead agent in hunting down Alex in the present storyline. There’s also Ryan Booth (Jake McLaughlin), a handsome stranger who has a fling with Alex at the beginning of the show but there’s something more to him. Even Alex has her fair share of secrets that she’s hiding.
And everyone is a suspect - We quickly find out that the mastermind behind the Grand Central Station bombing is one of Alex’s former classmates. Everyone is a suspect on this show. Everyone is shady and everyone acts shady. It’s up to Alex to figure out who’s setting her up, but this is proved to be difficult when she has to do things in secret on the run with the help of trusted friends.
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