# Quantico (2015)

> An FBI trainee is secretly suspected of masterminding a massive attack on New York City, forcing her to clear her name while navigating her elite training class.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55815

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 57
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: thriller, drama, mystery
- Created by: Joshua Safran
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Tate Ellington, Johanna Braddy, Yasmine Al Massri, Graham Rogers, Russell Tovey
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4428122/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, propulsive, paranoid, glossy

## What critics say

Audiences rated the series mixed, with viewers finding its formulaic thriller plotting and uneven acting underwhelming, and the ratings sliding across its three seasons.

## Synopsis

Quantico (2015-2018) is an American network thriller created by Joshua Safran for ABC, a three-season serialized conspiracy drama that spans a canceled run of fifty-seven episodes. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays Alex Parrish, a diverse FBI recruit at the Quantico training base who is secretly suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11. Jake McLaughlin plays fellow trainee Ryan Booth, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays Miranda Shaw, a figure whose loyalties keep the trainees guessing. The engine of the show is Alex's double life: she must survive the grueling training regimen, keep her secrets, and untangle who framed her while the investigation closes in. Episodes intercut the academy's cutthroat classroom with present-day manhunt scenes, so each hour builds clues and reversals. The tone is taut and propulsive, with paranoia, shifting alliances and the pressure of a national-security crisis. Fans of Alias, Scandal and The Blacklist will find resonance in its spy-style twists and institutional intrigue. The series is set in present-day New York and the surrounding FBI training grounds in Virginia, a glossy, high-stakes world of surveillance and betrayal.

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