
Scripted series · NBC
Crisis
How far would you go to protect the ones you love...
Who's in it
Cast
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TV DNA
How Crisis actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Crisis reads strongest on Bingeability, Cliffhanger Intensity and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E03
What Was Done to You
After Finley and Dunn meet with the President and First Lady, they soon realize that the Chief of Staff is the next parent sent on a dangerous mission to save his child. At the mansion, the mastermind teaches one of the hostages a lesson as they try to escape.
- Directed by Mark Piznarski
- Written by Rand Ravich

S01E06
Here He Comes
When Finley and Dunn plot to lure the kidnappers out of hiding with a CIA file as bait, Finley comes face to face with one of the kidnappers looking to settle a score. Beth Ann fears for Kyle as he plots a way to escape. Meanwhile, Meg betrays someone close to her in exchange for information. Elsewhere, Widener connects with a mysterious asset to monitor Gibson’s plot.
- Directed by Nick Gomez
- Written by Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst

S01E08
How Far Would You Go
Dunn must take extreme measures to protect Meg. Meanwhile, Gibson makes a demand that could lead to the release of some of the students. As he becomes the focus of the next parent mission, Finley protects Gibson’s target from being captured by a desperate parent, Jakob Vries, who is also assigned to kill Finley.
- Directed by Sarah Pia Anderson
- Written by Dawn DeNoon

S01E05
Designated Allies
Gibson uses his wife Janice to gain information about the CIA’s covert soldier program. Dunn and Finley go off grid, becoming targets of the CIA when they take drastic measures to get information. Meanwhile, Meg searches for her company's connection to the kidnapping and is willing to put everything on the line to get Amber back.
- Directed by Christine Moore
- Written by Far Shariat

S01E09
You Do Not Know War
When the president visits FBI headquarters, Olsen lets Dunn and Finley share their theories with him; Gibson sends a parent on a mission that could incite a war with China; Ian witnesses something unthinkable.
- Directed by Joshua Butler
- Written by Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst

S01E11
Best Laid Plans
Finley is forced to go inside the mansion as part of a hostage exchange. In an effort to trick the world into believing he is innocent, Gibson takes extreme measures and sets his sight on a new target for his next parent mission. With Meg’s help, Gibson enacts a piece of his plan that will bring out the truth about the soldier program.
- Directed by Eriq La Salle
- Written by Erik Oleson, Dawn DeNoon
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E13
World's Best Dad
- Directed by Mark Piznarski
- Written by Rand Ravich

S01E12
This Wasn't Supposed to Happen
- Directed by Constantine Makris
- Written by Far Shariat

S01E11
Best Laid Plans
- Directed by Eriq La Salle
- Written by Erik Oleson, Dawn DeNoon

S01E10
Found
- Directed by Mark Piznarski
- Written by Morenike Balogun, Michael Sonnenschein

S01E09
You Do Not Know War
- Directed by Joshua Butler
- Written by Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst

S01E08
How Far Would You Go
- Directed by Sarah Pia Anderson
- Written by Dawn DeNoon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Morenike BalogunWriter
- Jim DunnWriter
- Sam ErnstWriter
- Rand RavichWriter
- Erik OlesonWriter
- Dawn DeNoonWriter
Direction
- Constantine MakrisDirector
- Joshua ButlerDirector
- Steven DePaulDirector
- Christine MooreDirector
- Phillip NoyceDirector
- Eriq La SalleDirector
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