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Patriot
Unlikely hero. Unlucky spy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Dorman
John Tavner
18 eps
Terry O'Quinn
Tom Tavner
18 eps
Kurtwood Smith
Leslie Claret
18 eps
Michael Chernus
Edward Tavner
18 eps
Kathleen Munroe
Alice Tavner
18 eps
Aliette Opheim
Detective Agathe Albans
10 eps
Chris Conrad
Dennis McClaren
18 eps
Gil Bellows
Lawrence Lacroix
11 eps
Julian Richings
Peter Icabod
15 eps
Hana Mae Lee
Numi
10 eps
Jaclyn Hennell
Lori
1 eps
Lauren Delfs
Leslie's daughter
1 eps
Bill Lake
Timothy Peetnam
1 eps
Marika Engelhardt
Gayle
4 eps
Ed Kross
Glen Purdue
2 eps
Rosalie Craig
Isabel Clifford
1 eps
Andy Cameron
Andy
1 eps
Shane Francis Smith
Young Edward
1 eps
Griffin Kane
Young John
3 eps
Paul Rae
3 eps
Tony Fitzpatrick
Jack Birdbath
6 eps
Antoine McKay
Gregory Gordon
3 eps
Chastity Dotson
Carol
5 eps
Chris Addison
3 eps
Nikolas Kontomanolis
4 eps
Jay Abdo
Cantar Walley
2 eps
Mark Boone Junior
Rob Saperstein
1 eps
John Lister
Carlson Sohns
2 eps
Kayden Alexander Koshelev
Young John (6)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Patriot actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Patriot reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 18 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201510 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Dick Cheney
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20188 episodes
7.9IMDbIn season 2, John must make a choice at the train platform - be free from his obligations and adversaries by letting Agathe take the money or pursue her, at great risk to himself, in an effort to protect his brother, father, and country. Meanwhile, his father presents a perilous way out of it all: find and assassinate Cantar Walley in Paris.
Best episode · S02E03 The Guns of Paris
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Dick Cheney
Agathe interrogates John just as Edward struggles to establish his brother's alibi. A surprise visitor joins the McMillan duck hunt in a last minute appeal to Leslie to allow John back on the travel team.
S01E06
The Structural Dynamics of Flow
Agathe's case against John begins to mount while John undertakes a desperate attempt to get his father's plan back on track. Meanwhile, Leslie's hostility toward John reaches new heights.
S01E08
L'Affaire Contre John Lakeman
Agathe, headed back to Milwaukee to investigate John, crosses paths with Alice. Tom receives critical new intelligence that may give him the upper hand in his plan to influence the Iranian election.
S01E04
John's To-Do List 5/18/12
In Luxembourg, Leslie attempts to set John up for failure by increasing his workload just as John's real job requires immediate and critical action. An old friend arrives and further complicates John's life.
S01E05
Un Monsieur Triste En Costume
John's effort to retrieve evidence brings him dangerously close to Agathe. Tom arrives in Luxembourg to help John catch his breath only to ask more of him.
S01E07
Hello, is Charlie There?
John returns to Milwaukee a person of interest in Agathe's investigation, while his already fragile mental state worsens. At McMillan, Stephen's recovery and a sudden promotion further jeopardize the mission.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
The Guns of Paris
- Directed by Steven Conrad
- Written by Steven Conrad
S02E05
Army of Strangers
- Directed by Steven Conrad
- Written by Steven Conrad
S02E02
The Vantasner Danger Meridian
- Directed by Steven Conrad
- Written by Steven Conrad
S02E04
The Sword and the Hand
- Directed by Steven Conrad
- Written by Steven Conrad
S02E06
Fuck John Wayne
- Directed by Steven Conrad
- Written by Steven Conrad
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.
Executive production
- James D. ParriottExecutive Producer
- Glenn FicarraExecutive Producer
- John RequaExecutive Producer
- Jennifer ScherProducer
- Charlie GogolakExecutive Producer
- Steven ConradExecutive Producer
Writing
- Steven ConradWriter
Direction
- Ted GriffinDirector
- Steven ConradDirector
Cinematography
- James WhitakerDirector of Photography
Music
- Alex WurmanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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