Scripted series · NBC
The Event
What will you believe?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jason Ritter
Sean Walker
22 eps
Sarah Roemer
Leila Buchanan
22 eps
Laura Innes
Sophia Maguire
22 eps
Blair Underwood
Elias Martinez
22 eps
Ian Anthony Dale
Simon Lee
22 eps
Scott Patterson
Michael Buchanan
22 eps
Taylor Cole
Vicky Roberts
22 eps
Lisa Vidal
Christina Martinez
22 eps
Bill Smitrovich
Raymond Jarvis
22 eps
Clifton Collins Jr.
Thomas
22 eps
Željko Ivanek
Blake Sterling
22 eps
Wynn Everett
Rachel
3 eps
Angel Desai
Maureen Donovan
5 eps
Clea DuVall
Maya
3 eps
Paul Zies
Bearded Man
1 eps
Daniel Kash
Investment Banker
1 eps
Barbara Tarbuck
Speaker of the House
1 eps
Rosalind Chao
Doctor
2 eps
Hal Holbrook
James Dempsey
10 eps
Kathleen Quinlan
Erika Jarvis
1 eps
Peter Murnik
Mr. Berg
1 eps
Josh Randall
Paul Stern
1 eps
Bernard White
Ambassador Talaky
1 eps
Necar Zadegan
Isabel
1 eps
Angela Bullock
Nurse
1 eps
Blue Deckert
General Armbruster
1 eps
Kate Fuglei
Carolyn Jones
1 eps
Tyler Nimmons
Analyst #1
1 eps
Anna Clark
Samantha Buchanan
1 eps
Scott Haven
Security Guard
1 eps
Blair Hickey
Analyst #2
1 eps
Frank Maharajh
Control Director
1 eps
Corinne Shor
Matron
1 eps
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll
Stephen Grant (uncredited)
1 eps
Keith Middlebrook
Secret Service Schiller (uncredited)
1 eps
Brian David Jones
Police Officer
1 eps
David Andriole
Agent Beal
2 eps
Tony Todd
General Whitman
2 eps
Joseph C. Phillips
Security Guard
1 eps
Aleksandra Kaniak
Flight Counter Attendant
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Event actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Event reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E20
One Will Live, One Will Die
- Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
- Written by David Schulner
S01E18
Strain
- Directed by Michael W. Watkins
- Written by Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie
S01E17
Cut Off the Head
- Directed by Norberto Barba
- Written by James Wong, Evan Katz
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Nick Wauters
Showrunner
Jeffrey Reiner
Executive producer
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Steve Stark
Executive producer
Evan Katz
Executive producer
Dan Dworkin
Writer
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Leyani Diaz
Writer
David Schulner
Writer
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David H. Goodman
Writer
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Vanessa Rojas
Writer
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Jay Beattie
Writer
James Wong
Writer
Lisa Zwerling
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeffrey ReinerExecutive Producer
- Steve StarkExecutive Producer
- Evan KatzExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nick WautersWriter
- Dan DworkinWriter
- Leyani DiazWriter
- David SchulnerWriter
- David H. GoodmanWriter
- Vanessa RojasWriter
Direction
- Alex ZakrzewskiDirector
- Michael W. WatkinsDirector
- Milan CheylovDirector
- Michelle MacLarenDirector
- Jeffrey ReinerDirector
- Norberto BarbaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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