Take Two (TV series)


Take Two is an American crime comedy-drama television series. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller, the creator and executive producer of Castle respectively, it stars Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian. It premiered on ABC in the United States on June 21, 2018.
On November 21, 2018, ABC cancelled the series after one season.

Premise

The series centers on Sam, fresh out of rehab and former star of a hit cop series, and Eddie, a private investigator. They team up to solve crimes, with Sam doing the job as research for a potential comeback role. To get a P.I. movie lead, she has to shadow Eddie, an ex-LAPD detective-turned-private-eye. After solving a case, Sam decides to become Eddie's partner and learn more about being a P.I.

Cast and characters

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Production

Development

The series, which was in development since late March 2016, was ordered straight-to-series by ABC on November 16, 2017, with German RTL Group's channel VOX and French France 2 instantly joining them.

Casting

On November 16, 2017, Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian were cast as Sam and Eddie, the female and male leads, respectively. Xavier de Guzman joined the cast as Berto on February 15, 2018, and afterwards on March 13, 2018, Aliyah O'Brien and Alice Lee were cast as Detective Christine Rollins and Monica, respectively.

Filming

Production of the series started shooting at Crossing Riverbend Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, on February 26, 2018, and concluded on July 23, 2018.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.96/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "While Take Two is more entertaining than expected – with a desirable chemistry between the stars – the writing is too shaky to break its cookie-cutter mold." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, scores the series 53 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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