He took a bullet to the brain and came back weird—now he's hunting killers with zero impulse control.
Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe San Francisco team investigates the mysterious deaths of patients in intensive care, who were being treated by a doctor known to be sympathetic to mercy killing.
Returning from a year-long psychological leave of absence after surviving an almost-fatal gunshot wound to the head, Detective David Creegan is assigned to the FBI's Organized and Serial Crime Unit – a rapid-response, elite crime investigation squad – where he and his new partner, Detective Susan Branca, find themselves committed to saving lives and solving cases. In spite of his inability to abide by common sense and the laws he's sworn to uphold, Creegan, with the help of Branca, works on hunting down the most vicious criminals on the streets.
Acting
Jeffrey Donovan's unhinged, brain-damaged intensity
Writing
Paul Abbott's UK-to-US transplant with bite intact
Cinematography
Fog-drenched San Francisco as psychological state
Creator
Paul Abbott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a US remake of a beloved UK series by the same creator, Paul Abbott—rare case where the transplant kept the original's grim DNA rather than softening it.
Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Donovan would reunite years later in The Conjuring 2, their chemistry here already electric.
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