Treadstone (TV Series)
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- For the fictional black ops program, see Operation Treadstone.
| Treadstone | ||
| Release poster | ||
| Genre | Action Drama | |
| Created by | Tim Kring | |
| Based on | Operation Treadstone from the Bourne series of novels by Robert Ludlum | |
| Starring | Jeremy Irvine Tracy Ifeachor Omar Metwally Han Hyo-joo Brian J. Smith Gabrielle Scharnitzky (fr; de) Emilia Schüle Michelle Forbes | |
| Composers | Jeff Russo Jordan Gagne | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Tim Kring Ramin Bahrani Ben Smith Jeffrey Weiner Justin Levy Bradley Thomas Dan Friedkin | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera | |
| Production company(s) | Universal Content Productions Tailwind Productions Captivate Entertainment Imperative Entertainment | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | USA Network | |
| Original release | September 24 – December 17, 2019 | |
| External links | ||
Treadstone is an American action drama television series, connected to and based on the Bourne film series. A "special preview" of the pilot aired on USA Network on September 24, 2019, ahead of its October 15, 2019 premiere. The series was created by Tim Kring, who is also the executive producer alongside Ramin Bahrani, Ben Smith, Jeffrey Weiner, Justin Levy, Bradley Thomas, and Dan Friedkin. In May 2020, the series was canceled after one season.
Contents |
Premise
Cast
Main
- Jeremy Irvine as John Randolph Bentley
- Tracy Ifeachor as Tara Coleman
- Omar Metwally as Matt Edwards
- Han Hyo-joo as SoYun Pak
- Brian J. Smith as Doug McKenna
- Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Petra Andropov
- Emilia Schüle as Young Petra
- Michelle Forbes as Ellen Becker
Recurring
- Michael Gaston as Dan Levine
- Jung Woo Seo as Dae Pak
- Tess Haubrich as Samantha McKenna
- Patrick Fugit as Stephen Haynes (credited as "Special guest star")
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Colonel Shin
- Oliver Walker as Matheson
- Shruti Haasan as Nira Patel
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Cicada Protocol" | Ramin Bahrani | Teleplay by : Tim Kring | September 24, 2019[a] | 0.81 |
| In 1973 East Berlin, captured CIA operative John Randolph Bentley escapes a Soviet behavior modification program named Cicada. One of his captors, Petra Andropov, gives chase. In present day London, North Korean general Kwon tells Tara Coleman, a former journalist, that the "cicadas" are being activated—with these events being linked to the deactivated Treadstone program, and a missing Cold War nuclear missile named Stiletto Six–but piano teacher Soyun Pak is woken up and kills him. In the arctic, oil driller Doug McKenna loses his job and blacks out after receiving a mysterious kill order. An aging Petra is shown to be guarding Stiletto Six in Kursk. | |||||
| 2 | "The Kwon Conspiracy" | Alex Graves | Tim Kring | October 22, 2019 | 0.53 |
| In 1973, Bentley returns to CIA's Berlin station, but flees when they believe he has been turned by his captors. In the present, Coleman locates Kwon's daughter in Paris, and they are pursued by North Korean agents. | |||||
| 3 | "The Berlin Proposal" | Alex Graves | Rebecca Dameron and Dave Kalstein | October 29, 2019 | 0.59 |
| In 1973 East Berlin, Bentley returns to the Cicada facility and finds it empty. In the present, Petra Andropov arrives in Moscow, but her former handlers cut her loose and try to kill her. Agent Matt Edwards, the point of contact between the CIA and Tara, locates a doctor, Martin Wells, who worked on mental conditioning for Treadstone and together they question a suspected asset named Stephen Haynes. Soyun is tasked with finding evidence against her husband's commanding officer. Doug McKenna is visited by a Treadstone cleaner, who is then killed by McKenna's wife Samantha. | |||||
Production
Development
Casting
Filming
Reception
Broadcast
Outside the United States, the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 10, 2020.
Home media
The series was released on DVD for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on March 24, 2020.
See also
Notes
^ The pilot episode of Treadstone aired as a "special preview" three weeks before its formal television premiere on October 15, 2019.
