In February 2015, ABC announced another casting. The actors sought to get into the Quantico Base project because of the original story about FBI recruits, one of which is associated with notorious events in US history.
Who is the terrorist?
The series on the training of special agents of the Bureau always aroused the interest of the audience. Confusing stories, interesting characters and “skeletons in the closet” ... Joshua Safran worked for a long time on the script for the film “Quantico Base”.
Recruit actors have undergone serious training to match their on-screen heroes. Already in the pilot episode, the viewer notices the lack of bias in the FBI towards sexual orientation, nationality and religion. We are faced with a rather motley company of beginners, consisting of average Americans, a girl in a hijab, a gay and an Indian.
The narrative is conducted in the present tense with small leaps into the future. Already in the first series, it becomes clear that one of the novice agents is a criminal who will commit a terrible attack in New York on September 11, 2001.
The first episode gathered more than 7 million viewers on the screens. Unexpected plot twists, chases and shootings - “Quantico” received positive reviews from critics and was extended for a second season, which was announced in March 2016. Only in the long-awaited sequel will you be able to confirm your guesses about the identity of the terrorist.
Bollywood star
Interested in Quantico Base? Actors, photos and series descriptions of the first season can be found without difficulty. The main character Alex Parish, played by Priyanka Chopra, attracts the most attention.
The girl desperately reminds her friend of Indian celebrity - Aishwarya Rai, so it is not surprising that her success went far beyond Bollywood. Young Priyanka for a long time could not decide on her future profession, and at the age of 18 she accidentally fell into a beauty contest. In 2000, Chopra received two titles at once, thanks to which film producers noticed her.
Today Priyanka Chopra leads a column in Elle, is actively acting in films and participating in stage shows, as well as building a musical career.
Alex Parish is a very strong character, without whom it is impossible to imagine the series “Quantico Base”. Actors-colleagues of Priyanka Chopra did their job no worse, besides the audience could see their talent in other popular projects (“Anatomy of Passion”, “City of Predators”, “Right Wife”, “The Big Bang Theory”).
Show Director
Miranda Shaw, the head of the military base, is much surprised, because in the story, she is the first woman to have such a high position in the FBI. Miranda begins work with new recruits with adviser Liam O'Connor. The main place of events is Quantico base.
Actors and roles, according to fans of the series, were perfectly matched. The tough character and professionalism of Director Shaw was demonstrated by Ellis Onjanu. From childhood, the American actress dreamed about the scene. A career in cinema began in the 90s with small roles.
To date, Onganu’s piggy bank has participated in several dozen different projects. The most famous roles in the films “Military Diver”, “Servant” and “Secret Brother”, as well as the series “The Mentalist”.
Jake McLaughlin
During the filming of the episodes of “Quantico Base,” the actors were in difficult conditions, but for Jake McLaughlin, the atmosphere of the military base was well known. Four years he served in Iraq.
After a severe wound, McLaughlin returned home and got a job at Universal Studios as a security guard, and in 2007 received his first small role in the movie. Since then, Jake McLaughlin began to build an acting career, appearing in episodes of such popular projects as Thinking Like a Criminal, Anatomy of Passion and CSI: Crime Scene.