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Deception

2018 · 1 season

A breezy, twisty procedural where stage magic and FBI work collide, offering light thrills and easy weekly mysteries.

Created by
Chris Fedak
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow
Tagline
The FBI has a new trick up its sleeve.
Overview
Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Chris Fedak
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Chris Fedak
Written by
Sam Sklaver, Nelson Greaves, Kai Yu Wu, Joe Peracchio
Starring
Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow, Amaury Nolasco, Justin Chon, Laila Robins, Vinnie Jones, Lucas Hall
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 42 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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