The Calling (TV series)
American crime procedural drama television series
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The Calling is an American crime procedural drama television series created by David E. Kelley for Peacock. It is adapted from Dror Mishani's 2011 novel The Missing File.[1] All eight episodes of the first season premiered on November 10, 2022.[2]
by Dror Mishani
| The Calling | |
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| Genre | Police procedural Drama |
| Created by | David E. Kelley |
| Based on | Avraham Avraham by Dror Mishani |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Peacock |
| Release | November 10, 2022 |
Premise
Detective Avraham Avraham, a New York police detective and religious Jew, has a special knack for solving crimes.
Characters
- Jeff Wilbusch as Detective Avraham Avraham
- Juliana Canfield as Detective Janine Harris
- Karen Robinson as Captain Kathleen Davies
- Michael Mosley as Detective Earl Malzone
- Tony Curran as John Wentworth
- Noel Fisher as Zack Miller
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "He's Gone" | Barry Levinson | David E. Kelley | November 10, 2022 |
| 2 | "The Knowing" | Barry Levinson | David E. Kelley | November 10, 2022 |
| 3 | "The Horror" | Ali Selim | David E. Kelley | November 10, 2022 |
| 4 | "The Break" | Martha Mitchell | David E. Kelley | November 10, 2022 |
| 5 | "Shomer" | Lisa Robinson | Jonathan Shapiro | November 10, 2022 |
| 6 | "The Pursuers" | Alonso Alvarez | Jason Horwitch | November 10, 2022 |
| 7 | "The Hand of Diligent" | Erin Feeley | Jonathan Shapiro | November 10, 2022 |
| 8 | "Blameless and Upright" | Michael Slovis | Jonathan Shapiro & Jason Horwitch | November 10, 2022 |
Production
In October 2021, it was announced that Peacock had given a straight to series order to The Missing from David E. Kelley based on Dror Mishani's novel The Missing File.[4] The next month, it was announced that Jeff Wilbusch would play the lead character, Avraham Avraham.[5]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 25% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Hollowing out an intriguing idea with simpleminded execution, this rote spiritual procedural goes to prove that some callings aren't worth answering."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 42 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
