Take Two Information

Take Two is an American crime comedy-drama television series. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller, the former creator and executive producer of Castle respectively, it stars Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian. It premiered on ABC in the United States on June 21, 2018.

Premise

The series centers on Sam (Rachel Bilson), fresh out of rehab and former star of a hit cop series, and Eddie (Eddie Cibrian), a private investigator. They team up to solve crimes, with Sam doing the job as research for a potential comeback role. To get a P.I. movie lead, she has to shadow Eddie, an ex-LAPD detective-turned-private-eye. After solving a case, Sam decides to become Eddie's partner and learn more about being a P.I.

Cast and characters

Main

• Rachel Bilson as Sam Swift, an actress who played a detective in a TV series with over 200 episodes who becomes a P.I. working alongside Eddie.
• Eddie Cibrian as Eddie Valetik, a private investigator and former LAPD detective who now works as an consultant with the department.
• Xavier de Guzman as Roberto "Berto" Vasquez, Eddie's tech assistant.
• Aliyah O'Brien as Detective Christine Rollins, an LAPD detective. Rollins and Eddie have an on-again/off-again relationship.
• Alice Lee as Monica, Sam's unpaid assistant who is working towards her PhD in Psychology.

Recurring

• Jordan Gavaris as Mick English, medical examiner
• Heather Doerksen as Syd, Sam's agent
• Lamont Thompson as Zeus, Eddie's former partner from the LAPD who is currently a bar owner and runs a consulting firm that uses top-notch security systems

Episodes

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Production

Development

The series, which was in development since late March 2016, was ordered straight-to-series by ABC on November 16, 2017, with German RTL Group's channel VOX and French France 2 instantly joining them.

Casting

On November 16, 2017, Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian were cast as Sam and Eddie, the female and male leads, respectively. Xavier de Guzman joined the cast as Berto on February 15, 2018, and afterwards on March 13, 2018, Aliyah O'Brien and Alice Lee were cast as Detective Christine Rollins and Monica, respectively.

Filming

Production of the series started shooting at Crossing Riverbend Studios in Burnaby BC on February 26, 2018, and is set to conclude on July 23, 2018.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 55% based on 11 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, scores the series 53 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ratings

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