Coyote (TV series)

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Coyote
GenreCrime drama
Created by
Written byDavid Graziano
Starring Michael Chiklis
ComposerH. Scott Salinas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJose Ludlow
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS All Access
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)

Coyote is an American crime drama television series created by David Graziano, Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert. [1] [2] The series stars Michael Chiklis and premiered on CBS All Access on January 7, 2021. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The series was originally ordered as ten episodes, targeted for sibling Paramount Network, but eventually was passed off to CBS All Access as a six-episode season. [6] In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+. [7]

Premise

After 32 years of working as a Border Patrol agent, Ben Clemens is forced to work for the people he spent his career trying to keep out of the United States.

Cast

Episodes

No.Title  [10] Directed byWritten by  [10] Original release date  [11]
1"Call of the Void" Michelle MacLaren Michael Carnes & Josh Gilbert & David Graziano January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
2"Silver or Lead"Michelle MacLarenMichael Carnes & Josh Gilbert & David GrazianoJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
3"Sin of Origin" Guy Ferland David Graziano & Maria Renee PrudencioJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
4"Juan Doe"Guy FerlandDavid Graziano & Katrina Cabrera OrtegaJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
5"King Tide" Stephen Kay Michael Carnes & David GrazianoJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
6"Plaza De Nada"Stephen KayJosh Gilbert & Kseniya MelnikJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)

Production

Development

Development of the series was first announced on May 1, 2019. [12] On June 26, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Coyote. [13] [14] [15] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the series will debut on CBS All Access rather than Paramount Network. [9] [16]

Filming

Filming occurred in Baja California in January 2020. [17] [18]

Critical response

Review aggregator Metacritic gave the series a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 professional critics. [19]

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