The Purge (TV series)

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The Purge
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Genre
Created by James DeMonaco
Based on The Purge
by James DeMonaco
Starring
Composer Tyler Bates
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Aaron Seliquini
  • Alissa M. Kantrow
  • Blaine Williams
Production locations New Orleans, Louisiana
Cinematography
  • Kevin McKnight
  • Yaron Levy
Running time41–50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2018 (2018-09-04) 
December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)

The Purge is an American action horror anthology television series, based on the franchise of the same name and created by James DeMonaco. The first season premiered on USA Network on September 4, 2018, and stars Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson, Jessica Garza, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, and Lee Tergesen, with Cindy Robinson reprising her role as the voice of the Purge Emergency Broadcast System from the films.

Contents

In November 2018, USA Network renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on October 15, 2019. The second season featured a new cast starring Derek Luke, Max Martini, Paola Núñez and Joel Allen, with Cindy Robinson again reprising her role, this time appearing as character Megan Lewis. In the fictional timeline of the franchise, the first season takes place in 2027, and the second season between 2036 and 2037, thus the series is set between the events of the films Anarchy and Election Year . In May 2020, the series was canceled after two seasons.

Premise

With ties to the films, the series revolves around an alternate dystopian United States ruled by a totalitarian government that sanctions a 12-hour period which legalizes all crimes, including vandalism, theft, arson, and murder.

The first season follows several seemingly unconnected characters as they experience the Purge Night of 2027: Miguel Guerrero, a Marine searching for his sister Penelope who has joined a government-backed death cult; Jane Barbour, an executive who uses the Purge as an opportunity for revenge; and Jenna and Rick Betancourt, married entrepreneurs who attend a Purge party to seek investment capital from a wealthy Purge supporter.

The second season begins just as an annual Purge Night of 2036 is drawing to a close, and follows characters dealing with the consequences of that night and investigating conspiracies in the year before the next purge in 2037. One story involves ex-police officers who have become bank robbers. Another story follows a NFFA detective following a suspicious killing of a scientist friend and discovers many of their peers have also been killed in suspicious circumstances. Other stories include college fraternity members who went out on Purge Night to collect items on a scavenger hunt, before having to defend themselves and dealing with PTSD afterwards, as well as a husband and wife who survive an assailant on Purge Night, only to discover that it was a hitman sent to kill the husband and begin to investigate why. Clear connections between these characters and their stories become apparent as the plot unfolds.

Cast and characters

Season 1

Main

  • Gabriel Chavarria as Miguel Guerrero, a US Marine who returns home on Purge Night after receiving a cryptic message from his sister, Penelope [1]
  • Hannah Emily Anderson as Jenna Betancourt, an anti-Purge proponent and devoted to charitable causes who is accustomed to locking down on Purge Night. Her choice to venture out for the first time leads to an encounter with violence that forces her to deal with deep truths about herself and her marriage. [2]
  • Jessica Garza as Penelope Guerrero, a member of a cult who pledges to be sacrificed but finds her faith tested when exposed to the realities. She is Miguel's sister. [1]
  • Lili Simmons as Lila Stanton, a young, rich, and rebellious woman who refuses to fit in with the pro-Purge socialite crowd. Her confidence and charm mask a vulnerability that will be exposed as she attempts to deal with unfinished business before the sun rises. [2]
  • Amanda Warren as Jane Barbour, a dedicated and hardworking finance professional who is convinced that she has hit an insurmountable glass ceiling at her firm, so she hires a Purge-assassin [3]
  • Colin Woodell as Rick Betancourt. After a lifetime of bootstrapping, he is finally climbing the social ladder, but currying favor with the pro-Purge elite presents unexpected challenges to his marriage, as he and his wife must agree on what moral price they'll pay to achieve the American dream. [3]
  • Lee Tergesen as Joe Owens, an armored, masked, and seemingly ordinary man who drives through town, intervening in acts of Purge violence while listening to the taped lectures of a motivational life coach [2]

Recurring

  • William Baldwin as David Ryker, the Managing Partner at Jane's investment firm and her boss. Confident and powerful, David leads his team with alacrity and intelligence. He appears to be a big Jane supporter but in fact may be standing in the way of her career advancement. David also harbors a Purge Night secret. [4]
  • Reed Diamond as Albert Stanton, one of the New Founding Fathers of America. He is Ellie's husband and Lila's father. [5]
  • Fiona Dourif as Good Leader Tavis, a cultist who leads her followers into danger on Purge Night [6]
  • Paulina Gálvez as Catalina, Stanton family's maid. She becomes an ally for Jenna.
  • Andrea Frankle as Ellie Stanton, one of the New Founding Fathers of America. She is Albert's wife and Lila's mother.
  • Jessica Miesel as Alison, one of Jane's subordinates
  • Adam Stephenson as Mark Cantoff, one of Jane's subordinates
  • Dominic Fumusa as Pete the Cop, a keen-eyed, ex-military man and ex-cop with a mysterious past and a dry sense of humor. He is extremely connected and respected by the community and has his finger on the pulse of the city. [7]
  • Dane Rhodes as Carmanuce Cascone, Pete's friend
  • Allison King as Eileen, a woman rescued by Joe on Purge Night. She is the representative of the factory Joe was working.
  • Christopher Berry as Rex, a collector of the Carnival of Flesh
  • Garrett Kruithof as Kick Charlie, a man rescued by Joe on Purge Night. He is Joe's childhood bully.

Guest

  • AzMarie Livingston as Bracka, a Purge mercenary hired by Jane
  • Joe Chrest as Ross Bailes, neighbor of Rick and Jenna
  • Deneen Tyler as Lorraine, Jane's mother
  • Alyshia Ochse as Anya, Jane's co-worker
  • Dylan Arnold as Henry Bodreaux, a drug addict and Penelope's ex-boyfriend
  • Steve Coulter as John Owens, Joe's father. He used to work with Joe at the factory, but is now gravely ill.
  • Kelly Murtagh as Paige, a woman kidnapped by Joe on Purge Night

Season 2

Main

  • Derek Luke as Marcus Moore, an accomplished professional with a loving wife and a beautiful house whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when an assassin breaks into his house on Purge Night [8]
  • Max Martini as Ryan Grant, a man who "spent his entire year precisely preparing for a massive once-a-year Purge heist with his long-time crew" [8]
  • Paola Núñez as Esme Carmona, an NFFA surveillance employee [8]
  • Joel Allen as Ben Gardner, a college student who goes out for the first time on Purge Night [8]

Recurring

  • Rochelle Aytes as Michelle Moore, Marcus' second wife
  • Connor Trinneer as Curtis, Esme's boss
  • Charlotte Schweiger as Vivian Ross, Esme's co-worker
  • Jonathan Medina as Tommy Ortiz, part of Ryan Grant's team [9]
  • Matt Shively as Turner, Ben's friend and a pledge of Delta Tau Gamma at Cooke University
  • Chelle Ramos as Sara Williams, part of Ryan Grant's team
  • Jaren Mitchell as Doug Vargas, part of Ryan Grant's team
  • Danika Yarosh as Kelen Stewart, Ben's girlfriend and an art history student at Cooke University
  • Denzel Whitaker as Darren Moore, a student of Cooke University. He is Marcus's son and Ben's classmate.
  • Christine Dunford as Andrea Ziv, a corrupted police captain and former superior of Ryan, Tommy, Sara and Doug
  • Devyn Tyler as Tonya, Marcus' first wife and Darren's mother
  • Jay Ali as Sam Tucker, Marcus and Michelle's neighbor and April's husband
  • Rachel G. Whittle as April Tucker, Marcus and Michelle's neighbor and Sam's wife

Guest

  • Cindy Robinson [lower-alpha 1] as Megan Lewis, the Purge Emergency Broadcast System announcement voice
  • Avis-Marie Barnes as Drew Adams, a professor at Cooke University. She helped Esme to walk out from darkness in the past.
  • Geraldine Singer as Alice Grant, Ryan's mother
  • Lawrence Kao as Andy Tran, Ben's new friend at Cooke University
  • Dermot Mulroney [lower-alpha 2] as Bobby Sheridan, a motivational speaker and talk radio host [10]
  • Dave Maldonado as Clint, Marcus and Michelle's neighbor. He has a grudge against Marcus.
  • Ethan Hawke as James Sandin, a security system designer. Hawke reprises his role from the first film.

Episodes

Overview of The Purge seasons
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
2 10October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)

Season 1 (2018)

The Purge, season 1 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"What Is America" Anthony Hemingway James DeMonaco September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)1.39 [11]
22"Take What's Yours"Anthony HemingwayThomas KellySeptember 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)1.27 [12]
33"The Urge to Purge" David Von Ancken Mick Betancourt September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18)1.13 [13]
44"Release the Beast" Clark Johnson Krystal Houghton ZivSeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)1.13 [14]
55"Rise Up" Julius Ramsay Jamie ChanOctober 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)0.93 [15]
66"The Forgotten"Nina Lopez-CorradoJeremy RobbinsOctober 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)1.01 [16]
77"Lovely Dark and Deep" Tara Nicole Weyr Story by: James DeMonaco
Teleplay by: Mick Betancourt & Krystal Houghton Ziv
October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)1.03 [17]
88"The Giving Time Is Here" Michael Nankin Thomas KellyOctober 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)0.93 [18]
99"I Will Participate" Ernest Dickerson Nick SnyderOctober 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)0.92 [19]
1010"A Nation Reborn"Ernest DickersonStory by: James DeMonaco
Teleplay by: Nick Snyder & Jeremy Robbins
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)0.99 [20]

Season 2 (2019)

The Purge, season 2 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
111"This Is Not a Test" Tim Andrew Krystal Houghton ZivOctober 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)0.61 [21]
122"Everything Is Fine"Jessica LowreyJames RolandOctober 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)0.58 [22]
133"Blindspots" Tara Nicole Weyr Jeremy RobbinsOctober 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)0.58 [23]
144"Grief Box"Jaime ReynosoDesta Tedros ReffNovember 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)0.55 [24]
155"House of Mirrors" Christoph Schrewe Lindsey VillarrealNovember 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)0.57 [25]
166"Happy Holidays" Jen McGowan Nina Fiore & John HerreraNovember 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)0.55 [26]
177"Should I Stay or Should I Go" Darren Grant Nick ZiglerNovember 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)0.49 [27]
188"Before the Sirens" Patrick Lussier James Roland & Lindsey VillarrealDecember 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)0.58 [28]
199"Hail Mary" Gigi Saul Guerrero Nina Fiore & John HerreraDecember 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)0.60 [29]
2010"7:01am"Tim AndrewKrystal Houghton Ziv & Nick ZiglerDecember 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)0.50 [30]

Production

Development

A television series about the formation of the Purge was hinted at by DeMonaco. The series would possibly deal with how the New Founding Fathers were voted to office after overthrowing the U.S. Government during an economic collapse and social unrest and how they ratified the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as devising the Purge. In May 2017, it was reported that USA Network would premiere the series in 2018. [31] [32] The series premiered on September 4, 2018. [33] On November 6, 2018, USA Network renewed the show for a second season which premiered on October 15, 2019. [34] [35] [36] On May 13, 2020, the USA Network canceled the series. [37]

Casting

On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Gabriel Chavarria and Jessica Garza were cast as Miguel and Penelope Guerrero. [38] In March 2018, Amanda Warren and Colin Woodell were cast as Jane Barbour and Rick Betancourt. [39] In April 2018, Lili Simmons, Hannah Emily Anderson, Lee Tergesen and William Baldwin were cast as Lila Stanton, Jenna Betancourt, Joe and David Ryker. [40] [41] In May 2018, Fiona Dourif was cast as Good Leader Tavis. [42] In June 2019, Derek Luke, Max Martini, Paola Núñez, and Joel Allen had been cast as series regulars for the second season. [8]

During a New York Comic Con 2019 interview, [43] Joel Allen commented on the use of The Purge films' God mask in the TV series as "like a gift from the writers" as an actor.

Actress Hannah Emily Anderson reflected on her role as Jenna Betancourt in a July 2020 interview, [44] commenting on The Purge's Season 1 Finale. "It was so satisfying and exhilarating. Colin Woodell and Lee Tergesen were right there with me. We made it as real as we could for ourselves, and everything else faded away. We were in our precious little acting bubble. Those are the best moments."

Filming

Filming for the first season began May 2018. [45]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 42% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 5.51/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Bloated and boring, The Purge kills its own fleetingly fun premise and proves that not all stories work better on the small screen." [46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 44 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [47]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Purge
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"What Is America?"September 4, 20180.61.39 [11] 0.41.131.02.52 [48]
2"Take What's Yours"September 11, 20180.51.27 [12] 0.61.441.12.71 [49]
3"The Urge to Purge"September 18, 20180.41.13 [13]
4"Release the Beast"September 25, 20180.41.13 [14]
5"Rise Up"October 2, 20180.40.93 [15] 0.51.190.92.12 [50]
6"The Forgotten"October 9, 20180.41.01 [16] 0.41.010.82.02 [51]
7"Lovely Dark and Deep"October 16, 20180.41.03 [17]
8"The Giving Time Is Here"October 23, 20180.30.93 [18]
9"I Will Participate"October 30, 20180.40.92 [19]
10"A Nation Reborn"November 6, 20180.40.99 [20]
Viewership and ratings per episode of The Purge
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"This Is Not a Test"October 15, 20190.30.61 [21] 0.581.20 [52]
2"Everything Is Fine"October 22, 20190.20.58 [22] 0.30.580.51.16 [53]
3"Blindspots"October 29, 20190.20.58 [23] 0.30.570.51.15 [54]
4"Grief Box"November 5, 20190.20.55 [24] 0.30.550.51.10 [55]
5"House of Mirrors"November 12, 20190.20.57 [25]
6"Happy Holidays"November 19, 20190.20.55 [26]
7"Should I Stay or Should I Go"November 26, 20190.20.49 [27] 0.20.4 [56]
8"Before the Sirens"December 3, 20190.20.58 [28]
9"Hail Mary"December 10, 20190.20.60 [29]
10"7:01am"December 17, 20190.20.50 [30] 0.20.4 [57]

Accolades

The series was nominated for Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the Saturn Awards in 2019. [58]

Home media

The first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on January 8, 2019. [59] The second season was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in Region 1 on March 31, 2020.

TV series grossed $132,393 in home video sales. [60]

Notes

  1. Despite providing the voice of Megan Lewis in season 1, Robinson is only credited in "This Is Not a Test", in which she makes an on-screen appearance.
  2. Despite providing the voice of Bobby Sheridan in season 1, Mulroney is only credited in "Happy Holidays", in which he makes an on-screen appearance.

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