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- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
Summary After his illusionist career is ruined, Cameron Black (Jack Cutmore-Scott) wants to locate the man who exposed all his secrets. He tries to convince FBI agent Kay Daniels that a recent case was not an explosion but a illusion. and her partner Special Agent Mike Alvarez
Created By: Chris Fedak
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
Deception (2018)
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 11, 2018
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Summary After his illusionist career is ruined, Cameron Black (Jack Cutmore-Scott) wants to locate the man who exposed all his secrets. He tries to convince FBI agent Kay Daniels that a recent case was not an explosion but a illusion. and her partner Special Agent Mike Alvarez
Created By: Chris Fedak
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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38% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It's all pretty absurd, but the show is too light on its feet to begrudge for long.
Deception isn’t likely to win any awards, except perhaps from the Society of American Magicians. As escapist fare, though, it turns the trick, plays its cards well, pulls a rabbit from the hat, etc. Or as ABC might say, “Abracadabra, here’s to another Castle.”
Platinum-plated nonsense--but also self-aware enough to know just how nonsensical. Deception is mostly just a lot of fun.
Deception is fairly charming in spite of its blah procedural trappings thanks to Mr. Cutmore-Scott and his character’s bag of tricks and magic team.
There’s no snap in the storytelling or the filmmaking, just scenes of people talking, talking, talking while the camera sometimes cuts to whatever they’re talking about. Cameron never stops explaining things to other characters, most of whom seem to be there to argue with him or ask follow-up questions so that he has an excuse to explain things some more.
Never rising above its hokey premise, the procedural is further sunk by transparent mysteries, hollow supporting characters, and a fatal lack of surprises. Ironically, it feels like the exact opposite of a successful trick: Nearly every turn is telegraphed early and often.
Deception feels not only time-tested, but timeworn.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 64 User Ratings
7.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 64 User Ratings
7.3
72% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
8% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
20% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Berlanti Productions
- VHPT Company
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Mar 11, 2018
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-PG
