Just found out that Prodigal Son was cancelled and I’m sad

Submitted by Cranky-Novelist t3_y9h8nk in television

Quick summary. It’s about a former FBI criminal psychologist, Malcom Bright, who was hired by the NYPD to help with cases. Malcom’s father just so happens to be a serial killer, with whom he has a strained relationship. Malcom also has his own issues. Which don’t include murder. His only real ally is his sister Ainsley. She wishes he would take a break from murder and wishes he would unwind in a normal, non concerning way.

I really love this show, but not just because Tom Payne from The Walking Dead played the lead character. I really liked the concept of the child of a serial killer working with the police and the pair having a very complicated relationship. They even had Catherine Zeta-Jones in season two. Her character was genuinely crazy and I really enjoyed watching Catherine portray her. I honestly don’t know why more people didn’t watch it.

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VampireHunterAlex t1_it5vhh9 wrote

This was canceled quite a while ago. I enjoyed it well enough (for a network series, which I rarely watch), but do believe that Covid heavily interfered with its momentum: Very similar circumstances to the 2007 Writes Strike that just murdered Pushing Daisies.

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jakeba t1_it6gnrl wrote

> I really liked the concept of the child of a serial killer working with the police and the pair having a very complicated relationship.

Idk if you can find it anywhere, but you would probably like La Mante. It’s a French mini-series with the same concept that used to be on Netflix.

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Elemayowe t1_it71y3l wrote

>Catherine Zeta-Jones

She dips beneath lasers

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urgasmic t1_it7kp45 wrote

Tom payne was good. I remember Finn Jones just narrowingly losing the role to him right around the first table read or something. They made a good choice.

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lifeonbroadway t1_it9jw64 wrote

That’s basically the same as Blacklist is it not? With a grand thief instead of a serial killer?

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