The Grid (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = The Grid


format = Drama, Action, Thriller
executive_producer = Tracey Alexander
Brian Eastman
runtime = 44 minutes
creator = Tracey Alexander
Ken Friedman
director = Mikael Saloman
starring = Dylan McDermott
Julianna Margulies
Tom Skerritt
Piter Marek
Bernard Hill
Jemma Redgrave
James Remar
Alki David
Barna Moricz
Silas Carson
country = United States
United Kingdom
network = TNT
first_aired = July 19, 2004
last_aired = August 9, 2004
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 6
website = http://www.tnt.tv/title/?oid=540146
imdb_id = 0389635
tv_com_id = 26937|

"The Grid" is a 2004 television miniseries co-produced by the BBC, Fox TV Studios and Carnival Films. It starred Dylan McDermott and Julianna Margulies. It aired on TNT in the US and on BBC Two in the UK over three consecutive nights and is available on DVD in the UK, United States and Australia. It also aired on Seven HD in Australia in 2007.

Premise

The series follows an international Counter-Terrorism team whose purpose is to disrupt a terrorist cell bent on destroying the world’s economic foundations. The team is assembled following a Sarin attack in London . The team is composed of: Maren Jackson, a maverick operative of the NSA's counter-terrorism unit, Max Canary, SAC of the FBI's JTTF both of whom work with two agents British Agents, Derek Jennings of MI5 and Emily Tuthill of MI6. Maren Jackson must fight to keep the team together, when they fail to prevent an attack. Maren frequently finds herself at odds with Acton Sandman, the CIA's Assistant Director for Counter Terrorism. Maren uses another member of her team, Raza Michaels, to obtain intelligence held by the CIA, however this is soon discovered and Raza is fired by Sandman. When it becomes evident that there is an imminent threat Maren Jackson and Acton Sandman put their differences aside and work together to prevent the terrorist cell from striking. During the course of the operation Emily Tuthill and Raza Michaels become a couple, and she is distraught when tragedy befalls Raza in Syria when trying to talk down a group of children who had been coerced by the cell leader to martyr themselves. The Lives of some of the team are changed forever following the successful operation. Maren Jackson is sworn in as the new National Security Advisor. Emily Tuthill resigns from MI6 after nearly killing Yussef Nasseriah, the terrorrist cell leader, following the death of Raza. While Max Canary, Acton Sandman and Derek Jennings returned to work at their various agencies.

Cast

Episodes

The Show had 6 Episodes however when originally aired on TNT Episodes 1 & 2 aired as one episode as did Episodes 5 & 6. As such they are listed here as one episode.

DVD Release

ee also

*24
*Spooks

External links

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