Home > Crisis > Season 1 « TV Series Page Crisis: Season 1 (2014) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Crisis Critics Consensus Though Crisis may be engaging and exciting to some, its premise is too silly to be taken seriously. 61% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 33 68% Audience Score User Ratings: 89 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Mar 16, 2014 The series premiere of this drama about a mastermind who draws Washington's power players into a blackmail scheme and an international conspiracy. In the opener, high-school students and their chaperones are kidnapped when their bus is ambushed on a rural road. More 2 If You Are Watching This I Am Dead Air date: Mar 23, 2014 Meg must collect a large sum of cash to get her daughter back safely. Meanwhile, the Pakistani ambassador must do the unthinkable to ensure his son's safe return; Dunn and Finley team up to find a missing agent; the students are tested by their captors. More 3 What Was Done to You Air date: Mar 30, 2014 The chief of staff is sent on a perilous mission to save his child. Meanwhile, the hostages learn a valuable lesson from the mastermind as they attempt an escape. More 4 We Were Supposed to Help Each Other Air date: Apr 6, 2014 The parents' backgrounds are probed as three of the parents set out to steal a piece of the mastermind's puzzle from the CIA. At the mansion, Amber is the recipient of unwanted attention from a captor, and Beth Anne and Kyle inch closer to one another. More 5 Designated Allies Air date: Apr 13, 2014 Gibson's wife seeks information about the CIA's secret soldier program. Meanwhile, the CIA targets an off-the-grid Dunn and Finley when they go to drastic measures to gain information; and Meg investigates her company's connection to the kidnapping while desperately attempting to get Amber back. More 6 Here He Comes Air date: Apr 20, 2014 Finley and Dunn try to draw the kidnappers out of hiding. Meanwhile, Kyle plots an escape as Beth Ann fears for his safety; Meg betrays someone close to her in a bid to get information; and Widener works with an enigmatic asset. More 7 Homecoming Air date: Apr 27, 2014 Finley and Dunn seize an opportunity to speak directly to the kidnapper. Elsewhere, Widener and TJS join forces in a plot to crush former associate Gibson. More 8 How Far Would You Go Air date: May 4, 2014 Dunn tries to protect Meg. Meanwhile, Gibson makes a demand, and Finley becomes the focus of a parent mission. More 9 You Do Not Know War Air date: May 25, 2014 A parent mission could lead to war between the U.S. and China. Elsewhere, Dunn and Finley share their theories about the kidnapping with President Devore; and Ian discovers a secret entrance at the mansion, bearing witness to an unthinkable sight. More 10 Found Air date: Jun 1, 2014 A startling discovery is made by Finley and Dunn. Meanwhile, Meg must testify about her ties to the secret-soldier program; and the search for the mansion heats up, leading Gibson to enlist an unlikely asset. More Show More Episodes Tv Season Info Genre: Network: NBC Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2014 Creators: Rand Ravich, Far Shariat Exec. Producers: Rand Ravich, Far Shariat Cast Lance Gross as Marcus Finley Gillian Anderson as Meg Fitch Dermot Mulroney as Thomas Gibson Rachael Taylor as Susie Dunn Max Martini as Koz Michael Beach as FBI Director Olsen James Lafferty as Mr. Nash Halston Sage as Amber Fitch Max Schneider as Ian Martinez Joshua Erenberg as Anton Roth Stevie Lynn Jones as Beth Ann Gibson Mark Valley Adam Miller as Kyle John Allen Nelson as President Devore Melinda McGraw as First Lady Fred Dryer Adam Scott Miller as Kyle Rod Hallett as Dr. Jonas Clarenbach Arnold Vosloo as Jakob Vries Rebecca Spence as Janice Gibson Michael Bunin as Chief of Staff Show More Cast News & Interviews for Crisis: Season 1 The Best New TV Shows of Fall 2015 (And Where to Catch Up Right Now) View All Crisis: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Mar 16, 2014 The series premiere of this drama about a mastermind who draws Washington's power players into a blackmail scheme and an international conspiracy. In the opener, high-school students and their chaperones are kidnapped when their bus is ambushed on a rural road. More 2 If You Are Watching This I Am Dead Air date: Mar 23, 2014 Meg must collect a large sum of cash to get her daughter back safely. Meanwhile, the Pakistani ambassador must do the unthinkable to ensure his son's safe return; Dunn and Finley team up to find a missing agent; the students are tested by their captors. More 3 What Was Done to You Air date: Mar 30, 2014 The chief of staff is sent on a perilous mission to save his child. Meanwhile, the hostages learn a valuable lesson from the mastermind as they attempt an escape. More 4 We Were Supposed to Help Each Other Air date: Apr 6, 2014 The parents' backgrounds are probed as three of the parents set out to steal a piece of the mastermind's puzzle from the CIA. At the mansion, Amber is the recipient of unwanted attention from a captor, and Beth Anne and Kyle inch closer to one another. More 5 Designated Allies Air date: Apr 13, 2014 Gibson's wife seeks information about the CIA's secret soldier program. Meanwhile, the CIA targets an off-the-grid Dunn and Finley when they go to drastic measures to gain information; and Meg investigates her company's connection to the kidnapping while desperately attempting to get Amber back. More 6 Here He Comes Air date: Apr 20, 2014 Finley and Dunn try to draw the kidnappers out of hiding. Meanwhile, Kyle plots an escape as Beth Ann fears for his safety; Meg betrays someone close to her in a bid to get information; and Widener works with an enigmatic asset. More 7 Homecoming Air date: Apr 27, 2014 Finley and Dunn seize an opportunity to speak directly to the kidnapper. Elsewhere, Widener and TJS join forces in a plot to crush former associate Gibson. More 8 How Far Would You Go Air date: May 4, 2014 Dunn tries to protect Meg. Meanwhile, Gibson makes a demand, and Finley becomes the focus of a parent mission. More 9 You Do Not Know War Air date: May 25, 2014 A parent mission could lead to war between the U.S. and China. Elsewhere, Dunn and Finley share their theories about the kidnapping with President Devore; and Ian discovers a secret entrance at the mansion, bearing witness to an unthinkable sight. More 10 Found Air date: Jun 1, 2014 A startling discovery is made by Finley and Dunn. Meanwhile, Meg must testify about her ties to the secret-soldier program; and the search for the mansion heats up, leading Gibson to enlist an unlikely asset. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Crisis Season 1 All Critics (33) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (13) The mood music in Crisis can be over-wrought at times -- and downright over-bearing when a male vocalist breaks into "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child." But the first two hours are nicely paced and eventful. Mar 13, 2014 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The story itself relies on a series of coincidences that may be improbable, but the character responses feel authentic. Mar 13, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Smart new techno-thriller led by the always good Mulroney. Mar 13, 2014 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Crisis may wind up being only half as long as a season of 24, but it also may wind up being just as intense - and just as good. Mar 21, 2014 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR Top Critic Crisis spends so much time constructing a complicated world that it forgets to populate it with anyone worth watching. Mar 20, 2014 | Full Review… Andy Greenwald Grantland Top Critic Sometimes the only way to save a stupid TV show is to make it more stupid. This, anyway, is my note to the creators of Crisis. Mar 17, 2014 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic Crisis is a surprisingly gripping thriller about the horrors that befall a group of rich, overeducated teens when their cell phones enter a network-free dead zone. Aug 22, 2018 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Washingtonian Crisis is a limp series that relies too much on plot contrivances and fails miserably at connecting with its audience. Jul 2, 2018 | Full Review… Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago After I'd seen two hours of Crisis, did I want to see what happened next to any of these characters? Not particularly. Mar 17, 2014 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Huffington Post If you're looking for a series that's a heady mix of action movie, political thriller, teen soap opera and network crime drama, you'll want to get on the bus. Mar 17, 2014 | Full Review… Mark Dawidziak Cleveland Plain Dealer With its frantic pacing, vicious masterminds and valiant law enforcement agents, Crisis might remind you of Fox's 24. Not the best seasons of 24, but still. Mar 17, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald NBC's midseason release seems like the perfect mainstream alternative to the night's otherwise prestige programming. Mar 16, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Jesse Carp CinemaBlend View All Critic Reviews (33) Audience Reviews for Crisis: Season 1 Mar 03, 2017 As a fan of political dramas, I decided to give "Crisis" a try because it looked like a very interesting premise. Plus, being an X-Files junkie, I was curious about Gillian Anderson's return to network TV. Those assumptions did hold...for about two episodes. After that, unfortunately, the show turns into a standard crime procedural lacking any sort of "new ground". After the first two episodes of "Crisis", I thought that I had found the next great political drama. A group of high-society prep students on a school field trip (one being the son of the President of the United States) are kidnapped and held hostage. It is very interesting to see the different dynamics between the students and how they all react a little bit differently to the situation. Even the heavily-advertised Gillian Anderson return is a hit, as her character adds a toughness angle to the show that seems intriguing. Sadly, that is where the innovation of this show ends. For the next 3/4 episodes, it turns into a complete procedural. It has the stereotypical "one male, one female F.B.I. agent" (played by Lance Gross & Rachael Taylor) premise, and follows a "one parent of a hostage each week" approach to storytelling. It is sad, because had the show-runners been able to focus on the relationships between the teen hostages themselves, THAT is where the interesting material was. As soon as the focus shifted to the parents, it became tedious and un-inspiring. Even Anderson's character has been pretty much in invisible since those first couple episodes. I compare "Crisis" to a show like "Intelligence" on CBS. Both shows had great kernels of concepts/ideas, but instead of truly breaking ground with original storytelling, the networks instead shoe-horn those interesting plots into tired TV storytelling conventions. Both shows were also advertised as something almost completely different from what they turned out to be. Much like "Intelligence", I would be surprised if "Crisis" gets a renewal for a second season. It just doesn't differentiate itself enough from other similar "stock" fare on television these days. Zach K Jun 03, 2016 One good scene that looks to be setting up an excellent story and plot can't save the show. The way it's made doesn't work with the type of show it wants to be. It's very boring, and kinda cheesy. Seems content to coast on the one scene that was good. There's one decent twist in the first episode, but it wasn't executed well which made it worse. This was very disappointing, especially because that first scene was so great and showed so much potential, but then they reveal why it happened and it's just so stupid. Andruw F Nov 16, 2014 A shamed that got canceled Sebastian K Jul 22, 2014 Crisis is sappy, cheap and gloriously stupid, although it had its fun moments (the pilot is decent and so are the first episodes). The characters are shallow and the plot is utter unbelievable. It fits somewhere between Hostages and The Following - meaning: it sucks. Gabriel P Jun 26, 2014 Liked the characters and the intricate set up. Cynthia M Jun 23, 2014 Series Finale!!! The show has a very good premise! It took kidnapping, CIA mastermind, escape/trap plan into a new height, how a man on a mission could cripple a nation and how far parent could go for their child! It is great but it didn't tick :/ and so we get something special at the two hour finale, I think they wrapped up the entire to be season two in that episode :p and It was great with a disappointing ending :/ a mastermind with caliber shouldn't end this way -_- but it always did to make the good prevails -_- the great few who make him either disappear or to do the hard, evil choice when his psychopathic behavior control for the sake of survival :/ but that didn't happen here! even with the last panel it didn't make it better! Anyways! It's CANCELLED after a half first season! so :/ I wasn't rooting for it really! but it got a good story, a great premise but :/ I liked enough to give it 7/10 M A Jun 09, 2014 I love it!!!! I want to see more! Val S Jun 02, 2014 The plot would be OK for 1 or 2 episodes but hard to see how the same "parent mission" routine can be repeated for all children. After the cancellation the writing took a serious down turn, with super convenient developments and ludicrous situations (like the guys in the bar all pulling weapons on a tactical squad fully armed...) Machu O May 30, 2014 Too bad spring shows are always cancelled before they can find an audience. This show wasn't that bad. James W Apr 01, 2014 There's just not much to like here at all. Bad writing and unintelligent characters are off putting. 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