Wayward Pines 2015

     This series is based on the novels Pines, Wayward, The Last Town written by Blake Crouch.   Ethan Burke is a U.S. Secret Service agent and he has an accident when his partner runs their car into a semi truck.  Ethan has a concussion, broken ribs, blood on his brain stem and facial lacerations.  He leaves the hospital because he doesn’t want surgery to remove the blood from his brain, he doesn't trust the doctor and the nurse.  He meets a woman bartender and she makes him a hamburger even though he doesn’t have any money and can’t find his wallet or phone.  He’s hoping the sheriff has his belongings and he can find out what happened to his partner.  Ethan does find his partner with help from the bartender but he’s dead and not from the accident.  Ethan begins to see that Wayward Pines is not an ordinary town in Idaho?  Ethan is also looking for Kate Hewson, she is another missing U.S. Secret Service agent and a former partner.

     I wondered how much they would reveal in this series and I was surprised they gave more information than I expected.  There may be another season of the series in 2016 but I’m not sure.  There is a lot of surveillance of the inhabitants of this little town.  They have a lot of rules they must live by too.  They are not supposed to think about or talk about their past.  They are to live in the now and Sheriff Arnold Pope is always ready to enforce the rules.  There is a lot of ‘heavy’ material in this series but I don’t want to give spoilers.  4* (I really liked this series)

1 hour each episode, 12 episodes, run time 440 min, TV Series, Drama directed by Chad Hodge with Matt Dillon Carla Gugino, Shannyn, Sossamon, Toby Jones, Charlie Tahan, Mellissa Leo, Reed Diamond, Hope Davis, Siobhan Fallon Hogan.

Note:  Imdb 7.7 out of 10, 86% critic 82% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.3* out of 5* with 28 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in British Columbia, Canada.