The series "Companions": actors, crew, plot, reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The American detective series "Rizzoli and Isles", which received the name "Partners" from domestic television people, was created based on a series of literary publications by Tess Gerritsen. In the center of the story are the main characters: the Boston homicide detective, the sultry beauty Jane Rizzoli, and the pathologist, the intelligent and sweet Maura Isles. The project was launched on the TNT channel in 2010, after seven seasons, in 2016, the channel management announced the completion of the filming process of the show. The domestic viewer had a happy opportunity to watch the adventures of girlfriends on the TV-3 channel.

Creative team of like-minded people

Prominent figures of American TV worked on the creation of seven seasons of the show in different periods. Initially, Tess Gerritsen - the author of the literary original - and Janet Tamaro worked on the script. Having an impressive experience of working on crime TV projects, Tamaro managed to build the structure of the narrative in such a way that from the first episodes, the series “Companions” gained an impressive army of fans. film crew withattentively listened to the recommendations of Tamaro, because Janet was directly involved in writing scripts for the television series Lost, Law and Order, Know the Enemy, and also produced the movie Face Off, the TV show Bones, Know enemy" and "CSI: Crime Scene NYC". After that, Russ Grant, Ken Haynes, Ron McGee and many others joined the creative tandem of screenwriters at the stage of production of individual seasons. "The Partners" is a series on which a total of about 40 scriptwriters worked.

The show was originally directed by Mark Aber. However, over the course of seven seasons, due to the fact that for the most part the series were not connected to each other and represented a separate story, 35 visionaries were involved in the production process. Therefore, we can safely say that "Companions" is a series whose director has changed with almost every new plot twist.

Storyline

In the show "Partners" the actors involved in the work on the project presented more than one entertaining story to the audience. The place of development of the plot action of the project is the largest metropolis of Massachusetts, Boston. Key characters Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles are highly talented professionals who are truly passionate about their work. Each episode of the show is a new investigation into the crime that took place in Boston. Barry Frost, Frankie Rizzoli Jr., and Vincent Korsak help the girlfriends investigate the murder. The main characters are not only colleagues, they are connected by bondsstrong and devoted friendship. In the series "Companions" the plot is built not only on the professional achievements of the main characters. Unlike similar crime TV shows, significant attention is paid to the extra-work (private) life of the main characters - relationships with each other, in the family, etc.

Characters and actors. Jane Rizzoli

Jane Rizzoli is the youngest female police officer in Boston to be promoted to detective. She comes from a family of Italian immigrants, her parents are simple workers, her mother is a housewife (after a cafe employee), her father is a plumbing repairman. The girl brilliantly graduates from the police academy, begins her career in the drug department, but then is transferred to the homicide department. Loves team strength sports. Impulsive, quick-tempered, decisive, courageous, fair, while sometimes cynical and sarcastic. Has a wonderful sense of humor. The profession and family are priorities for Jane, but there is practically no time left for relationships with men and personal life.

The role of Jane Rizzoli was played by Angie Harmon - an actress, television director and model. As a performer, Angie became famous after participating in the shows "Baywatch" and "Law &Order", but the project "Companions" brought her worldwide popularity. The actors - Harmon's colleagues in the filming process - were surprised at her enviable hard work and ability to combine a successful career with happy motherhood (the actress has three daughters).

Mora Isles

Second main character -Maura Isles - presented to the viewer as the best forensic pathologist in Boston and Jane's irreplaceable friend. Maura was brought up in a foster family of aristocrats. She learns about her biological parents in one of the seasons, in the process of investigating another incident. Over time, the girl, prone to nerdiness and sociopathy, becomes a real member of the Rizzoli family.

Work in "Companions" for Sasha Alexander did not become a debut. Two years before filming, the actress played the role of special agent Kathleen Todd in NCIS and starred in full-length multi-genre projects like Mission: Impossible 3 and Promising Is Not Getting Married. Sasha Alexander is a stage name, the real name of the performer is Suzana S. Drobnyakovich. In real life, the actress, who is a mother of two, lives in Los Angeles and leads a he althy lifestyle. She willingly shares with fans advice on how, despite all the hardships, to remain strong both inside and out. In the show "Companions", the actors who had the opportunity to directly interact with Sasha experienced her gift of persuasion.

Vincent Korsak and Barry Frost

The role of Vincent Korsak, one of the department's elders and Rizzoli's first partner, went to experienced performer Bruce Travis McGill. The selected filmography of the actor consists of 45 projects, including television ones. The character of Korsak in his interpretation is incomparable. Vincent was married three times, but finds a new love, he is distinguished by a sincere love for animals, especially dogs. He treats Jane like a daughterin every possible way trying to protect her and surround her with guardianship. In recent seasons, he opens a bar for police officers with Rizzoli Sr. and goes down the aisle for the fourth time. The narration of the seventh season of the series "Companions" (2016-2017) is built on the features of these moments of the character's life.

For some time Lee Thompson Young took part in the creation of the show, he plays the role of a young police officer Barry Frost, who was recently assigned to the homicide department. Frost instantly becomes the subject of ridicule for those around him, because at the sight of corpses he cannot restrain his nausea. At the same time, Young's hero is well versed in electronics and has the skills of a hacker. In 2013, during the filming of the next episode of the show "Partners", the actors, concerned about the absence of the performer, turned to the police. Patrol found the actor in his own house. According to law enforcement officials, Li Yang committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol.

Frankie Rizzoli Jr. and Angela Rizzoli

The image of the younger brother of the main character Frankie Rizzoli Jr. was embodied on the screen by Jordan Bridges, who became an actor in the third generation. He made his film debut as a small child, and began a full-fledged creative career in the 90s. The role of Jane's younger brother brought the actor worldwide popularity. His performance is quite convincing. Frankie is proud of her sister and tries her best to imitate her, as a result, she becomes a detective and takes the place of the retired Korsak. By the way, the main character has another brother,who is not always in trouble with the law.

The role of Angela Rizzoli, mother of Frankie and Jane, went to Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Lorraine Bracco. A breakthrough in the creative career of the actress is the role in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. And the greatest creative achievement of the performer is deservedly considered the role of Jennifer Melfi in the television series The Sopranos. In "Companions" the heroine Bracco is a housewife who completely devoted the best years of her life to her family. Nothing can be hidden from her. The woman continues to take care of her children, working at Korsak's bar and getting married along the way.

Main Antagonist Charles Hoyt and Assistant Kent Drake

"Companions" - a series in which there are, in addition to positive characters, and negative ones. But the main antagonist is a serial killer nicknamed "The Surgeon" Charles Hoyt. For the maniac, Jane becomes an obsession, the attempt on her life becomes the meaning of existence for the villain. Actor Michael Massey, who played the role, is known to others as the accidental culprit in the death of Brandon Lee. On the set of The Crow, he, according to the idea of the picture, shot the character Lee, and by an absurd accident, an incorrectly loaded gun caused Brandon's death.

The real find of the final season of the series was the image of a true Scot with an original sense of humor, Kent Drake, played by Adam Sinclair ("Stewardesses", "Empty Words"). The hero takes the position of assistant to Maura Isles and soonbecomes part of a well-coordinated team.

Reviews

The show is notable for the fact that with an IMDb rating of 7.60, it became the record holder in the history of cable TV, receiving the status of the most watched series. At the same time, the series "Companions" has positive reviews from both film experts and ordinary viewers.