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Season 1 – Deception

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Superstar Las Vegas magician Cameron Black's career may have been ruined by scandal, but he's found another place to put his skills of deception, influence and illusion to use: the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As a consulting illusionist, Cameron uses every trick at his disposal -- inventing new ones as necessary -- to help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals and solve crimes that seem to defy all explanation. In doing so, he while feeds his ego by staging the biggest illusions of his career.
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Deception — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Deception isn't particularly original or thoughtful, but there's still some lighthearted fun to be found hidden up its sleeve.

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Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter The "Magician helps the FBI fight crime" hook of Deception sounds silly, but the early episodes prove that "silly" isn't the same as "bad." Mar 12, 2018 Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz New York Magazine/Vulture Unfortunately, Deception is a show about the magic of illusion that has a great deal of difficulty being, y'know, magical. Mar 12, 2018 Full Review Chris Barton Los Angeles Times It's all pretty absurd, but the show is too light on its feet to begrudge for long. Mar 9, 2018 Full Review Malcolm Hopwood The Post NZ The storyline is smart. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Deception is fairly charming in spite of its blah procedural trappings thanks to Mr. Cutmore-Scott and his character's bag of tricks and magic team. Jun 27, 2018 Full Review Joel Keller Decider Anything is better than this. Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel W Easily one of the worst shows I have ever watched. The first episode is riddled with oddities and the writing for a lot of the actors is... just bad. The main magician somehow just walks right onto an active Fbi investigation scene and they just let him stay there. A cartel member is between the Fbi and the main character, get's shot, blood shoots out (meaning a bullet went through), and the bullet just doesn't exist anymore? Magician comically outruns bullets being fired from a full-auto handgun. Somehow. It's wildly cheesy. Main Fbi woman gets feelings for quirky, off-the-books guy. Brother framed by a rival magician. Big mean Fbi boss doesn't like the way things are done. It's like the show was written by a high-school grad who took one creative writing class over a decade ago. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Rahul R Its all about illusion, magic, solving criminal case, helping a brother come out of jail, mystery women so many things... After watching season 1 last episode all must be eagerly waiting for season 2 which is cancelled🥺. I hope they finish the story with 1 more season...!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/22 Full Review Audience Member This is really awfully bad Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member It's an amazing show.. Must watch.. Such a different concept and the work on this show is Spectacular Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review katherine m It's just awesome! The plot is amazing! There are, of course, a couple of plot moves that are easy to guess, but this does not deprive the series of its special charm. And the ending, damn it, makes you cry. And the realization that the continuation won't do, makes you cry even more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Cant believe they cancelled this show, and they HAD to put a major cliffhanger at the end. Was an extremely exciting and fun show however Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Cutmore-Scott

Cameron Black

Ilfenesh Hadera

Kay Daniels

Lenora Crichlow

Dina Clark

Amaury Nolasco

FBI Agent Mike Alvarez

Justin Chon

Jordan Kwon

Laila Robins

FBI Agent Deakins

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 11, 2018 Pilot A disgraced magician puts his skills of deception and illusion to work at the FBI. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 18, 2018 Forced Perspective As Cameron continues to focus on helping his brother, he and Kay get to work on a case that has unknowing tourists participating in a reality show. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 25, 2018 Escapology When an art museum docent is held hostage, Kay enlists Cameron and his team to help rescue her using the art of escapology. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 1, 2018 Divination When a psychic is murdered, Kay and Cam investigate, only to learn she had a partner who's now on the run; enlisting her help, Cameron and the team take down an international arms dealer. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 8, 2018 Masking When a church's stained-glass window is stolen while a famous street artist is painting a mural, Cam and the team's investigation leads them to the criminal. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 22, 2018 Black Art When Cameron's ex-girlfriend is robbed during Fashion Week, he insists on helping Kay with the investigation; the team find themselves in the middle of a high-speed chase. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 24, 2018 Sacrifice 99 to Fool One When the mystery woman kidnaps Cameron, the FBI calls on Jonathan Black to help find him and stop the woman from committing her next crime. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 29, 2018 Multiple Outs The FBI works with the team to help stop the mystery woman from successfully committing one of the largest jewel heists in history. Details Episode 9 Aired May 6, 2018 Getting Away Clean The team gets an unexpected partner; Gunter makes a discovery that will change the team members' lives forever. Details Episode 10 Aired May 13, 2018 The Unseen Hand Cameron and Kay investigate a secret society; they learn that one of them has a close family connection. Details Episode 11 Aired May 20, 2018 Loading Up The team is called on to help stop a spy from stealing top-secret military information; Cameron is frustrated when someone from Kay's past comes back into the picture. Details Episode 12 Aired May 27, 2018 Code Act The team goes up against the mystery woman in a battle of dueling deceptions; when Cameron thinks he finally has the upper hand, the mystery woman unleashes her most game-changing twist yet. Details Episode 13 Aired May 27, 2018 Transposition The team goes up against the mystery woman in a battle of dueling deceptions; when Cameron thinks he finally has the upper hand, the mystery woman unleashes her most game-changing twist yet. Details

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Season Info

Director
Michael Lehmann, Kevin Tancharoen, Mike Smith, Rob Seidenglanz, Lexi La Roche, Rob Hardy, Carol Banker
Executive Producer
Chris Fedak, Greg Berlanti, Martin Gero, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Chris Fedak, Sam Sklaver, Brynn Malone, Elizabeth Peterson, John A. Norris, Nelson Greaves, Joe Peracchio, Kai Wu, Cesar Mazariegos
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 11, 2018