Series synopsis
Human Target is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on FOX on January 15, 2010. It ended on February 9, 2011. It was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg. It stars Mark Valley, Chi McBride, Jackie Earle Haley and Indira Varma.
It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, Human Target is a full-throttle action drama centered on Christopher Chance, a unique private contractor/security expert/bodyguard hired to protect.
Premise
It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, Human Target is a full-throttle action drama centered on Christopher Chance, a unique private contractor/security expert/bodyguard hired to protect.
Premise: He's a guardian. Not an angel
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mark Valley as Christopher Chance
- Chi McBride as Winston
- Jackie Earle Haley as Guerrero
- Indira Varma as Ilsa Pucci
- Janet Montgomery as Ames
Guest cast
- Courtney Ford as Laura
- Autumn Reeser as Layla
- Hiro Kanagawa as Lt. Peale
- Sean Maher as Aaron Cooper
- William Mapother as Sam Fisher
- Chris Mulkey as Detective Al Jenkins
- Kris Marshall as Doug Slocum
- Dash Mihok as Eddie Dunn
- Kavan Smith as Nathan
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Emma Barnes
- Mark Moses as Hollis
- Samantha Ferris as Deputy Director Lynch
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 12 | January 15, 2010 | April 11, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 13 | November 17, 2010 | February 9, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Confidential Informant A featurette that talks about adapting the comic books to television, the changes that were made in the adaptation process, the core characters. |
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| 2 |
Full Contact Television A featurette on the action/stunts. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Christopher Chance is hired to protect the engineer of California's first bullet train as it makes its maiden voyage from Los Angeles to San Francisco. |
January 15, 2010 |
| 2 |
Rewind Chance and Winston encounter some severe turbulence when they work together to protect a client they have never met from an assassin aboard a passenger plane. |
January 18, 2010 |
| 3 |
Embassy Row Chance races against time and crashes a black-tie affair at the Russian Embassy to find a friend's killer. As he becomes embroiled in an international arms deal, he meets his match in a beautiful female counterpart. |
January 25, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ilsa Pucci Chance and Guererro stage a daring rescue of Winston from the hands of his torturous kidnappers. Two beautiful women join the team: billionaire philanthropist Ilsa Pucci, who fears for her life after the mysterious death of her husband; and Ames, a chameleon-like master thief who inadvertently becomes involved with the plot to murder her new associate. |
November 17, 2010 |
| 2 |
The Wife's Tale Chance must protect the wife of a man he killed seven years ago as his conscience eats at him for his past misdeeds. Meanwhile, Ames hopes Guerrero will take her under his wing, and Ilsa is shocked at what she discovers about the business. |
November 24, 2010 |
| 3 |
Taking Ames When Ames is pulled back into her old criminal life, Chance goes undercover as part of a gang attempting to stage a daring diamond heist to help protect her. |
December 1, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 15, 2010 |
| Last aired | February 9, 2011 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |