Series synopsis
Deception is an American mystery drama television series that premiered on ABC on March 11, 2018. It ended on May 27, 2018. It was created by Chris Fedak. It stars Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow and Amaury Nolasco.
Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Premise
Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Premise: The FBI has a new trick up its sleeve.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black
- Ilfenesh Hadera as Kay Daniels
- Lenora Crichlow as Dina Clark
- Amaury Nolasco as Mike Alvarez
- Justin Chon as Jordan Kwon
- Laila Robins as FBI Agent Deakins
- Vinnie Jones as Gunter Gustafsen
- Lucas Hall as Charlie Dietrich
Supporting cast
- Danny Henriquez as Alex Boyd
- David Deblinger as Slimy Billionaire
- Eyas Younis as Andrei Stanislav
- Hal Ozsan as Mikhail Koslov
- Elliot Villar as Felix Ruiz
- Leonid Citer as Sasha Sokolov
- John Shea as Abe Dietrich
- Jeremiah Wiggins as Museum Curator
- Jess Weixler as Joan
- Kevin Corrigan as Prison Inmate
- Daniel London as Miller Mackenzie
- Christine Ko as Vivian Song
Guest cast
- Lucas Hall as Charlie Dietrich
- Danny Henriquez as Alex Boyd
- David Deblinger as Slimy Billionaire
- Eyas Younis as Andrei Stanislav
- Hal Ozsan as Mikhail Koslov
- Elliot Villar as Felix Ruiz
- Leonid Citer as Sasha Sokolov
- John Shea as Abe Dietrich
- Jeremiah Wiggins as Museum Curator
- Jess Weixler as Joan
- Kevin Corrigan as Prison Inmate
- Daniel London as Miller Mackenzie
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | March 11, 2018 | May 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion — the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world’s most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career. |
March 11, 2018 |
| 2 |
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 – yet it’s anything but real, it’s deadly. |
March 18, 2018 |
| 3 |
Escapology When an art museum docent is held hostage, Kay enlists Cameron and his team to help rescue her using the art of escapology. |
March 25, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 11, 2018 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2018 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |