‘The Following’ Series Preview: Plot, Cast, and Trailer

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Nico Tortorella, Valorie Curry, Adan Canto, Natalie Zea, Kyle Catlett, Shawn Ashmore and Annie Parisse star in ‘The Following’ (Photo by Michael Lavine © 2012 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy lead the cast of Fox’s The Following, an intense thriller premiering on January 21, 2013. Purefoy stars as Joe Carroll, a serial killer and Bacon’s ex- FBI agent Ryan Hardy who’s tasked with helping to find Joe.

Season one also stars Annie Parisse as Debra Parker, Shawn Ashmore as Mike Weston, Natalie Zea as Claire Matthews, and Kyle Catlett as Joey Matthews. Valorie Curry plays Denise, Adan Canto is Billy Thomas, and Nico Tortorella is Will Wilson.

The Synopsis: The chilling series focuses on former FBI agent RYAN HARDY (Bacon), who is brought in as a consultant when notorious serial killer JOE CARROLL (Purefoy) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree. Hardy discovers that, while in prison, Carroll was covertly communicating with a network of killers in the outside world and it quickly becomes obvious that he has more planned than just his escape.

Hardy works closely with an FBI team, including FBI Specialist DEBRA PARKER (Parisse), who is brought in to lead the investigation of Carroll and his followers.