The Following

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Monday 9:00 PM on FOX Premiered Jan 21, 2013 Between Seasons

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The Final Chapter
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AIRED ON 4/29/2013

The Final Chapter

Season 1 : Episode 15

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S 1 :  Ep 15 Aired 4/29/13
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S 1 :  Ep 14 Aired 4/22/13
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S 1 :  Ep 13 Aired 4/15/13
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S 1 :  Ep 12 Aired 4/8/13
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S 1 :  Ep 11 Aired 4/1/13
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Show Summary

The Following stars Kevin Bacon as retired FBI agent Ryan Hardy, who is called in to deal with serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), who he captured nine years ago. While Carroll is trapped in prison, he has spent the last nine years using the Internet to recruit an army of like-minded killers to carry out his objectives... and only Ryan can stop him.

Cast & Crew

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Ryan Hardy
Natalie Zea

Natalie Zea

Claire Matthews
Annie Parisse

Annie Parisse

Debra Parker
Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore

Agent Mike Weston
Valorie Curry

Valorie Curry

Emma Hill
Nico Tortorella

Nico Tortorella

Jacob Wells
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  • -wow-

    5.5
    By panaba, 2 days ago
    i cannot believe that this wasn't axed

  • Should be on Comedy Central

    1.0
    By po_daddy, May 14, 2013
    Without a doubt one of the worst shows I've seen in years. The writing is lazy and stupid at every turn and the complete disregard for detail is astounding. Two of the central characters themes are simply, get caught, escape, get caught again, escape again, get caught again. Keven Bacon's character's theme is chase the bad guys on his own while never calling for backup, and then catch the bad guys before ultimately having to give up his weapon before the bad guys plot holes are numerous and huge, and each and every time the writers need to "sell" a preposterous twist to its audience, some random person is revealed as a cult member. Law enforcement is portrayed as a collective of bumbling buffoons at every turn, a clear indicator that the writers are clueless as to how to have their cult characters elude their predators by outsmarting them. I could go on and on and on. Glad that I didn't review this show after the pilot episode, I likely would have given it an 8 or better. I imagine that's why this show has a relatively decent overall rating as many reviews were favorable after just one episode. Terribly ridiculous and disappointing show.moreless

  • Unbelievable

    1.0
    By rodglen, May 10, 2013
    This show is possibly the stupidest attempt at a thriller that I've ever seen. Just watched the first half of the season and gave up half way through another episode of FBI incompetence. I'm normally very encouraging of new shows and try to give them a season or so to get on track but this is so bad I just can't watch any more. You can only suspend belief so far...

    1/10moreless

  • very nice

    10
    By kanemaximus, May 08, 2013
    the show is pretty nice & new! its better than other boring shows which talk about the same scenario and all.. this show brings something new which we missed.. love it and my rating is 10/10

  • The definition of hit and miss is, "The Following"

    6.5
    By jackindabox2, May 08, 2013
    While yes I've tuned in every week endlessly to see what was next, this show really hit me in the head after the episode "Guilt". If you haven't seen it, good. Don't. Please. And, "The Final Chapter"? It was, meh. At best, okay. Not a spectacular finale that you would expect. However though, we do have Kevin Bacon and Nico Tortelli as some amazing bright spots! Sadly, they killed off Nico (Jacob) for seemingly no god damn reason. The Following me always has me scratching my head, but I always come back to it. Let's see if things pick up next season.moreless
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