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TV Media Weekly | October 31 - November 6, 2015 Ryan Booth (Jake McLaughlin, "In the Valley of Elah," 2007) is actual- ly an undercover FBI agent posing as a new recruit so he can keep an eye on Parrish. Booth was planted by Liam O'Connor (Josh Hopkins, "Cougar Town"), the seasoned FBI agent who oversees the recruits, training under the direction of FBI mentor Miranda Shaw (Aunjanue Ellis, "The Help," 2011). With increasing competition from cable channels and even streaming services, traditional broadcasters have taken a hit in re- cent years, but they're fighting back with high-quality shows like "Quantico," and stars like Chopra, who is the first South Asian actress to headline a major American dra- ma. While American audiences may not be familiar with her work, she is an international superstar with more than 40 Bollywood films under her belt. Chopra fell into the acting biz after her mother sent some photos of her to Miss India, which led to her later being crowned Miss World 2000. Her win resulted in a number of movie of- fers. In an interview with ABC's Al- bert Lawrence, the self-proclaimed geek who once intended to be- come an engineer explained that when opportunity knocked, she answered. "I've always been instinctive," said Chopra. "Whenever anything comes to me, I'm like 'Hmmm, that's interesting — let's do it, let's take a chance." By Kyla Brewer TV Media I t's tough to have a network TV hit these days, but thanks to a heady mix of intrigue, romance and mystery, freshman ABC thriller "Quantico" seems to have audiences hooked. In fact, ABC has shown its confidence in the new hit drama by giving the series a full-season pickup — a total of 19 episodes, and possibly more to come. Created by "Gossip Girl" writer Joshua Safran, the show follows a group of FBI recruits through their training at the famed FBI Academy. A new episode of "Quantico" airs Sunday, Nov. 1, on ABC. In the series premiere in Sep- tember, New York's Grand Central Station had just been hit by the city's worst terrorist attack since 9/11, and new FBI recruit Alex Par- rish (Priyanka Chopra, "Fashion," 2008) had been arrested for the crime. "Quantico" follows Parrish's escape and subsequent struggle to prove her innocence, while also us- ing flashbacks to tell the story of her training at the FBI training academy. "'Quantico' is a show where you can't trust any character. You can't trust anyone — you can't trust Alex," Chopra explained in an ABC press clip. She went on to say: "Everything is deception. There's conspiracy, there's setups. Even I don't know what's going to hap- pen in the end of the show. Even I don't know who the terrorist is. And I'm looking forward to finding out with everyone else." If Parrish was truly framed as she claims, it seems just about ev- eryone else is a suspect in the bombing. At the FBI facility in Quantico, Virginia, Parrish makes the acquaintance of other new re- cruits, each of whom seems to have something to hide. Shelby Wyatt (Johanna Braddy, "UnREAL") is a blonde beauty who's been secretly communicat- ing in Arabic with a mystery caller. Wyatt's potential love interest — Caleb Haas (Graham Rogers, "Rev- olution") — initially flunked out of the FBI academy, but weaseled his way back in as an intelligence ana- lyst. Yasmine Al Massri ("Cross- bones") does double duty playing twins Nimah and Raina Amin, who are posing as one person, unbe- knownst to the other recruits. The twins seem to be of particu- lar interest to Simon Asher (Tate El- lington, "Remember Me," 2010), a rookie who spent some time in Gaza. Parrish's biggest rival is Na- thalie Vasquez (Anabelle Acosta, "Ballers"), who appears to be sporting a fake scar behind her ear. Josh Hopkins as seen in "Quantico" Everyone has something to hide in ABC's 'Quantico' 2 | Cover story Tipton Ford 3 x 10" A/Grindstone Charlie's B/Norris Insurance 1 x 4" 3830 S LAFOUNTAIN, KOKOMO 765-453-9125 SUN-THURS 11AM-1OPM FRI & SAT 11AM-11PM www.grindstonesrestaurantandpub.com $ 3 00 OFF $15.00 Food Purchase Expire: 10/31/15 One coupon per person, per visit. Not good with any other offer. Taxes & Gratuity not included. Must present this Coupon for discount. TV Sales Team Derek Baxter • Ron Boyland • Doug Shepherd • Jon Thomas • Alex Garza TOLL FREE 765-675-8777 | 888-675-8778 965 East Jefferson St. Tipton • IN 2006 Ford F-150 Lariat Crew Cab 4WD 2009 GMC Sierra SLT 4x4 2009 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 $19,990 $25,990 $24,990 $26,990 $32,990 $21,990 stk# 5K45 stk# 5T399A stk# 5U82 stk# 5K53 stk# 5T422A stk# 5U1A www.tiptonfordin.com 90k miles 89k miles 93k miles 62k miles stk# 5K45 93k miles stk# 5K53 stk# 5T422A 6k miles 2012 Ford F-150 XLT Extended Cab 4WD 83k miles 2008 Chevy Silverado 4x4 2008 Ford f150 XLT Crew Cab 4WD

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