La Brea (TV Series)

## *La Brea*

***La Brea*** is an American drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 28, 2021. The series, produced by Keshet Studios and Universal Television, is created and executive produced by David Appelbaum.

## Synopsis

An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.

## Cast

* Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris
* Jack Martin as Josh Harris
* Zyra Gorecki as Izzy Harris
* Jon Seda as Dr. Sam Velez
* Chiké Okonkwo as Ty Coleman
* Karina Logue as Marybeth Hayes
* Veronica St. Clair as Riley Velez
* Rohan Mirchandaney as Scott Israni
* Nicholas Gonzalez as Levi Delgado
* Lily Santiago as Veronica Castillo
* Chloe De Los Santos as Lilly Castillo (Season 1)
	+ Michelle Vergara Moore as Lilly Castillo/Ella Jones (Season 2; recurring season 1)
* Josh McKenzie as Lucas Hayes
* Tonantzin Carmelo as Paara (Season 2; recurring season 1)
* Virginie Laverdure as Dr. Sophia Nathan (Season 1)
* Toby Truslove as Senior Agent Adam Markman
* Angela Nica Sullen as Officer Baker (Season 1)
* Pacharo Mzembe as Tony Greene (Season 1)
* Stephen Lopez as Billy Fisher (Season 1)
* Mark Lee as "Man in Pelts" Silas
* James Huang as Dr. Peter Shen
* Damien Fotiou as Judah
* Ming-Zhu Hii as Dr. Rebecca Aldridge (Season 1–2)
* Martin Sensmeier as Taamet (Season 2)
* Jonno Roberts as James Mallet (Season 2)
* Melissa Neal as Caroline Clark (Season 2)
* Simone McAullay as Kiera (Season 2)

Co-Starring* Lincoln Barros as Aaron Castillo
* Camila Palacios as Reporter #1
* Ian Ferrington as Reporter #2
* Cessalee Stovall as Reporter
* Carolyn Bock as Government Official

## Production

### Development

On January 15, 2020, *La Brea* was given a pilot order by NBC. The pilot was directed by Thor Freudenthal and written by David Appelbaum who was expected to executive produce alongside Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Ken Woodruff and Rachel Kaplan. The production companies involved with the series are Keshet Studios and Universal Television. On January 12, 2021, NBC gave production a series order. The series is created by David Appelbaum. On November 12, 2021, NBC renewed the series for a second season.

On January 31, 2023, NBC announced that *La Brea* has been renewed for a third season, when the cast was offered a release from the show in exchange for such a short season to be paid for, and accepted the offer. On November 20, 2023, it has confirmed that the third season would be the final season.

### Casting

In February 2020, Michael Raymond-James, Karina Logue, Zyra Gorecki, Caleb Ruminer, Angel Parker, Catherine Dent, Veronica St. Clair, Jag Bal, and Chiké Okonkwo were cast as series regulars while Natalie Zea was cast as the lead role. In March 2020, Jon Seda and Rita Angel Taylor joined the main cast. On March 4, 2021, Eoin Macken and Jack Martin were cast to replace Raymond-James and Ruminer, respectively and Lily Santiago joined the main cast. In addition, the surname of the family has been changed to Harris. On March 22, 2021, Nicholas Gonzalez and Rohan Mirchandaney joined the cast as series regulars. In April 2021, Josh McKenzie was cast as a series regular while Ione Skye was cast in a recurring role and Chloe De Los Santos was cast to replace Taylor.

### Filming

The series began filming in Melbourne, Australia on May 3, 2021. The main photography of the series was shot in regional Victoria. Season One recordings were completed in September. The effects-heavy production spent $71 million in Australia, more than $60 million of it in Victoria. It is the most expensive TV production in Victoria since Steven Spielberg's HBO series *The Pacific* completed in 2009.

## Release

### Marketing

On July 23, 2021, NBC released the first official teaser for the series. On September 12, NBC posted on YouTube a 5-minute preview of the series. The official trailer for the series was released on September 14th.

### US Broadcasting

In the USA, the series premiered on September 28, 2021, on NBC. The second season premiered on September 27, 2022. The third and final season has premiered on January 9, 2024, and will end on February 13, 2024.

### International Broadcasting

In Canada, the series aired on CTV. In Australia, it aired on 9Now. In Germany, *La Brea* premiered on Sky One on April 24, 2022. In Italy - *La Brea* premiered on Italia 1 on June 8, 2022. In the UK, the first episode of *La Brea* aired on Channel 5 on August 1, 2022 to promote the series, with the entire first series being added to Paramount+ on the same day. The series also premiered on 5USA on April 22, 2023. In Ireland, the first series was added in full to Paramount+ on August 1, 2022.

## Reception

### Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 38% approval rating with an average rating of 5.4/10, based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "There may be method to its madness, but *La Brea* simply doesn't commit to its insane premise hard enough to shake out a show worth watching—at least not yet." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

### Ratings

#### Overall

Based on average total viewers per episode of *La Brea* on NBC:

## Gallery

### Videos

Official Trailer - La BreaUnearth the Mysteries of La Brea This FallFirst Five Minutes of NBC’s New Drama - La BreaThis Season on La BreaLa Brea Season 2 Is Coming - Official Teaser - NBC’s La Brea
## References

1. ↑ https://www.nbc.com/la-brea
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NBC’s ‘La Brea’ Likely To End With Abbreviated Season 3 As Networks Start Building Strike Contingency
3. ↑ 'La Brea' Renewed For Season 3 At NBC
4. ↑ 'La Brea' Officially Ending With Abbreviated Season 3

## External links

* La Brea on Wikipedia
* La Brea on Television Wiki
* La Brea on NBC Fandom
* La Brea at IMDB.com
* La Brea at TVMaze