68 Whiskey

***68 Whiskey*** is an American military comedy-drama television series created by Roberto Benabib. Based on the Israeli television series *Charlie Golf One* (known as Taagad in Hebrew: תאג"ד), it premiered on January 15, 2020 on the Paramount Network. In September 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

## Cast and characters

### Main

* Sam Keeley as Cooper Roback
* Gage Golightly as Grace Durkin
* Cristina Rodlo as Sergeant Rosa Alvarez
* Jeremy Tardy as Staff Sergeant Mekhi Davis
* Nicholas Coombe as Anthony Petrocelli
* Derek Theler as Sasquatch
* Beth Riesgraf as Major Sonia Holloway
* Lamont Thompson as Colonel Harlan Austin

### Recurring

* Usman Ally as Captain Hazara
* Artur Benson as Khalil
* Aaron Glenane as Chef Colin Gale
* Linc Hand as Crash
* Jade Albany as Cassola
* Omar Maskati as Qasem

## Production

### Development

On July 9, 2018, it was announced that Paramount Network had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Roberto Benabib who were also set to executive produce alongside Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Zion Rubin, Efrat Shmaya Dror, Danna Stern, Samie Kim Falvey and Michael Lehmann. On April 30, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of CBS Television Studios, Imagine Television, and yes Studios. The series premiered on January 15, 2020. On September 2, 2020, Paramount Network canceled the series after one season.

In an extended Twitter thread in 2021, staff writer Dylan Park-Pettiford and story editor Caitie Delaney revealed that a writer on the series fabricated a career in the Marines in order to get a job, and was only found out and removed mid-season due to Park-Pettiford's suspicions.

### Casting

In September 2019, it was announced that Sam Keeley, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Jeremy Tardy, Nicholas Coombe, Derek Theler, Beth Riesgraf, and Lamont Thompson were cast as series regulars while Usman Ally, Artur Benson, and Aaron Glenane were cast in recurring roles. In October 2019, Linc Hand and Jade Albany joined the cast in recurring capacities.

## Reception

### Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 88% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 8 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 61 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

## References

1. ↑ "68 Whiskey". *Amazon*.
2. ↑ Porter, Rick (September 24, 2019). "Paramount Network Medical Dramedy '68 Whiskey' Fills Out Cast".
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ramos, Dino-Ray (November 25, 2019). "'68 Whiskey' Trailer & Premiere Date For Brian Grazer And Ron Howard's Afghanistan-Set Military Dramedy On Paramount Network".
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andreeva, Nellie (September 2, 2020). "'68 Whiskey' Canceled By Paramount Network After One Season".
5. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 16, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.15.2020".
6. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 23, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.22.2020".
7. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 30, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2020".
8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 6, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2020".
9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 13, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.12.2020".
10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 20, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2020".
11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 27, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2020".
12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 5, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.4.2020".
13. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 12, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.11.2020".
14. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 19, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.18.2020".
15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 8, 2018). "'68 Whiskey': Paramount Network Orders Dark Comedy Pilot Directed By Ron Howard From Imagine & CBS TV Studios".
16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 30, 2019). "Paramount Network Orders Afghanistan-Set Dark Comedy Series '68 Whiskey' Based On Israeli Format".
17. ↑ @dyllyp (October 1, 2021). "Lmao I've had a dozen people DM me this tweet. And yes, this is the same show I worked on. You couldn't write this story, that's how crazy it is" (Tweet) – via Twitter.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
18. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 4, 2019). "'68 Whiskey' Sam Keeley, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Jeremy Tardy & Nicholas Coombe To Star In Paramount Network Series".
19. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 24, 2019). "'68 Whiskey': Derek Theler, Beth Riesgraf & Lamont Thompson Among Six Cast In Paramount Network Series".
20. ↑ Petski, Denise (October 1, 2019). "'Deputy' Casts Natalia Cigliuti; Linc Hand Joins '68 Whiskey'".
21. ↑ White, Peter (October 11, 2019). "'American Playboy' Star Jade Albany Joins Nat Geo's 'The Right Stuff' & Paramount Network's '68 Whiskey'".
22. ↑ "68 Whiskey: Season 1". *Rotten Tomatoes*. Fandango.
23. ↑ "68 Whiskey: Season 1". *Metacritic*. CBS Interactive.

## External links

* Paramount Press website
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68\_Whiskey