The Following
“Killer instinct.”
- 2013 –2015
- Canceled
- TV-14
★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 616 votes
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.
- Created by
- Kevin Williamson
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 45
- Episode length
- ~43m
- First aired
- Jan 21, 2013
- Networks
- FOX
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of The Following
Kevin Bacon
Ryan Hardy
James Purefoy
Joe Carroll
Shawn Ashmore
Mike Weston
Jessica Stroup
Max Hardy
Sam Underwood
Mark Gray
Zuleikha Robinson
Gwen
Gregg Henry
Dr. Arthur Strauss
Where to Stream The Following by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Netflix, Plex, TubiRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Prime Video, 5Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia
- Streaming on 9NowRent or buy on Apple TV Store
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Seasons
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Specials
Jan 19, 2013
2 episodes
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Season 1
Jan 21, 2013
15 episodes
Season one drags Ryan back into a world of horror, when the FBI reaches out to him in the wake of serial killer Joe Carroll’s escape from death row. Challenged with an ever-growing web of murders, Ryan and the FBI soon discovered they were up against not one killer, but a cult of killers directed by Joe.
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Season 2
Jan 19, 2014
15 episodes
As season two unfolds, Ryan, FBI Agent Mike Weston and Ryan’s niece, NYPD officer Max Hardy, lead an off-the-books investigation into Joe’s presumed death and the whereabouts of his cult’s remaining members.
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Season 3
Mar 2, 2015
15 episodes
In season three, Ryan, for the first time ever, begins to suspect that his greatest enemy, the man responsible for an endless list of atrocities, may not be the biggest foe he’ll face – in fact, Joe just might be a prelude to horror he’s never imagined.
