The Following is the best thriller on television at the moment and I am about to tell you why.
The show stars Kevin Bacon as FBI agent Ryan Hardy, who is on a downward spiral after suffering horrendous injuries in tracking and catching serial killer and university Professor Joe Carol, played by James Purefoy.
When Carol escapes a maximum-security prison, the FBI call Ryan back into the fold to try to bring him back into custody. It becomes clear however that Carol has escaped with the aid of a cult of followers that he has gathered on the Internet and together they have a plan to make Ryan’s life a living hell.
The Following has an unrelenting pace that literally keeps you teetering on the edge of your seat for the whole season. The story moves effortlessly between flashbacks to previous events and the constantly ratcheting stakes for the characters.
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