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Deadly Class (2019)

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Genre
action thriller
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 334 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenager from a troubled past enrolls in a secret boarding school that trains students to become assassins. He must survive ruthless classmates and deadly tests in a cutthroat environment set in the 1980s.

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What happens

Deadly Class is an American action drama television series developed by Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott for Syfy. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Remender and Wesley Craig and published by Image Comics. The series stars Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, María Gabriela de Faría, Luke Tennie, Liam James, and Michel Duval. Set in the late 1980s, the series revolves around King's Dominion, an elite private academy where students are trained to become assassins. The series was produced by Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions, in association with Gozie AGBO, Chipmunk Hill, Getaway Productions, Giant Generator and 2 Miles Entertainment. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo served as executive producers alongside Remender, Feldsott, Mick Betancourt, Lee Toland Krieger, Mike Larocca, and Adam Targum. In November 2017, casting began for a pilot ordered by Syfy. In April 2018, the series was picked up for an order of 10 episodes. Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The first episode premiered as a special preview online on December 20, 2018 and on Syfy on December 30; the series officially premiered on January 16, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the cast, visuals, and choreography while criticizing the tone and pacing. The series was canceled in June 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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