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King & Maxwell on TNT

We’re pretty excited here at Reel Life With Jane, what with all the announcements of new shows coming up this summer and fall. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a crime procedural nut, but I’m super geeked about “King & Maxwell,” premiering Monday, June 10, 2013 at 10/9c on TNT.

A crime show has to have a few things for me to jump onboard: a good storyline, exciting action, and cool characters. “King & Maxwell” has all of that, ratcheted up several notches by lead actors Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn.

Based on the blockbuster novels by David Baldacci (just added to my summer reading list), the show centers on Sean King (Tenney) and Michelle Maxwell (Romijn), private investigators who used to be Secret Service agents. But both have a less-than-stellar backstory to those esteemed careers.

According to Baldacci’s Web site, Sean allowed his attention to wander for a split second, which resulted in the death of the presidential candidate he was supposed to be protecting. Meanwhile, Michelle “lost” the politician she was protecting when he vanished behind closed doors while comforting a grieving widow.

Their destinies converge when Michelle becomes obsessed with Sean’s case, and when Sean needs the help of a new friend to solve crimes that implicate him as the culprit. Thus are the humble beginnings of the crime-solving dynamic duo.

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The pilot episode jumps right into it with a high-action chase scene. Maxwell is in hot pursuit of a bus being driven by a guy in a beaver suit. Yes, you read that right. A beaver suit.

The bus even skids out of control and rolls on its side at one point (which was really fun for the Toronto residents watching the scene being filmed), and it occurs to me that’s a pretty high-budget stunt for a TV show. But hey, they’re pulling out all the stops to get us hooked — and it’s working! I’m hooked!

Plus, the opening scene features The Heavy’s “How Ya Like Me Now,” one of my favorite tunes (and perhaps one of the most-used songs for action scenes, and I’m cool with that) — especially paired with Romijn chasing after a guy in a beaver suit.

Another reason I love “King & Maxwell” is that it’s a bit of a gender bender in terms of who gets to do what. It’s clear from that opening scene that Romijn will be getting her fair share of action in this show, and that is awesome.

“A man of words, a woman of action,” Romijn says in the interview clip below. “She’s a big girl,” Tenney says in a scene right before she beats the living tar out of some poor guy. You go, girl! Makes me want to – argh! – learn how to fight!

But … Romijn’s “Rene Russo in Lethal Weapon 4” fighting skills doesn’t mean she’s lacking in the verbal department. Romijn and Tenney have great chemistry, along with the witty banter to prove it. Not to mention that she rows (yes, in a boat) to the little office where they work every day, and then takes a shower in said office with the door open, which causes Sean to completely lose focus.

Rounding out the cast is Michael O’Keefe (huge movie and TV star) as FBI Agent Frank Rigby, Ryan Hurst (“Opie” in “Sons of Anarchy”) as Edgar Roy, and Chris Butler (Matan Brody in “The Good Wife”) as FBI Agent Darius Carter.

By the way, Tenney played Agent Fritz Howard in “The Closer” and “Major Crimes,” and thank goodness TNT had the good sense to cast him in “King & Maxwell.”

Visit TNT (the Home of Crime Drama and the perfect place to play “armchair detective”!) for more info about “King & Maxwell,” as well as other summer shows like “Rizzoli & Isles,” “Falling Skies,” “Major Crimes,” and a cool new competition show called “The Hero,” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (love him).

What’s your favorite TNT crime drama? Are you looking forward to “King & Maxwell”?

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  11. I’m excited about “Major Crimes” and very glad The Closer morphed into this show. I was looking for Jon Tenney on that show and I’m excited that he will have his own show this season. I’ll be watching!

  18. Gotta love my Rizzoli & Isles xoxo! Look forward to King & Maxwell. Promos look good. Could be a hit. We need a show with a guy and girl pair up.

  27. My favorite TNT show is Major Crimes. I watched for Mary McDonnell. Then I got The Closer dvds and enjoyed that as well. I look forward to checking out Jon Tenney’s new show.

  32. What a fun post! I love the King & Maxwell books and can’t wait to see the show. We’ve been working our way through all the seasons of The Closer and were so glad to hear about Major Crimes since we’re kind of addicted. 🙂

  46. My favorite is Major Crimes, but your description of King and Maxwell makes me think I should check it out. Rebecca Romijn is so gorgeous! Thanks.

  49. I don’t have one particular favorite TNT crime drama. King & Maxwell looks like an interesting show.

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  56. I would love to check out Major Crimes. I need a new show to get into.

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  61. Two of my favorite is Rizzoli & Isles and The Closer. The new Major Crimes sounds like it’s going to be great. Looking forward to watching it.

  69. I don’t really have a favorite, I pretty much watch everything. 🙂 I definitely is looking forward to the King & Maxwell! So intriguing.

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  75. i haven’t seen any of the TNT shows but they all sound interesting – I think I’m
    looking forward to watching Major Crimes

  79. King & Maxwell looks like a good show and I will be checking it out. I also can’t wait to watch Rizolli & Isles.
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  83. I enjoy watching a lot of TNT shows, I am actually most excited for Rizzoli and Isles coming back for a new season on TNT. I am looking forward to seeing this new show as well!

  87. I always loved “The Closer” and it was something I watched every week. I think that this new show, because of the actors I love being in it, will be really good. I don’t have any TV at home, but will def check it out online!

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