Coyote (TV series)

Coyote is an American crime drama television series created by David Graziano, Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert.^[1][2] The series stars Michael Chiklis and premiered on CBS All Access on January 7, 2021.^[3][4][5]

Coyote
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	David Graziano Michael Carnes Josh Gilbert
Written by	David Graziano
Starring	Michael Chiklis
Composer	H. Scott Salinas
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	David Graziano Michael Carnes Josh Gilbert Michelle MacLaren Mike Richardson Keith Goldberg Rebecca Hobbs Michael Chiklis
Producer	Jose Ludlow
Production companies	Dark Horse Entertainment The Carnes & Gilbert Business Narrative/Ballistics MacLaren Entertainment Paramount Network Original Sony Pictures Television Studios
Original release
Network	CBS All Access
Release	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)

The series was originally ordered as ten episodes, targeted for sibling Paramount Network, but eventually was passed off to CBS All Access as a six-episode season.^[6] In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+.^[7]

Premise

After 32 years of working as a Border Patrol agent, Ben Clemens is forced to work for the people he spent his career trying to keep out of the United States.

Cast

• Michael Chiklis as Ben Clemens,^[8] a recently retired U.S. Border Patrol agent
• Juan Pablo Raba as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora,^[9] the head of a small family cartel
• Adriana Paz^[2] as Silvia Peña, manager of a local restaurant
• Kristyan Ferrer^[3] as Dante, a member of the cartel
• Octavio Pisano^[3] as Sultan, a member of the cartel
• Cynthia McWilliams^[3] as Holly Vincent, federal agent for Homeland Security Investigations
• Julio Cesar Cedillo^[3] as Neto Mendez, an officer in the Guardia Nacional de México
• Emy Mena^[9] as María Elena Flores, who is carrying Dante's child
• Kelli Williams as Jill Kerr

Episodes

No.	Title [10]	Directed by	Written by [10]	Original release date [11]
1	"Call of the Void"	Michelle MacLaren	Michael Carnes & Josh Gilbert & David Graziano	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
2	"Silver or Lead"	Michelle MacLaren	Michael Carnes & Josh Gilbert & David Graziano	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
3	"Sin of Origin"	Guy Ferland	David Graziano & Maria Renee Prudencio	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
4	"Juan Doe"	Guy Ferland	David Graziano & Katrina Cabrera Ortega	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
5	"King Tide"	Stephen Kay	Michael Carnes & David Graziano	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
6	"Plaza De Nada"	Stephen Kay	Josh Gilbert & Kseniya Melnik	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)

Production

Development

Development of the series was first announced on May 1, 2019.^[12] On June 26, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Coyote.^[13][14][15] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the series would debut on CBS All Access rather than Paramount Network.^[9][16]

Filming

Filming occurred in Baja California in January 2020.^[17][18]

Critical response

Review aggregator Metacritic gave the series a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 professional critics.^[19]