Source: BuzzSugar

"Has AMC found its next Mad Men or Breaking Bad? After its first two series racked up tons of acclaim and awards, the cable network is trying to go three-for-three with Rubicon.

Starring Lili Taylor, James Badge Dale, and Miranda Richardson, Rubicon is a thriller that finds an analyst at a New York City think tank discovering a vast global conspiracy. The show will begin to reveal "a secret society that pulls the strings on the world political stage." AMC's ordered 12 episodes of the series so far.

"We thought this was a great story to tell, which is relevant for the time we live in, with unique voice and characters in a very unique world that hadn't been explored," said Joel Stillerman, the network's head of original programming.

No air date has been announced, but I'll be keeping my eye on this one. With AMC's track record, I'll give anything they develop a shot. Does this sound like a series that could continue AMC's winning ways?"

Source: BuzzSugar

Source: TVScriptDude
"When I heard that AMC had found a new script and that they were ordering a pilot, I knew I needed to read it, then I saw the plot of what is now called Rubicon and realized that, I needed to read it fast.

The fact is, all I can think about is the day that I will get the second episode's script, yes, it's that good.



Will Travers works at a National Think Tank called the American Insitute Policy. Needless to say he's smart, very smart. New York Times' crosswords takes him about thirty seconds of his day. Will loves crosswords and he's going to find something weird about them, a pattern. The weird kinda thing that interests his bosses. His direct superior Haddas, a superstitious good friend of him is going to report this pattern and take credit for it. Problem is, the train he was on the next morning has an accident and Haddas is not going to make it. Something doesn't look right to Will and from that point, he is going to encounters more and more things that accident was about making disappear his friend.

Rubicon moves fast, from the opening teaser to the ending teaser, I wasn't bored for a second, and it took me abut fifteen seconds to get hook by the story, and with a plot like this one, I wasn't really surprised. The eccentric geniuses from the American Institue Policy all sound challenging and I can't wait to know more about their pasts, see what made them who they are. The development of the intrigue is very well put in place and his going to give work to the Lost fans.

I was instantly caught into the dark universe of Rubicon and its smart moves to a final teaser that gives us a first look at that secret society who can pull strings all around the world that might just be the best pilot ending of the last decade.

However, Rubicon is going to be hard to pull and challenging on so many levels. First for actors since playing a genius clearly isn't an easy gig, then because the conspiracy/mystery thing can be tricky, finding a balance between questions and answers (ask Lindelof) is one of the thing that comes to my mind, and because you can lose track of what you're doing even without noticing it. But this is AMC we are talking about, after Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I believe we should cut them some slack because if there is one channel that can pull this off, it's AMC."

Source: TVScriptDude

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Source: AMC film critic

"AMC will be adding another weekly series to its slate of original programming: Rubicon. A political thriller focusing on a think tank analyst who happens upon a global conspiracy, the tone of the series will resemble that of 1970s classics The Parallax View and Three Days of the Condor. Oscar-nominee Miranda Richardson (Tom & Viv) and James Badge Dale (The Departed) have signed on to play the leads.

"Rubicon is an incredibly compelling story that taps into the powerful concept of trust. Who can you trust in your own life? Do you trust the government and its relationship with the corporate world?" said Joel Stillerman, Senior Vice President of original programming, production and digital content for AMC. "These are questions we're all asking in light of current events and they have always presented a very potent formula for great drama."

Jason Horwitch (Pentagon Papers, Medical Investigation) is the creator and executive producer of the one-hour series. Allen Coulter (Sopranos, Six Feet Under) directed the pilot, which was shot earlier this year in New York. Lili Taylor, Dallas Roberts and Jessica Collins have also signed on to the cast. In all, thirteen episodes will be produced by Warner Horizon Television and air on AMC in 2010."

Source: AMC film critic

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