The show was delayed due to the pandemic but is expected to arrive next year
Blood & treasure is an American action-adventure drama series that premiered on CBS. The series was inspired by popular treasure hunt films such as Indiana Jones and National treasureand therefore contains numerous exciting, action-packed moments as well as a bit of drama and humor. It was created by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia.
The main characters are two opposing personalities – one as an antiques expert and a former FBI agent and one as a cunning art burglar. The two form an unlikely alliance to capture a terrorist named Karim Farouk who steals priceless art to fund his terrorist activities. To catch this person, they will have to travel through several countries without knowing that they are starting a two thousand year old battle for the cradle of civilization.
Current status
The show was due to arrive in May 2020 but has been severely delayed due to the pandemic. Since it is now the last month of 2020, it can be assumed that the second season will come in early or mid-2021. A trailer for the second season has also not yet been released.
The main characters are Sofia Pernas, who plays Lexi Vaziri, the art thief, and Matt Barr, who plays Danny McNamara, the art expert and former agent. Other prominent actors are Katia Winter as Gwen Karlsson, Michael James Shaw as Aiden Shaw, Oded Fehr as Karim Farouk and James Callis as Simon Hardwick.
The main cast will also return for season two. In the first part, locations such as Rome, Turin, Venice and Marrakech were selected, among others, and in the second season Russia and Southeast Asia are selected as the main locations.
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