Professionals (TV series)

Professionals is an action television series starring Tom Welling and Brendan Fraser. It is an international production and is based on the 2012 film Soldiers of Fortune. The first season was commissioned by Viaplay. A second season is planned, with the showrunners looking for a new network to pick up the show.

Premise

The series follows Captain Vincent Corbo, a mercenary and former intelligence officer, who is hired by billionaire futurist Peter Swann and his medical visionary fiancee Grace Davila to investigate the suspected sabotage of his advanced medical satellite. Corbo along with his team of security professionals discovers a conspiracy involving corporate rivals, corrupt government officials, and a shadowy crime syndicate to destroy Swann and take control of his tech business.

Cast and characters

Tom Welling as Vincent Corbo, a mercenary and former intelligence officer
Brendan Fraser as Peter Swann, a billionaire futurist controlling a large tech empire who hires Corbo
Elena Anaya as Graciela "Grace" Davila, a visionary medical expert and fiancee of Swann
Ken Duken as Kurt Neumann, a rogue Europol agent with a vendetta against Corbo
Saïd Taghmaoui as Tarik Basari
Lisa Loven Kongsli as Zora Swann
August Wittgenstein as Luther Bruhn
Tanya van Graan as Romy Brandt
Danielle Ryan as Sophia Elias
Kai Luke Brümmer as Danny Corbo
Stevel Marc as Tyler "Trig" Raines
Nic Rasenti as Jack "Hacksaw" Smythe
Ziggy Marley as Elizabeth
Jazarra Jaslynn as Jane Swann

Production

The series was created by Jeff Most and Michael Colleary, and is loosely based on the 2012 film Soldiers of Fortune. Each season is intended to star Tom Welling as Vincent Corbo protecting a new client, with the first season's client being Peter Swann who is portrayed by Brendan Fraser.
The first season was commissioned by Viaplay who announced it in May 2019, and was co-produced by Most Media, Subotica, Spier Films Production, Roadside Attractions, Jeff Most Productions, Highbridge Production, Leonine Holding and Viaplay.
The series began filming in late May 2019 in South Africa and Ireland under Leonine Holding and wrapped up in September 2020. It was released on 23 November 2020.
The first season was acquired by The CW for broadcasting in the United States, but it passed on renewing the show for a second season. The showrunners have stated that they are looking for another outlet to pick up the show.

International broadcast

The series was acquired for broadcast in the United States in September 2021 by The CW and premiered on 11 October 2022 and ended in December 2022. The show was quietly cancelled in June 2023 due to low ratings and a shift in the network's strategy amongst its acquisition by Nexstar. Nexstar has stated that they will greenlight more unscripted productions going forward into the future. Jeff Most responded to the cancellation saying that he's hopeful that another network will pickup the series, and that they're currently working on the second season and are pitching the series to other networks and shopping it around.