“The Calling” and EP star tease “Cliffhanger” ending and how Avraham’s faith “bleeds in his work” (exclusive)

Avraham Avraham is no ordinary NYPD detective. His belief in humanity is his superpower when it comes to discovering the truth. However, he begins to question his own humanity when a seemingly routine investigation takes a shocking turn. Of the call Star Jeff Wilbuschhe says Hollywood life EXCLUSIVE that he knew he had to play Avraham the moment he read the script.

“When I read the pilot, I thought, I’ve never seen a character like that on TV, ever,” said Jeff. “It’s very rare as an actor to read something… you can read something good or very good, but personally you read a character that you know you have to play that character. You have to. It happened when I fell in love with Avi, and I think he is such a fascinating character, so complex and so mysterious, even for himself. It was definitely something I had to play. “

Jeff pointed out that while Avraham “loves people”, he is actually a “loner”. The Israeli actor continued: “he prefers to work alone. He is a very devoted detective, but his cases mean everything to him. But in real life he has no children. He is single. He basically has no life, so he prefers to work alone. But then when Detective Harris wants to work with him … it’s not the first time people want to work with him, they want to understand what he does, but Detective Harris, played by the incredible Giuliana Canfield, She is special. She is ambitious, curious and inspires and surprises Avraham. I think this is a character, this is a partner, that he didn’t want, but he absolutely needed. “

Executive producer Matteo Tinker revealed that the moment Jeff stepped in to audition for Avraham was just like that. “It was like I was Avraham and Avraham is you. There has been a lot of talk about authentic and honest castings these days, and I’m so proud that we have someone protagonist who portrays beliefs, traits and even mannerisms that are authentic to this character on the book page. ”Matteo said.

The EP had seen some of Jeff’s early work, including heterodox🇧🇷 “I think that’s Jeff’s beauty in a way. I feel like we stole it. He is a big star, “admitted Matthew.” It will be the first time that many people will see him here and it is a gift. When you see a Tom Cruise movie, you’re watching Tom Cruise and I think he really disappears in Avraham here and breaks the park. “

Matthew explained in detail that Avraham will use his “faith in humanity” to help solve cases. He continued: “It could be Judaism. It can be any religion. It can be any belief system that we truly have greater than ourselves. So when Avi looks at the world, he tries to put himself in the shoes of another character. This is what makes him a great detective. He tries to sympathize with them. He will rarely resort to violence. He, first of all, even to your detriment, will try to use his compassion to open doors instead of force. This is how your faith insinuates itself into your work ”.

The executive producer anticipated that the first season “will end on a cliffhanger. I think no one will see it really happen. ”With this cliffhanger, Matthew has his sights set on season 2.“ It’s a pretty complicated throwback to something that happened in a previous episode, and we’re planning it, ”he said of the finale and a second season. “We are thrilled. Of course, no one knows what it’s going to be like until we release it, but since we’re releasing all the episodes at once, we should know soon enough. I’d say 99% of the behind-the-scenes team would be back in a heartbeat to do it and are excited and eager to go. ” the call are now available on Peacock.