Fall TV Preview: The Scoop on 35 New Shows

The 1-Sentence Pitch: Three people from very different walks of life — loan officer Nick (Adam Brody), tech whiz Izzy (Otmara Marrero), and gangster Ronald (Edi Gathegi) — try to launch a Bitcoin-like business with dirty money, which draws the attention of an FBI agent (Martin Freeman) who has secrets, and agendas, of his own.

What to Expect: Things in this Miami-set drama get real crazy, real fast. Freeman's Phil Rask is an FBI financial crimes agent who's sick of chasing rich bad guys, only to see them get away and get even richer, while he chugs along on his government salary. "He’s reached that crossroads where he goes, 'I don’t have the strength of character to not be on the take when everyone in this system is taking shortcuts,'" Freeman says. "With that decision, as well as his frustration at his job, and therefore America and the human race, there’s also self-loathing in him, because he knows he’s given in and taken a shortcut? but he’s going to do it anyway, because he doesn’t wanna be doing this job till he’s 65."

Playing Against Type: Freeman says he was drawn to the Crackle drama because, "It's similar to Fargo, where I was asked to do something that I wasn’t necessarily known that well for. [Rask] is already kind of a sociopath. He goes further and further down that road as the episodes unfold." That provided the Sherlock Emmy winner the chance to add layers to an already-complicated character. "If you’re beautiful and a hunk, and you’ve got great cheekbones, you can probably get away with two dimensions," Freeman says. "I’m not. I’m a small fella with a weird little face, so no one’s going to take that s–t from me." — Kimberly Potts

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