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Bruno Heller (born 13 January 1960) is an English screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for creating the HBO television series Rome , the CBS television series The Mentalist , and the FOX television series Gotham , based on the Batman franchise , co-creating the Gotham prequel television series Pennyworth , based on the Batman and V for Vendetta franchises , for Epix and HBO Max .
- Xander Berkeley
- Michael Gaton
- Aunjanue Ellis
- Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Joe Adler
- Owain Yeoman
- Amanda Righetti
- Tim Kang
- Simon Baker
- Robin Tunney
The show’s main antagonist, the serial killer dubbed Red John, known to have murdered at least 28 people (including Jane’s wife and daughter), was revealed in season six to be the Napa County Sheriff Thomas McAllister. But Red John turned out to be way more than your run-of-the-mill serial killer. McAllister headed the clandestine criminal organiza...
CBI Director Gale Bertram made his first appearance on The Mentalistin season three. Though he seemed in favor of Jane’s unorthodox methods at the beginning, he changed the tune when Jane suspected him of a murder/kidnapping. Both Jane and the audience became increasingly suspicious about Bertram and he became one of the prime Red John suspects. Ga...
Lisbon and her team sure had a lot of bosses. In season two, Madeline Hightower became the new chief of the CBI Sacramento office and immediately let everyone know she won’t be tolerating any funny business. Determined to do everything by-the-book, Hightower forced Rigsby and Van Pelt to end their relationship and threatened Lisbon’s career if Jane...
J.J. LaRoche arrived in season three as the new head of CBI’s Professional Standards Unit, tasked with investigating the death of a member of Red John’s network. LaRoche quickly proved to be Jane’s intellectual equal, as well as quirky and socially awkward, which made him one of the most intriguing and entertaining supporting characters on The Ment...
In season six, the story moved from Sacramento, California to Austin, Texas following the dissolution of CBI and Jane’s two-year exile in Venezuela. The FBI reluctantly enlisted Jane’s help on a case, but before he said yes Patrick gave them a list of demands – the first one being that he would only work directly with Teresa Lisbon. Soon enough, Ja...
Agent Wayne Rigsby, portrayed by Owain Yeoman, was a Senior Agent on Lisbon’s team who often worked with Kimball Cho and Grace Van Pelt. Rigsby was loyal to Lisbon, always following her orders, but he was also quick to go along with one of Jane’s unconventional plans. He had a somewhat complicated relationship with Grace Van Pelt, on whom he had a ...
The newly minted CBI Agent Grace Van Pelt specialized in computers and hacking, proving to be integral to The Mentalistcast. She immediately came into conflict with Jane over the existence of “real psychics”. Jane, of course, claimed that there’s no such thing, while Van Pelt insisted real psychics exist, even mentioning a psychic cousin who helped...
Detective Kimball Cho is the calm and collected member of The Mentalist cast, usually not showing any emotion whatsoever. He’s almost always comically serious and he had some of the funniest zingers. In a famous interrogation scene, a suspect threatened Cho with "I can make one phone call and your career is toast”, to which Cho replied, "That's imp...
Simon Baker portrayed the titular mentalist Patrick Jane, a former fake psychic and minor celebrity who made the mistake of taunting the serial killer known as Red John on TV. This prompted Red John to murder Jane’s wife and daughter, leading Jane to make it his purpose in life to avenge their deaths. He starts working as a consultant with the CBI,...
Patrick Jane’s partner and boss at CBI, Agent Teresa Lisbon was portrayed by actress Robin Tunney, who became a memorable part of The Mentalist cast. At first, Lisbon wasn’t happy with Jane tagging along on her cases, but like a fungus, he grew on her. Though she often chided Jane for not following procedure, not consulting her, and going against h...
Creator Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, ... But the show premiered in 2005 and was one of the first ... Despite our attempts to get inside the heads of people who died thousands of years ...
Nov 9, 2020 · Heller is even more succinct in describing Rome’s making. “Most films, and even TV, is planning for battle,” Heller says. “Planning for a big TV series like [ Rome ] is like planning for ...
Rome is an American-British historical drama television series released in 2005–2007 and created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome 's transition from Republic to Empire. The series features a sprawling cast of characters, many based on real figures from ...
Rome: Created by Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius. With Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon. A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
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February 18, 2015. (2015-02-18) The Mentalist is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. [1] Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a ...
