It takes two full episodes, out of only eight total, for Smith-who wrote every episode-to set the scene. But at what cost? That is just one of many philosophical questions that creator Tom Rob Smith ( The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) raises in this cerebral, ambitious, but frustratingly paced tale of human fallibility and technological overreach. His AI-enabled regime really has slashed crime rates across the country.

Finally, it’s 2034, and Tayo has ascended to become the Bureau’s director. Stories set in 2023 find each character immersed in a case that will change their lives. In 2009, they navigate their training and bond with other agents-to-be. Following two protagonists-Tayo and his Quantico classmate Ashley Poet, played by Kate Mara-over the course of their FBI careers, the series weaves together three distinct timelines. It made him realize: “This isn’t the kind of injustice I wanna spend my life fixing.” In other words, Tayo is here to reform a biased criminal justice system from the inside.Ĭlass of ’09, an unorthodox FX thriller that will stream exclusively on Hulu beginning May 10, traces how that laudable dream devolves into a surveillance-state nightmare. “I discovered that premiums vary 60% depending on who the assessor is,” he says.

Shrewd, self-possessed, and played by 2023 Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry with the same preternatural stillness he brought to a very different character in Atlanta, Tayo explains that he used to work in insurance. When Tayo Michaels arrives at Quantico, his instructors ask him why he wants to become an FBI agent.

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