Prodigal Son

- Cancelled -
4.4  Avg User Rating
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Air Dates

Sep 23, 2019 - May 18, 2021

Network

Fox

Genre

Drama / Crime

Seasons

2

Cast

Malcolm - Tom PayneMartin - Michael SheenJessica - Bellamy YoungGil - Lou Diamond PhillipsDani - Aurora PerrineauJT - Frank HartsAinsley - Halston SageEdrisa - Keiko Agena

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A crime drama following a criminal psychologist who assists the police in stopping killers.


Malcolm Bright is a criminal psychologist with a special gift. He knows how the minds of killers work. This is because in the 1990s, his dad was a notorious serial killer known as "The Surgeon."

He uses his ability to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop killers, all while dealing with his manipulative mother and homicidal father who is still looking to bond with his prodigal son.

Comments (43)

ScifiGeek21
04/30/20 at 01:52pm

OMG Love this show! From Tom Payne to Lou Diamond Phillips and everyone in between.. great cast! My favorite is Keiko Ageno who plays the medical examiner, her characters infatuation with Malcolm is priceless. She brings the same quirkiness to this character that she did to Gilmore Girls' Lane. So Funny! And wow, what a season 1 ender, can't wait for season 2.
Denise
04/24/20 at 01:27pm

I just love this show, I love Tom payne as Malcolm his character is quirky the show is like a rollaways Costa of up and downs it keeps getting better.
Kareen
04/23/20 at 02:22pm

I love this show and I really hope it gets renewed but reading these comments I am not sure if I am watching the same show as these people. I love the character of Malcolm and his mom. Tom Payne plays it great. I love the wild & crazy look that he has like you are wondering if he is on crack. I think that someone with his issues would act just like this. It hurts me that people who want a recast may hurt another of my favourite shows. Which is why I try not to get invested in network tv shows.
Dr Spock
02/04/20 at 11:56am

So Malcolm is just a poor mans Spencer Reid and the whole show is basically a rip off of Hannibal but nowhere near as good. Don't get me wrong, I love Michael Sheen. I think he's a great actor but his talent is absolutely wasted in this garbage show. Tom Payne is bad. Real bad. The only people who think he has talent are people who think he's hot. That's it. Bellamy Young, with her godawful acting, is better suited for soap operas. She's so over the top that it's not even amusing. The daughter is drab and pretty much irrelevant so I'm not sure why she's even on there and Gil and crew are just your stereotypical TV detectives. A boring copycat with a less than mediocre cast (minus Sheen of course) and I'm surprised it even got a full season. Luckily streaming is an option and you can avoid drivel like this.
Priscilla M
02/04/20 at 11:45am

I just started watching this show after it piled up on my DVR. It's good. I really like the serial killer guy but not sure about the one who plays Malcolm. He's not really that great of an actor and his character is annoying. I really hate the mom. The story lines are good though. I'll keep watching and see if it gets renewed.
Joe Straussberg
12/04/19 at 10:23am

So I just watched the final episode before the fall break. Definitely left me wanting more but I am getting tired of Malcolm running into danger without a thought. It's getting annoying. I see people have an issue with his acting. Yea, it's not great but he is a far cry from the overacting that is Bellamy Young. I can't stand her character! I've gotten to the point where I either fast forward through her scenes or use that as an extra bathroom break. I'd like to see more of Michael Sheen. He's the best character on there and he does the role perfectly. I'm looking forward to its return but would like to see less of mom....and the sister as well.
Frank is my name
12/03/19 at 11:05am

I think I heard it got renewed! Good news but after reading some of the other comments, I am going to begrudgingly agree on the main character and the mother. I think Payne does ok as Malcolm but he could certainly improve his acting. Bellamy Young though is a no. She is god awful and needs to go.I'm glad she's not a main character because I would stop watching if she was. The rest of the cast is great and the show is fascinating.
Amy
12/02/19 at 07:02pm

Just watched seasons last episode and heard it announced that its returning in January =)
Abigail Anders
12/02/19 at 01:37pm

I really like this show. I hope it gets renewed but they have to do something about the acting. It's really bad. The main character and the mom are the worst. The rest of the cast is pretty good and I like the story lines.
Ashley
11/27/19 at 12:19pm

I'd like to see Malcolm, his mother and sister recast. I watch the show but their acting is awful and has not improved. It's not the writing either because I think the story itself is great. They are just terrible. It pains me to watch them but I continue because I like everything else about it.

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