Human Target (TV series)

Television series
German title	Human target
Original title	Human target
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	2009-2011
length	42 minutes
Episodes	25 in 2 seasons
genre	Drama , action
production	Jonathan E. Steinberg Brad Kern Kevin Hooks McG Peter Johnson
music	Bear McCreary Tim Jones
First broadcast	Jan 15, 2010 (Canada) on CTV
German-language first broadcast	September 27, 2010 on ProSieben
occupation
Main actor: Mark Valley Christopher Chance Chi McBride Detective Laverne Winston Jackie Earle Haley Guerrero Indira Varma (Season 2) Ilsa Pucci Janet Montgomery (Season 2) Ames Supporting cast: Emmanuelle Vaugier FBI Agent Emma Barnes (Season 1) Autumn Reeser Layla (Season 1) Lennie James Baptiste (Season 1) Amy Acker Katherine Walters (Season 1) Armand Assante Joubert / The Old Man (Season 1)
synchronization

Human Target is an American television series loosely based on the comic Human Target by Len Wein based. The first season of the series aired on January 15, 2010 on CTV in Canada and on January 17 on Fox in the US. On May 17, 2010, Fox extended the series for a second and final season.

In Germany , the series started on September 27, 2010 on ProSieben .

action

Christopher Chance is a bodyguard who temporarily slips into identities at the side of his clients in order to cope with dangerous situations. Laverne Winston is at his side. He runs the bodyguard company and maintains contact with clients and principals. Another member of the team is the seedy Guerrero, who maintains many contacts in the criminal underworld and can often provide additional information about the various jobs.

In addition to the pure plot of the individual episodes, one learns more and more about the background of the individual characters in the course of the series. New details keep coming out, especially about the character Christopher Chance.

The figures

main characters

Christopher Chance

He is the main character in the series and takes on assignments to protect the company's clients. His real name is not known. However, a lot is revealed about his past in the course of the series. He worked for the military as well as for a criminal organization, where he did targeted murders and special assignments. He learned his trade in the organization, passed it on and found a fatherly friend in Joubert . Chance later betrayed his mentor and has been on the run from him ever since. His opponent Baptiste is one of his students from that time. Since Chance switched sides, he has been followed by the head of the criminal organization. He speaks many languages ​​fluently and was also active as a freedom fighter in parts of South America. He took his name from a former bodyguard who helped him break out of the Joubert organization many years ago . At that time he was supposed to kill the witness Katherine Walters , but fell in love with her. Later she was finally killed by Baptiste on behalf of Joubert .

Detective Laverne Winston

He is Christopher Chance's best friend and the head of the joint company. He used to work as a detective for the police and maintains excellent connections with the authorities, as well as in politics and business. He rarely interferes directly in the operations, but usually takes over the planning and monitoring. He is also very concerned about Chance and tries to protect him as best he can from his pursuers from the past. After a first encounter with Chance, who at that time was still working as a hit man for Joubert , he left the police service and offered the chance to run a bodyguard company with him.

Guerrero

He is the third member of the company and takes on many tasks. His real name is not known. Like Chance, he has ample experience in hand-to-hand combat and has worked as a killer before. In addition, he has a great deal of knowledge in electronics and chemistry. As far as is known, he used to work with Christopher Chance for the criminal organization. But you learn that he has a wife and a child. Ever since he was spared by Christopher Chance and not killed as is usual in the industry, he has had a kind of friendship with Chance.

Ilsa Pucci

She introduces herself as a client and is ultimately successfully saved from their pursuers by Chance, Winston and Guerrero. She is deeply impressed by Chance and the way he works. She then offers to join the company as a silent partner. She had previously inherited a sizable fortune from her murdered husband. Chance, Wilson and Guerrero agree. Since then, Ilsa Pucci has provided Chance and his colleagues with vehicles and aircraft for their missions and also renovated the company's office.

Ames

Ames is a former thief who knows her "trade" and can steal almost anything. She was arrested several times by Laverne Winston years ago. At the beginning of the second season, Ames is hired to steal a ring from Ilsa Pucci, where she is caught by Guerrero. So that she can make up for her mistake, she helps Christopher Chance free Ilsa Pucci from the hands of her kidnappers. She becomes an integral part of the team and is no longer dependent on criminal activities.

Minor characters

Layla

She is a computer expert and used to work for a large arms company in Washington. After many departments there had to be closed due to criminal work practices, she lost her job and has been working freelance for Laverne Winston and his company ever since.

FBI Agent Barnes

She met Christopher Chance on a job at the Russian embassy. There they managed together to find a killer inside the embassy. After that, Chance disappeared, leaving her with many unanswered questions. The appearance of Baptiste meant that Chance had to work with her again, and together they again managed to thwart an attack at a peace summit between China and Taiwan.

Baptiste

Like Chance, he is also a student of Joubert and was overshadowed by Christopher Chance for a long time . After his exit, he was put on Chance and should eliminate him and his former target. He then killed Katherine Walters , with whom Chance had previously fallen in love. He also killed an acquaintance of Chance, an aging bodyguard by the name of Christopher Chance , whose identity was later adopted by Chance. Since then there have been several meetings between Baptiste and Chance. Baptiste was captured by the FBI and extradited to Russia.

Joubert

He was the former mentor of Christopher Chance and Baptiste and head of a hit society. He was a mentor and fatherly friend to Chance for many years and raised him in the hope that Chance would one day be his successor. Since the Katherine Walters case , he has been looking for a chance and tries to have him killed.

synchronization

role	actor	Voice actor	Main role (episodes)	Supporting role (episodes)
Christopher Chance	Mark Valley	Torsten Michaelis	1x01-2x13
Detective Laverne Winston	Chi McBride	Tilo Schmitz	1x01-2x13
Guerrero	Jackie Earle Haley	Robert Missler	1x01-2x13
Ilsa Pucci	Indira Varma	Katrin Fröhlich	2x01-2x13
Ames	Janet Montgomery	Tanya Kahana	2x02–2x13	2x01

Charisma

United States and Canada

The 12-part first season first aired from January 15, 2010 to April 11, 2010 in Canada on CTV . In the US, the broadcast on Fox began two days later on January 17, 2010 and aired until April 14, 2010. The second season of the series was aired from November 17, 2010. The last two episodes of the second season aired on February 2 and February 9, 2011 after American Idol . Episodes nine and ten were first broadcast on Canadian broadcaster CTV Two on January 12, 2011.

Germany

In Germany, ProSiebenSat.1 Media had secured the rights and broadcast the first season from September 27, 2010 as a free TV premiere on ProSieben . The season finale, episode 12 Christopher Chance , was broadcast by ProSieben on April 11, 2011, just before the start of the second season. With the sixth episode, ProSieben ended broadcasting in June 2011. The remaining seven episodes of the second season were only made up for in September 2014 at ProSieben.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, the series started on November 7, 2010 on 3+ .

International

Internationally, the series is broadcast in Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and Ireland.

Episode list

DVD and Blu-ray publishing

The first season was released in the United States and Canada on September 21, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray. In addition to the 12 episodes, the package also contains additional content such as unpublished scenes, commentary and two behind-the-scenes extras. In Germany, the first season was released on April 1, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Bernd Krannich: Human Target: Relay start postponed to November, but on Wednesdays . Serial junkies. September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
2. ^ Robert Seidman: Fox Cancels 'Breaking In,' 'Human Target,' 'The Chicago Code,' 'Lie To Me' & 'Traffic Light', May 10, 2011 on Broadcast TV .
3. ↑ Exclusive: FOX Expands "Idol" on January 26, Bumps "Human Target" to January 31 The Futon Critic
4. ↑ Fabian Riedner: ProSieben shows «Eureka» in full . Quota meter. August 13, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
5. ↑ Uwe Mantel: New Monday evening: "Primeval", "Eureka", "Human Target" are returning. News from March 10, 2011 at dwdl.de , accessed on March 10, 2011.
6. ↑ Primetime off: ProSieben is selling “Human Target”
7. ↑ Human Target - Official Announcement for 'The Complete 1st Season' on DVD and Blu-ray ( English ) TVShowsOnDVD.com. June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
8. ↑ Human Target - The complete first season on DVD . Amazon.de . Retrieved May 3, 2012.
9. ↑ Human Target - Season 1 on Blu-ray Disc . Amazon.de . Retrieved May 3, 2012.

Web links

• Human Target in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website (English)
• Official website at ProSieben