The Brink (TV series)

Main • Jack Black as Alex Talbot, a lowly Foreign Service Officer assigned to the Embassy of the United States, Islamabad on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Ulysses S. Grant • Aasif Mandvi as Rafiq Massoud, a Pakistani employed by the U.S. Embassy. • Maribeth Monroe as Kendra Peterson, Recurring • Mimi Kennedy as CIA Director Susan Buckley • Jaimie Alexander as Lieutenant Gail Sweet, a public affairs officer on the Grant whom Zeke has impregnated • Melanie Chandra as Fareeda Massoud, Rafiq's younger sister • Mary Faber as Ashley, Zeke's pharmacist ex-wife and drug supplier • Meera Syal as Naeema, Rafiq's mother • Joey Martin as Captain Stephens • Carla Gugino as Joanne Larson, Walter's wife, United States Department of Defense general counsel and aspiring federal judge • John Larroquette as Robert Kittredge, the evangelical United States Ambassador to Pakistan • Rex Linn as Rear Admiral (upper half) McBride, commander of the Grant carrier battle group • Iqbal Theba as General Umair Zaman, a Pakistani general who stages a military coup • Rob Brydon as Martin • Michelle Gomez as Vanessa • Bernard White as General Haroon Raja, Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence and Umair's half brother • Iris Bahr as Israeli Foreign Minister Talia Levy ==Episodes==

The Brink received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a rating of 53%, based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Brink avoids disaster thanks to the game efforts of a talented cast, but they - and viewers - deserve political satire with a sharper bite." Metacritic gives the first season a score of 52 out of 100, based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". IGN reviewer Amber Dowling gave the entire first season an 8.0 out of 10 'Great' score, saying that "after a rough first couple of episodes the actors settled into their characters and viewers grew more comfortable with the tone. Quick and surprising plot twists coupled with strong on-screen pairings eventually resulted in a fun summer romp with plenty of potential." ==International broadcast==

In India, the series aired within 24 hours of the US premiere on June 22, 2015, on HBO Defined HD. In Australia, the series premiered on July 7, 2015, on Showcase. In Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East and North Africa, the series premiered on November 11, 2015, on Orbit Showtime Network (OSN). ==References==