Coyote (TV series)

Coyote is an American crime drama television series created by David Graziano, Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert. The series stars Michael Chiklis and premiered on CBS All Access on January 7, 2021.

The series was originally ordered as ten episodes, targeted for sibling Paramount Network, but eventually was passed off to CBS All Access as a six-episode season. In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+.

Premise
After 32 years of working as a Border Patrol agent, Ben Clemens is forced to work for the people he spent his career trying to keep out of the United States.

Cast

 * Michael Chiklis as Ben Clemens, a recently retired U.S. Border Patrol agent
 * Juan Pablo Raba as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora, the head of a small family cartel
 * Adriana Paz as Silvia Peña, manager of a local restaurant
 * Kristyan Ferrer as Dante, a member of the cartel
 * Octavio Pisano as Sultan, a member of the cartel
 * Cynthia McWilliams as Holly Vincent, federal agent for Homeland Security Investigations
 * Julio Cesar Cedillo as Neto Mendez, an officer in the Guardia Nacional de México
 * Emy Mena as María Elena Flores, who is carrying Dante's child
 * Kelli Williams as Jill Kerr

Development
Development of the series was first announced on May 1, 2019. On June 26, 2019, it was reported that Paramount Network had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Coyote. On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the series will debut on CBS All Access rather than Paramount Network.

Filming
Filming occurred in Baja California in January 2020.

Critical response
Review aggregator Metacritic gave the series a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 professional critics.