The Company You Keep (TV series)

The Company You Keep is an American drama television series created by Julia Cohen that aired from February 19 until May 7, 2023, on ABC. The series is based on the South Korean television series My Fellow Citizens!, and stars Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim. In May 2023, the series was canceled. The series was removed from Hulu on July 1, 2023.

Synopsis
The Company You Keep tells the story of con man Charlie, who is in debt to crime boss Daphne Finch alongside his family. With undercover CIA officer Emma attempting to track Daphne down, a night of passion ignites love between Charlie and Emma, who are on a collision course professionally.

Main

 * Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie Nicoletti, a masterful high-stakes con man from an Italian American crime family
 * Catherine Haena Kim as Emma Hill, an undercover CIA officer from an Asian American political dynasty. Her father is Korean American and her mother is Chinese American.
 * Sarah Wayne Callies as Birdie Nicoletti, Charlie's bossy big sister and Ollie’s mother, who is a con woman and co-owner of the bar they run together
 * Polly Draper as Fran Nicoletti, a con woman, Leo's wife, and Charlie and Birdie's mother
 * William Fichtner as Leo Nicoletti, a steelworker turned con man, Fran's husband, and Charlie and Birdie's father. He is struggling with early onset memory loss.
 * Tim Chiou as David Hill, an incumbent Senator currently running for re-election, the son of Joseph, and the brother of Emma
 * James Saito as Joseph Hill, the patriarch of a political dynasty considered to be the Asian American Kennedys
 * Freda Foh Shen as Grace Hill, Joseph's wife and Emma and David's mother
 * Felisha Terrell as Daphne Finch, an enigmatic consultant to Irish mobster Patrick Maguire

Special guest stars

 * Luke Kirby as Jones Malone
 * Miguel Gomez as Priest
 * Tony Shalhoub as Frankie Musso, Fran's ex-fiancé

Recurring

 * Shaylee Mansfield as Ollie Nicoletti, Birdie's daughter with Simon
 * Courtney Taylor as Mason, Emma's colleague at the CIA
 * Timothy V. Murphy as Patrick Mcguire, an Irish mobster who works with Daphne
 * Sachin Bhatt as Agent Vikram Singh, an FBI agent
 * Barry Sloane as Connor Mcguire, Patrick's son involved with the mob
 * Andrea Cortes as Junnifer West, a staffer who David starts a relationship with
 * Geoff Stults as Simon Norris, Birdie's ex and Ollie's absent father who comes from a wealthy East Coast family and is a recovering addict
 * Michael Gladis as Brad Willford, a gun broker

In addition, David Douglas co-stars as Doug Daniels, David's campaign manager.

Development
On March 4, 2022, ABC ordered a pilot for the series with Milo Ventimiglia in the lead. On May 6, 2022, Ben Younger was tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot penned by Julia Cohen. The Company You Keep was ordered to series on August 22, 2022. On May 12, 2023, ABC canceled the series after one season.

Casting
Milo Ventimiglia joined the pilot in the leading role of Charlie and as executive producer on March 4, 2022. On April 27, 2022, Catherine Haena Kim was cast as Emma in the pilot alongside Milo Ventimiglia. William Fichtner was cast in the pilot as Leo on May 2, 2022. On May 20, 2022, Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, and Felisha Terrell joined the pilot as leads. Polly Draper was revealed to be amongst the cast when the series was ordered. On February 2, 2023, Sachin Bhatt joined the cast in a recurring role. On March 17, 2023, Geoff Stults was cast in a recurring capacity.

Filming
Principal photography for the pilot began on April 30, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

Broadcast
The Company You Keep premiered on February 19, 2023 and ended on May 7, 2023 on ABC. The series was removed from Hulu on July 1, 2023.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 6.5/10, based on 19 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Company You Keep gets off to a rocky start in the first few episodes, but the show's appealing cast and entertaining blend of crime and romance will pay off for patient viewers." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".