Coyote
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Coyote (2021) is a drama and crime series from Paramount+. It has built a run of 6 episodes. It premiered on January 7, 2021. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Coyote Is About
Coyote is the story of Ben Clemens, who after 32 years as a border patrol agent, is forced to work for the very people he spent his career trying to keep out of America. Now exposed to life on the other side of the wall, Ben will start to question his black and white views of the world, challenging his ideology and his loyalties.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 6 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its drama/crime roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Michael Chiklis, Juan Pablo Raba and Adriana Paz to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Michael Chiklis, Juan Pablo Raba, Adriana Paz, Kristyan Ferrer, Octavio Pisano and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams lead the cast.
Key roles include Michael Chiklis as Ben Clemens; Juan Pablo Raba as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora; Adriana Paz as Silvia Peña; Kristyan Ferrer as Dante "Chayo" Zamora; Octavio Pisano as Sultan.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama and crime have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Paramount+’s other originals, a 7.5/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2021 and carried by Paramount+ with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and crime viewers.
How Coyote Compares
If Coyote lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/crime lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Coyote comes from Paramount+. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Coyote is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Michael Chiklis and Juan Pablo Raba doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/crime roots, It has held up since 2021 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Coyote is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and crime lane, at 6 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.5/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.5/10. Watch it if you want drama/crime you can settle into.
