Introduction

Valor is an American military drama television series created by Kyle Jarrow.

The show is produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, with Anna Fricke and Kyle Jarrow serving as showrunners.

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Outline

The boundaries between military discipline and human desire are tested on a US Army base that houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions.

The drama unfolds in the present as well as in flashbacks to a failed mission involving one of the first female pilots in the unit, ultimately uncovering layers of personal and government/military secrets and leading to a season-long plan to rescue a group of MIA soldiers.

Cast

• Main:
  • Christina Ochoa as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nora Madani, CPT Leland Gallo’s co-pilot and one of the first females to ever serve in the Special Operations community.
    • Before joining the 186th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, CWO3 Madani served with the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan.
    • In the pilot, she was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with “V” device for valor.
    • Subsequent to her injuries suffered in a helicopter crash, she has become addicted to prescription painkillers. CWO3 Madani enlisted in the Army 10 years ago at the age of 18; three years prior to the series, she was a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in training at the United States Army Air Assault School.
    • In “Costs of War” both Madani and Gallo are discharged from the Army after coming clean about the cover-up they participated in for the events in the pilot and are almost immediately hired by Thea to fly for the CIA.
  • Matt Barr as Captain Leland Gallo, Pilot-in-Command with the fictional 186th Special Operations Aviation Regiment “Shadow Raiders” (based on the real life 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)).
    • In the pilot, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with “V” device for valor.
    • In “Costs of War” both Gallo and Madani are discharged from the Army after coming clean about the cover-up they participated in for the events in the pilot and are almost immediately hired by Thea to fly for the CIA.
  • Charlie Barnett as First Lieutenant Ian Porter, an intelligence officer with the 186th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and the boyfriend of CWO3 Nora Madani.
    • The two of them transferred from the 101st Airborne Division together.
    • Three years prior to the series, he was a second lieutenant assigned to the Air Assault School.
    • 1LT Porter is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
  • W. Trè Davis as Staff Sergeant Jimmy Kam, CPT Gallo’s and CWO3 Madani’s crew chief who was taken as a prisoner of war in the pilot.
    • He is rescued in “Oscar Mike” by the Shadow Raiders and returns home in “Costs of War” with posttraumatic stress disorder.
  • Corbin Reid as Jess Kam, the wife of SSG Jimmy Kam and close friend of CWO3 Nora Madani.
  • Nigel Thatch as Colonel Robert Haskins, a 23-year veteran of the United States Army who is serving as the Commanding Officer of the 186th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
    • In the pilot, it is mentioned that he earned the Silver Star in Fallujah.
  • Melissa Roxburgh as Thea, a member of the Central Intelligence Agency.
    • In her personal life, Thea has had short-term relationships with both SSG Zoe Cho and CPT Leland Gallo.
    • After she and the 186th Special Operations Aviation Regiment discover and expose her boss, Director Tucker Magnus, as a rogue agent in “Costs of War”, she is given his post as Director of the CIA Special Activities Division.
• Guest:
  • Valarie Pettiford as Congresswoman Simone Porter, the Chairwoman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and widowed mother of 1LT Ian Porter.
    • She is the point person for Washington in the Shadow Raiders’ search for prisoners of war Sergeants Kam and Hendrix.
    • She is later revealed as “Snake Eyes”, the leader of the plot to sell uranium to Ukrainian terrorists.
  • Bryan Craig as Staff Sergeant Adam Coogan, a Delta Force operator and longtime rival of CPT Gallo; the two of them started their careers together before going their separate ways (Gallo became an officer and helicopter pilot, Coogan joined Delta Force).
    • It was later revealed the two feuded over a woman which created animosity between the two.
  • Mac Brandt as Sergeant Shane Dylan Hendrix, a member of Delta Force and fellow prisoner of war alongside Staff Sergeant Jimmy Kam.
    • Sergeant Hendrix is killed trying to escape imprisonment.
  • Chelle Ramos as Staff Sergeant Zoe Cho, one of the first females to ever serve in the Special Operations community.
    • After SSG Kam is taken as a prisoner of war, SSG Cho becomes CPT Gallo’s and CWO3 Madani’s crew chief.
    • In “About-Face”, SSG Cho is sexually assaulted by a Delta Force operator, but manages to fight him off; the operator was immediately transferred off the base and Cho opted to file charges against him.

Trivia

• The CW officially ordered Valor to series on 10 May 2017.
• The series was planned to air weekly on Netflix in the UK and Ireland beginning 01 November, however it never arrived.
• In November 2017, The CW announced that it would not be ordering any additional episodes of the show beyond the 13 episodes already produced.
• On 08 May 2018, The CW cancelled Valor after one season.

Valor Series

• Episode 01: Pilot.
• Episode 02: Espirit de Corps.
• Episode 03: Soldier Ready.
• Episode 04: Zero Visibility.
• Episode 05: Full Battle Rattle.
• Episode 06: I Got Your Six.
• Episode 07: Blurred Lines.
• Episode 08: About-Face.
• Episode 09: Stay Frosty.
• Episode 10: Ciphers.
• Episode 11: Command & Control.
• Episode 12: Oscar Mike.
• Episode 13: Costs of War.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Kyle Jarrow.
• Director(s): Gregory Prange (2 episodes, 2017-2018), Steve Robin (2 episodes, 2017-2018), Mark Haber (1 episode, 2017), Geary McLeod (1 episode, 2017), Ruba Nadda (1 episode, 2017), Alex Pillai (1 episode, 2017), Michael M. Robin (1 episode, 2017), Mikael Salomon (1 episode, 2017), Randy Zisk … (1 episode, 2017), David McWhirter (1 episode, 2018), and Lee Rose (1 episode, 2018).
• Producer(s): Celine Geiger (co-producer) (13 episodes, 2017-2018), Steve Robin (co-executive producer) (13 episodes, 2017-2018), James Spies (producer) (13 episodes, 2017-2018), Dantonio Alvarez (co-producer) (unknown episodes), Anna Fricke (executive producer) (unknown episodes), Bill Haber (executive producer) (unknown episodes), Jeff Hayes (executive producer) (unknown episodes), Kyle Jarrow (executive producer) (unknown episodes), and Michael M. Robin (executive producer) (unknown episodes).
• Writer(s): Kyle Jarrow (created by) (13 episodes, 2017-2018), Casey Fisher (12 episodes, 2017-2018), April Fitzsimmons (12 episodes, 2017-2018), Bret VandenBos (12 episodes, 2017-2018), Shamar White (12 episodes, 2017-2018), Brandon Willer (12 episodes, 2017-2018), Anna Fricke (2 episodes, 2017-2018), Josh Reims (2 episodes, 2017-2018), Celine Geiger (1 episode, 2017), and Caitlin Saunders (1 episode, 2018).
• Music: The Album Leaf (title music), Jake Staley (12 episodes, 2017-2018), Joel Aaron Thompson (12 episodes, 2017-2018), and Jimmy LaValle (1 episode, 2017).
• Cinematography: David Harp, Robert Reed Altman, and Yaron Levy.
• Editor(s): Craig Bench, Chetin Chabuk, and Natasha Gjurokovic.
• Production: Ostar Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and CBS Television Studios.
• Distributor(s): CBS Television Distribution and Warner Bros. Television Distribution.
• Release Date: 09 October 2017 to 29 January 2018.
• Running Time: 42 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.