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Banshee

2013–2016·Cinemax·60 min·8.6/10
DramaActionCrime

Banshee stars Antony Starr as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he's hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
January 11, 2013
Ended
May 20, 2016

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