Jensen Ackles is booked and busy. The Supernatural alum has been tapped to star in the MGM+ crime thriller series Rules Of Prey, based on John Sandford’s bestselling Prey book series. The eight-episode season adapts the first in Sandford’s 35-book series. Ackles will portray the main character, Lucas Davenport, “a righteous avenging angel whose sharp mind, unconventional approach, and unwillingness to let the law get in the way of justice forced him out of the Minneapolis Police Department,” according to a plot synopsis.
The official description reads:
“Rules Of Prey follows Lucas Davenport, formerly a detective in the Minneapolis Police Department, drawn out of seclusion back into law enforcement to investigate a series of confounding murders designed to send a message specifically to him. When an ingenious serial killer begins murdering Minneapolis citizens, Davenport, a brilliant polymath and unconventional investigator, takes the case, sparking an intense psychological duel with an equally intelligent adversary. As Davenport deciphers the killer’s twisted moral code and personal vendetta, he must match wits with a predator operating by his own rules of justice, risking everything to stop a killer who sees their conflict as the ultimate game.”
This is the latest in Ackles’ string of TV projects since being freed from the 15-season-long Supernatural. He’s expected to return as Russell Shaw on the upcoming fourth season of the CBS series Tracker and will reprise his role as the foul-mouthed supe Soldier Boy on The Boys prequel spinoff Vought Rising, premiering in 2027.
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