Status: Returning, 2nd Season Airs 2022
Premiere: July 17, 2022
Network: Paramount+
Starring: Katia Winter, Michael James Shaw, James Callis, Sofia Pernas
Series Website: www.cbs.com/shows/blood-treasure/
Description: Blood & Treasure is a globe-trotting action-adventure drama about a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. Danny McNamara is a former FBI agent specializing in stolen art and antiquities. Lexi Vaziri is a resourceful art thief who is haunted by the tragic loss of her father, which she blames on Danny. When terrorist Karim Farouk absconds with a priceless artifact and kidnaps Danny’s mentor Dr. Anna Castillo, Danny recruits Lexi to help him bring Farouk to justice and rescue Anna. As they chase down Farouk, they encounter unscrupulous individuals who may either be useful allies or dangerous enemies, including Aiden Shaw, an arms dealer who acts solely in his self-interest, and Simon Hardwick, an expert at procuring pilfered artifacts. Danny and Lexi are assisted by Father Chuck, a childhood friend of Danny’s who works at the Vatican Foreign Ministry in Rome. Their hunt draws the attention of Interpol agent Gwen Karlsson, who wants Farouk brought to justice, but won’t allow Danny and Lexi to break international laws in the process. As they crisscross the world hunting their target, Danny and Lexi unexpectedly find themselves at the center of a 2,000-year-old battle for the cradle of civilization. CBS.com
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News and Updates: This show had a long hiatus between its first and second seasons and it could be on its way out as the contracts for the cast and crew have likely expired. Matt Barr is currently in a leading role on Walker: Independence, though it is not impossible he could juggle both shows since they are under the Paramount umbrella. But Blood and Treasure was expensive to produce with its international location shooting, and the show wrapped up many of its storylines by the end of the second season. Consider this one likely done unless a Call to Action from fans can convince the network to bring it back for another year.
You can keep up with the renewal/cancellation status of this and all the current sci fi and fantasy shows at the Cancellation Watch Page on CancelledSciFi.com.