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Chuck

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Chuck

"Saving the world... At $11 an hour."

7.7

Yr 2007

Rt 43m

Status Ended

Action & Adventure Comedy Drama

Series Brief

Overview

When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.

Why fans love it

Chuck hits a specific intersection between workplace inertia and high-stakes espionage. By grounding national security threats in the mundane environment of a big-box electronics store, the series creates a friction that prioritizes human relationships over high-tech gadgetry. The central premise relies on the absurdity of a man holding vital government secrets in his brain while trying to maintain his job in retail.

Zachary Levi leans into the vulnerability of a protagonist who occupies an uneasy space between an ordinary nerd and a lethal CIA asset. The series leans into the tension of a pretend relationship involving secret agents, testing whether personal loyalty can survive the constant pressure of international defense. It manages to balance the tone of an action series with the awkward reality of maintaining a double life among coworkers who do not know the stakes.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Yvonne Strahovski

as Sarah Walker

91 episodes

Robin Givens

as Jane Bentley

3 episodes

as Premier Alejandro Fulgencio Goya

2 episodes

Zachary Levi

as Chuck Bartowski

91 episodes

Joshua Gomez

as Morgan Grimes

91 episodes

Adam Baldwin

as John Casey

91 episodes

Bonita Friedericy

as Diane Beckman

76 episodes

Vik Sahay

as Lester Patel

78 episodes

as Jeff Barnes

78 episodes

Sarah Lancaster

as Ellie Woodcomb

91 episodes

Julia Ling

as Anna Wu

31 episodes

Mark Christopher Lawrence

as Big Mike

87 episodes

as Devon Woodcomb

88 episodes

as Lou Palone

2 episodes

Bianca Roe

as Agent

1 episode

C.S. Lee

as Harry Tang

6 episodes

as Perseus

1 episode

as Hannah

4 episodes

John Larroquette

as Roan Montgomery

2 episodes

Jordana Brewster

as Dr. Jill Roberts

4 episodes

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Chevy Chase

as Ted Roark

3 episodes

Tony Hale

as Emmett Milbarge

13 episodes

as Daniel Shaw

12 episodes

Mini Anden

as Carina Miller

4 episodes

as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski

12 episodes

Clare Carey

as Kathleen McHugh

4 episodes

as Heather Chandler

2 episodes

Tony Todd

as CIA Director Graham

10 episodes

Gary Cole

as Jack Burton

2 episodes

Steve Austin

as Hugo Panzer

2 episodes

as Alexei Volkoff

6 episodes

Anthony Ruivivar

as Tommy

2 episodes

Matt Bomer

as Bryce Larkin

7 episodes

Bruce Boxleitner

as Dr. Woody Woodcomb

2 episodes

David Burke

as Mr. Mercer

3 episodes

Chris Dotson

as Scooter

2 episodes

Creagen Dow

as Teenage Boy

2 episodes

Jesse Heiman

as Fernando

31 episodes

Michael Kawczynski

as Skip

21 episodes

Patricia Rae

as Bolonia Grimes

3 episodes

Mel Fair

as News Anchor

3 episodes

as Cole Barker

2 episodes

as Angry Woman

2 episodes

Lauren Cohan

as Vivian Volkoff

5 episodes

Jeff Chase

as Burly Russian

2 episodes

Tammy Dugen

as Applicable female in electronics

2 episodes

as Uri

2 episodes

as Military Convention Girl

2 episodes

Melissa McCarty

as News Anchor

2 episodes

Stephen Bradley Jones

as CIA Agent

2 episodes

as Alex McHugh

24 episodes

as Lady Agent

2 episodes

as Guard #1

2 episodes

Jean Claude Leuyer

as French Soldier

2 episodes

Mark Pellegrino

as Hector

2 episodes

as Justin Sullivan

5 episodes

Joshua Rush

as Young Chuck

3 episodes

Eddie Davenport

as French Soldier

2 episodes

Branton Box

as Guard #409

2 episodes

Richard Chamberlain

as Adelbert De Smet

2 episodes

as Rick Noble

2 episodes

as Greta #3

2 episodes

Roman Mitichyan

as Russian

2 episodes

as Zondra

2 episodes

Ray Wise

as Riley

3 episodes

Anthony Molinari

as Bellhop

2 episodes

as Clyde Decker

4 episodes

Carrie-Anne Moss

as Gertrude Verbanski

4 episodes

Michael Shaun Sandy

as Cop

2 episodes

Angus Macfadyen

as Nicholas Quinn

4 episodes

Scott Bakula

as Steve Bartowski

7 episodes

Morgan Fairchild

as Honey Woodcomb

3 episodes

as Vincent Smith

3 episodes

as Ring Director

2 episodes

as Buy More Customer

13 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Costume Design

Mirela Rupic

Director

Writer

Phil Klemmer Craig DiGregorio Rafe Judkins Chris Fedak Zev Borow Lauren LeFranc

Executive Producer

Chris Fedak

Stunts

Hiroo Minami

Original Music Composer

Tim Jones

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

3 shared cast members

Shared C.S. Lee, Mark Pellegrino, Yvonne Strahovski

2 shared cast members

Shared Matt Bomer, Mark Sheppard

The Walking Dead: Dead City

2 shared cast members

Shared Lauren Cohan, Anthony Molinari

2 shared cast members

Shared Yvonne Strahovski, Arnold Vosloo

2 shared cast members

Shared Mercedes Mason, Brandon Routh

2 shared cast members

Shared Gary Cole, Armand Assante

2 shared cast members

Shared Scott Holroyd, Richard Burgi

NCIS: Los Angeles

2 shared cast members

Shared Mercedes Mason, Roman Mitichyan

2 shared cast members

Shared Ray Wise, Mark Pellegrino

2 shared cast members

Shared Mark Sheppard, Joshua Rush

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

6 shared crew members

Shared Patrick R. Norris, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Allison Liddi-Brown +3 more

Roles: Director

4 shared crew members

Shared Gail Mancuso, Ken Whittingham, Peter Lauer +1 more

Roles: Director

4 shared crew members

Shared Anton Cropper, John Scott, Kevin Bray +1 more

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared Kevin Bray, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Frederick E. O. Toye

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared Jay Chandrasekhar, Ken Whittingham, Allison Liddi-Brown

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared Anton Cropper, Jay Chandrasekhar, Jason Ensler

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared Anton Cropper, Kevin Bray, Robert Duncan McNeill

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared Allison Liddi-Brown, Kevin Bray, Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Roles: Director

The Vampire Diaries

3 shared crew members

Shared Patrick R. Norris, Kevin Bray, Jeffrey G. Hunt

Roles: Director

3 shared crew members

Shared David Solomon, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Frederick E. O. Toye

Roles: Director

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

Would You Marry Me?

1 shared keyword

Topics pretend relationship

The Big Bang Theory

1 shared keyword

Phineas and Ferb

1 shared keyword

Topics secret agent

1 shared keyword

Topics secret organization

1 shared keyword

Topics secret organization

Chainsaw Man - The Compilation

1 shared keyword

Topics secret organization

1 shared keyword

Topics secret organization

1 shared keyword

Topics central intelligence agency (cia)

1 shared keyword

Topics pretend relationship

1 shared keyword

Topics secret organization

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia) super computer secret organization national security agency (nsa) secret agent nerd genius unlikely lovers computer in brain pretend relationship

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: September 24, 2007
Status: Ended
Episode Runtime: 43 minutes
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 1,176