Quantico, which premiered last night on ABC was a huge win for diversity. The pilot runs on two timelines: it?s partly a sexy workplace dramedy, but flash-forwards reveal that, four months into the future, trainee Alex Parrish (Priyanka Chopra) finds herself the primary suspect for a devastating terrorist attack on New York City. Quantico is Homeland cross-pollinated with Silence of the Lambs and the extended Shonda Rimes universe (though the show was not produced by Rimes), which is to say that, while the territory may be familiar, it?s also entertaining as hell. Since Mindy Kaling?s The Mindy Project moved from Fox to Hulu, Chopra has become the only South Asian actress to lead a network TV show. Overall, Quantico has built a diverse ensemble driven by strong, interesting female characters.
