<P> Saftran offered the series to ABC . On September 17, 2014, the network announced that it had bought the concept for a drama series from ABC Studios and Safran and produced by Mark Gordon, and described it as "Grey's Anatomy meets Homeland". ABC ordered a pilot on January 23, 2015 for the 2015--16 television season . The series was picked up from the pilot, with an initial order of 13 episodes for the 2015 network - television season . Good ratings led ABC to pick up Quantico for a full season in October with an additional six episodes (increasing the episode count to 19), with an option of more episodes . In November, the season was extended to 22 episodes . In March, 2016, ABC announced that it had renewed Quantico for a second season, also consisting of 22 episodes . </P> <P> The series is produced by the ABC Studios in association with The Mark Gordon Company and Random Acts Productions . Safran, Gordon, Robert Sertner and Nicholas Pepper serve as the executive producers, with Cherien Dabis as one of the producers . Safran served as the head writer of the series . The writing staff of Quantico consists of Justin Brenneman, Cami Delavigne, Cameron Litvack, Logan Slakter, Gideon Yago, Beth Schacter, Jordon Nardino, and Cherien Dabis, all of whom have written multiple episodes for the series . Various directors have worked on several episodes throughout the series notably Patrick Morris, Jennifer Lynch, David McWhirter, Stephen Kay and Steve Robin . Colleen Sharp, Nicholas Erasmus, Daniel A. Valverde, Terilyn A. Shropshire and Shelby Siegel have edited multiple episodes . The Director of Photography is Anthony Wolberg, who has provided cinematography for the maximum episodes . Other cinematographers include Anastas N. Michos and Todd McMullen . Joel J. Richard and Joseph Trapanese have provided the music for Quantico . </P> <P> In May 2017, ABC renewed the series for a third season of 13 episodes . As part of the renewal process, Safran stepped down as showrunner of the show but remained as a consultant . The following month, it was announced that Michael Seitzman would be Quantico's showrunner and Safran would be credited as an executive producer . The third season is scheduled to premiere in January 2018 . </P> <P> Like other ABC shows, Quantico has a racially - diverse cast (allowing viewers to relate to at least one character) as FBI recruits who deal with their individual problems . Safran had wanted the show to be diverse from the beginning, saying: "You're not just watching people who have struggled to achieve places of power and they're there . This show is about the struggle to achieve that . Their politics and their racial makeup and their religious backgrounds are very important to their characterizations and who they are . I really am interested in looking at how every culture handles stress--and in particular, how people from all these different backgrounds find their place in the FBI, an agency that has historically fraught relationships with gay people and people of color ." The first actor cast in the series was Tate Ellington, as FBI trainee Simon Asher . Graham Rogers was then cast as another FBI trainee, Caleb Hass . It was announced that Aunjanue Ellis had signed to play Miranda Shaw, assistant director and training supervisor of the academy . Dougray Scott was then cast as Liam O'Connor, Miranda's former partner and current subordinate . </P>

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