<P> Priyanka Chopra stars as Alex Parrish, a bright FBI recruit who joins the agency after graduating from the FBI Academy and becomes a prime suspect of a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal . Quantico initially had two timelines: the present, when Parrish flees from captivity to prove her innocence, and the past, with her and her fellow recruits training at the academy, during which details of their individual lives are learned . The series switched to a single timeline from the middle of the second season onward . </P> <P> In addition to Chopra, the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series, the original cast--which changed significantly as the series progressed--included Jake McLaughlin, Yasmine Al Massri, Johanna Braddy, Tate Ellington, and Graham Rogers as her fellow recruits and Josh Hopkins and Aunjanue Ellis as their trainers at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia . The series' first season was primarily produced in Montreal, with downtown Montreal and Sherbrooke standing in for New York and Quantico; production moved to New York during the second season . </P> <P> Quantico has received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Chopra's performance and the diversity of the cast . However, the "confusing dual timelines" received some criticism . The series has been nominated for four People's Choice Awards, with Chopra winning two: Favorite Actress in a New TV Series in 2016--making her the first South Asian to win a People's Choice Award--and Favorite Dramatic TV Actress in 2017 . ABC renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on April 26, 2018 . As part of the renewal process, Safran was replaced as primary showrunner by Michael Seitzman . On May 11, 2018, ABC cancelled the show after three seasons . The network will air the remaining episodes of the third season on Friday nights . </P> <P> Alex Parrish, a former FBI recruit, becomes a prime suspect after a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal and is arrested for treason . In flashbacks, she and her fellow agents (each with their own reason for joining the bureau) train at the FBI Academy . The current time - line focuses on Parrish's constrained relationship with her friends while she is on the run in an attempt to prove her innocence . In the second season, Parrish has apparently been fired by the FBI; in flashbacks, she works undercover for the FBI as a CIA recruit at The Farm to uncover the AIC, a rogue faction within the agency . In the current time - line, a hostage crisis at a G - 20 summit in New York City is initiated by the Citizens Liberation Front, a terrorist group . Two weeks after the crisis, President Claire Haas and CIA director Matthew Keyes form a covert CIA - FBI task force (led by Clay Haas) to expose eight conspirators who were secretly involved in the hostage crisis . </P>

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