Fox is bringing home the Bacon this year with a new serial killer series from “Vampire Diaries” and Scream creator Kevin Williamson. “The Following” stars Kevin Bacon as a retired FBI profiler out to catch a sociopath who enlists accomplices via the internet.

Question: why does the Bureau alway have to turn to its retired agents to solve cases? What kind of jokers do they currently employ?

“The Following” costars James Purefoy as the serial killer Joe Carroll, Natalie Zea as his ex-wife Claire Matthews, Jeananne Goossen as Agent Jennifer Mason, Shawn Ashmore as Agent Mike Weston and Maggie Grace as a survivor.

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