Chuck: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Chuck (2007): Drama, Comedy, Action. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Chuck Bartowski is a computer geek that gets catapulted into a new career as the government's most vital secret agent. When Chuck opens an e-mail subliminally encoded with government secrets, he unwittingly downloads an entire server of sensitive data into his brain. With the government's most precious secrets in Chuck's head, Major John Casey of the National Security Agency assumes the responsibility of protecting him. His partner is the CIA's top agent, Sarah Walker.

Series details

Title: Chuck
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Action
Premiere date: 2007-09-24
Final broadcast date listed: 2012-01-27
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
TVMaze ID: 168

Cast and credited roles

Zachary Levi — Charles "Chuck" Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski — Sarah Walker
Adam Baldwin — Colonel John Casey
Joshua Gomez — Morgan Grimes
Vik Sahay — Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky — Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes
Sarah Lancaster — Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Bartowski
Bonita Friedericy — Brigadier General Diane Beckman
Ryan McPartlin — Dr. Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb
Mark Christopher Lawrence — Michael "Big Mike" Tucker
Julia Ling — Anna Melinda Wu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2007-09-24; final listed air date 2008-01-24; episode order: 13.
Season 2: premiered 2008-09-29; final listed air date 2009-04-27; episode order: 22.
Season 3: premiered 2010-01-10; final listed air date 2010-05-24; episode order: 19.
Season 4: premiered 2010-09-20; final listed air date 2011-05-16; episode order: 24.
Season 5: premiered 2011-10-28; final listed air date 2012-01-27; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chuck on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.