Standoff: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Standoff centers on Matt Flannery and Emily Lehman, top-ranked FBI crisis negotiators who are forced to come clean about their secret relationship after it is revealed during a tense hostage standoff that they are sleeping together. Too valuable as a team to be split up, they are now under the watchful eye of their boss and their colleagues. Standoff combines the crackling romantic relationship at its core with intense drama and humor as these negotiators vow not to cross the line and let their personal feelings get in the way of the job. But they learn quickly that, in life and in love, everything is a negotiation.

Series details

• Title: Standoff
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2006-09-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1331

Cast and credited roles

• Ron Livingston — Matt Flannery
• Rosemarie DeWitt — Emily Lehman
• Gina Torres — Cheryl Carrera
• Michael Cudlitz — Frank Rogers
• Raquel Alessi — Lia Mathers
• Jose Pablo Cantillo — Duff Gonzalez

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-09-05; final listed air date 2007-07-20; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Standoff 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.