Jensen Ackles stars as former detective Lucas Davenport in MGM+’s Rules of Prey, an adaption of John Sanford’s Prey crime novels filming in Toronto.
Jensen Ackles’ classic leading man charisma, combined with Bruce Terris’ skillful adaptation of John Sandford’s enduringly popular Prey series is an excellent fit for MGM+ – MGM+
Production started a week ago.
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Lucas Davenport is a brilliant, wealthy computer games inventor and Minneapolis police detective in the book series.
Rules of Prey follows Lucas Davenport (Jensen Ackles), formerly a detective in the Minneapolis Police Department, drawn out of seclusion back into law enforcement to investigate a series of confounding murders designed to send a message specifically to him. When an ingenious serial killer begins murdering Minneapolis citizens, Davenport, a brilliant polymath and unconventional investigator, takes the case, sparking an intense psychological duel with an equally intelligent adversary. As Davenport deciphers the killer’s twisted moral code and personal vendetta, he must match wits with a predator operating by his own rules of justice, risking everything to stop a killer who sees their conflict as the ultimate game.
Like Reacher (based on Lee Child’s books) and Cross (based on James Patterson’s novels), Rules of Prey is a gritty crime series adapted from a long-running book franchise built around a charismatic investigator. All three series film in Toronto.
Rules of Prey – Series
Working title: B.C.A.
Toronto filming dates: September 14 2026 – December 16 2026.
Showrunner: Bruce Terris
Cast: Jensen Ackles
Producers: Jensen Ackles, Zaftig Films, Howard Braunstein Films, Modern Literary Arts, Amazon MGM Studios