THE CALLING

hen legendary producer David E. Kelley (, ) calls a series of crime novels “riveting,” it’s. Loosely based on from Israeli author Dror Mishani, the drama (once titled ) looks at spiritual, introspective, compassionate, uniquely named NYPD detective Avraham Avraham (Jeff Wilbusch, ), a special investigator in Brooklyn’s diverse Crown Heights neighborhood. “Avi is a very complex character,” the Israeli-born Wilbusch says. His calling is solving missing persons and homicide cases through uncanny observational abilities. He’s also devoted to his work family: eager rookie detective Janine Harris (Juliana Canfield, ), acerbic veteran cop Earl Malzone (Michael Mosley, ) and supportive boss Capt. Helen Davies (Karen Robinson, ). While Wil busch says the series retains plenty of Kelley’s signature offbeat humor, the cases reveal Avi as a “haunted soul” who does his work perhaps too passionately. “It’s a difficult task not to lose yourself.”