Maverick," "The Offer" and "Whiplash" actor Miles Teller told UPI he jumped at the chance to star in the movie "The Gorge" because it was a unique spin on several well-worn genres.

The ABC procedural, adapted from Karin Slaughter's Atlanta-set detective novels, follows Ramón Rodriguez in the titular role, someone who "has had a really rough shake [yet] he’s going to do whatever ...