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'The Wanted' Makes News Feel Like an Action Movie

NBC's is trying something new with "The Wanted," a news series that tracks down accused terrorists and war criminals. The show, which debuted last night, is a co-production with NBC News.

It features journalist Adam Ciralsky, counter-terrorism expert Roger Carstens, former Navy Seal Scott Tyler and former international war crimes prosecutor David Crane on a self-appointed mission to expose terrorists who have evaded prosecution. The team spends little time examining the case's legal intricacies. Instead, the show focuses on action filmed with quick cutaways and jerky motion. Interview subjects are shot partly obscured, as if the camera were eavesdropping, and ominous music pulsates in the background.

"I will face criticism for what my show looks like, but my belief is kids my age want to see production value," says producer Charlie Ebersol, the 26-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol. "You tell me if they're going to watch Charlie Gibson at 10 o'clock on Monday or my show?

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