CBS' new summer action-adventure series Blood & Treasure is as derivative as it gets

The Hollywood Reporter

"Over the two-hour Blood & Treasure premiere sent to critics, the show directly acknowledges Raiders of the Lost Ark, obliquely nods in the direction of The Da Vinci Code and seems generally aware of the existence of National Treasure," says Daniel Fienberg. "You never, for a single second, lose track of the influences inspiring creators Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia or why CBS has been eyeing Blood & Treasure as fizzy summer programming since it was ordered in late 2017. What you never get here is a single character or idea that comes across as fresh or distinctive or takes the genre any place even vaguely new. Come into Blood & Treasure hoping for The Librarians, only without the literary cleverness, or Whiskey Cavalier with less sizzle between its leads and less confidence in its international locations, and at least your expectations will align properly with the show." ALSO: Blood & Treasure isn't trying to reinvent the wheel.