{"id":63389,"date":"2025-03-10T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=63389"},"modified":"2025-03-10T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:27:13","slug":"sabongui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/sabongui\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Josh McKenzie and Patrick Sabongui"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-63386\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/huntingpartybanner.png\" alt=\"Josh McKenzier and Patrick Sabongui with The Hunting Party key art; (Photo by: NBCUniversal)\" width=\"476\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/huntingpartybanner.png 745w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/huntingpartybanner-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interviews with Josh McKenzie and Patrick Sabongui of &#8220;The Hunting Party&#8221; on NBC by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed speaking with both of these actors. I interviewed Josh a few times previously, for the show &#8220;La Brea,&#8221; also on NBC. He&#8217;s very popular due to his previous roles.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very glad I got to speak with Patrick because not only is he doing a bang-up job on this show, but he was amazing in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/flash\/\">The Flash<\/a>&#8221; as Captain Singh (a small but notable role). I hope they get a second season!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh McKenzie interview from 3\/3\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Josh McKenzie of &quot;The Hunting Party&quot; on NBC by Suzanne 3\/3\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UieY6DCJuVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Sabongui interview 3\/7\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Patrick Sabongui of &quot;The Hunting Party&quot; on NBC by Suzanne 3\/7\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjMaEuCeR00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/casthunting.jpg\" alt=\"THE HUNTING PARTY -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence, Patrick Sabongui as Jacob Hassani, Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca Henderson, Nick Wechsler as Oliver Odell, Sara Garcia as Jennifer Morales -- (Photo by: Lindsay Siu\/NBC)\" width=\"368\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/casthunting.jpg 520w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/casthunting-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/the-hunting-party\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wRCTscQdZRY\">Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Josh\u00a0McKenzie<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shane Florence, &#8220;The Hunting Party&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Josh McKenzie stars as Shane Florence, former solider and current prison guard, on the NBC drama \u201cThe Hunting Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He first broke out in native New Zealand in the acclaimed <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63390 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mckenziebio.jpg\" alt=\"THE HUNTING PARTY -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence -- (Photo by: Lindsay Siu\/NBC)\" width=\"108\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mckenziebio.jpg 158w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mckenziebio-119x300.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/>feature \u201cHopes &amp; Dreams of Gazza Snell,\u201d for which he won the Oscar equivalent for Outstanding Feature Film Debut.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s familiar to audiences for his starring role on the NBC series \u201cLa Brea.\u201d Prior to that, he was featured in the Australian series \u201cFive Bedrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other credits include roles in the international series \u201cShannara Chronicles\u201d and \u201cThe New Legends of Monkey\u201d on Netflix. He can be seen in season two of the Australian series \u201cThe Twelve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Patrick\u00a0Sabongui<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacob Hassani, &#8220;The Hunting Party&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63391 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sabonguibio.jpg\" alt=\"THE HUNTING PARTY -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Patrick Sabongui as Jacob Hassani -- (Photo by: Lindsay Siu\/NBC)\" width=\"106\" height=\"290\" \/>Patrick Sabongui stars as CIA agent Jacob Hassani on the NBC drama \u201cThe Hunting Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sabongui&#8217;s most recognizable television credits include &#8220;Homeland,&#8221; &#8220;Shameless,&#8221; &#8220;Firefly Lane,&#8221; \u201cShooter\u201d and CW&#8217;s &#8220;The Flash,&#8221; where he played Captain David Singh for nine seasons.<\/p>\n<p>On the big screen, his credits include &#8220;Godzilla,&#8221; &#8220;300,&#8221; &#8220;Drone,\u201d \u201cBetween Borders\u201d and the upcoming feature film &#8220;In Cold Light,&#8221; with Oscar winners Helen Hunt and Troy Kotsur. Other films include Zack Snyder&#8217;s &#8220;Watchmen&#8221; and &#8220;Sucker Punch,&#8221; &#8220;Tron: Legacy&#8221; and &#8220;Interrogation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On stage, credits include the Canadian premiere of Ayad Akhtar&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, &#8220;Disgraced,&#8221; and, most recently \u201cArt&#8221; by Yasmina Reza at The Guthrie Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Sabongui earned a BFA in drama for human development from Concordia University, Montreal; a collegiate degree in drama from Vanier College, Montreal; a certificate from the National Theatre Conservatory Intensive, Colorado; and a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of California.<\/p>\n<p>Sabongui is an advocate for underrepresented voices and professor of theater and head of the BFA acting program at CUNY: Brooklyn College.<\/p>\n<div class=\"network-title\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p class=\"show-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The Hunting Party<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"airdate\"><strong>Series Premiere Monday Feb 3 on NBC (10 pm ET\/PT)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-description\">\n<div class=\"description\">\n<div class=\"show-description\">\n<div>\n<p>A high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that\u2019s not supposed to exist.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is director and executive producer. Keto Shimizu is writer and executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hunting Party\u201d is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-63387\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hunting2.jpg\" alt=\"THE HUNTING PARTY -- &quot;Arlo Brandt&quot; Episode 106 -- Pictured: (l-r) Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence, Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca 'Bex' Henderson, Patrick Sabongui as Jacob Hassani -- (Photo by: James Dittiger\/NBC)\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hunting2.jpg 552w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hunting2-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interviews with Josh McKenzie and Patrick Sabongui of &#8220;The Hunting Party&#8221; on NBC by Suzanne I enjoyed speaking with both of these actors. I interviewed Josh a few times previously, for the show &#8220;La Brea,&#8221; also on NBC. He&#8217;s very popular due to his previous roles.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very glad I got to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,7],"tags":[79,86,346,1953,450,2267,611,2253],"class_list":["post-63389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-primetime","tag-article","tag-drama","tag-interview","tag-josh-mckenzie","tag-nbc","tag-patrick-sabongui","tag-serial-killer","tag-the-hunting-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63392,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63389\/revisions\/63392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}