You have to inevitably compare this series to the UK Ultimate Force. They are just too similar. Or...it is only too obvious that The Unit has been created based on the success and brilliant idea of the Ultimate Force. Only the budget makes the main difference.

I like the series. Characters are interesting, plots are interesting. There are good action sequences. There is this secrecy magic in it.

But...and that makes it lose the 5th star...the military reality is definitely not a strong point of The Unit (see: the gung-ho action in the 1st episode as an example). The 8th episode is complete nonsense (again Ultimate Force shows what the interrogation test is all about). The steel-solid-stare of Jonas' wife who is always right etc. is just boring. Finally, the language Jonas speaks is not one of a military (Henno's harsh behavior and language add a lot to realism).

Briefly - a good series. Enjoyed watching it. I am looking forward for the second one. Even despite a number of flaws as described above.

Recommended.

Hi , im from Belgium
I like this serie allot, i hope that there will be more seasons then this one.
Is one of the best series i ever seen before. It's not a simple made/fake serie. As most ones are.

This is a must buy :)

grtz

Although written by the wonderful David Mamet, I am not convinced that this series wasn't the result of someone seeing "Ultimate Force" and thinking - let's do one for the USA! Same team, same walk out graphics and one or two similar sub plots alongside the standard scenarios (hijackings, undercover ops etc)

Overall very watchable