THE CW & VIAPLAY ORIGINAL STARRING BRENDAN FRASER & TOM WELLING TMG • SPIER FILMS • ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS PRODUCTION DESIGN ARCHIVE

THE PROFESSIONALS

ACTION-THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES (2020) • 10 EPISODES

“Following the explosive sabotage of an advanced medical satellite, billionaire Peter Swann and elite counterintelligence operative Vincent Corbo confront a ruthless global conspiracy of corporate rivals, corrupt officials, and mercenary cartels. Production Designed by Warren Gray, BFDG.”

CREATORS & SHOWRUNNERS

Jeff Most & Michael Colleary

Based on 'Soldiers of Fortune'

DIRECTORS

Bharat Nalluri | Oliver Schmitz

With Thabang Moleya & Ciaran Donnelly

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Tom Marais | David Johnson | Michael Swan

Cinematography Unit

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Warren Gray, BFDG

Overall Design Direction & Builds

STARRING CAST

Tom Welling | Brendan Fraser | Elena Anaya

With Ken Duken, Saïd Taghmaoui & August Wittgenstein

ARCHIVE VOLUME

11 Master 2K Stills

Stills Photography by Graham Bartholomew

Production Design Scope & Physical World-Building

“Production designing The Professionals demanded a dynamic fusion of high-tech aerospace architecture, high-stakes international luxury, and intense, pyrotechnically coordinated combat zones. From constructing Peter Swann’s pristine Class-1000 medical satellite research cleanrooms and mission telemetry command centers, to transforming remote South African locations into Latin American transit hubs with distressed vintage commuter transports. Major action sequences required engineering full-scale vehicle ambush sets across massive steel-truss river bridges with customized roll-caged Land Rover Defenders, controlled vehicle burns, and fortified brutalist paramilitary bastions. Every environment was designed to withstand real physical stunt action while providing rich architectural depth for anamorphic cinematic lenses.”

— Warren Gray, BFDG • Production Designer

PRODUCTION DESIGN & ON-SET ARCHIVE

Showing 11 Master Production Stills

$Episode 1:$

STILL 01

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

Episode 1: "Snipe Hunt" — Explosive Urban Alleyway Stunt Ambush

Practical Pyrotechnic Fireball & Tactical Vehicle Leap

High-octane stunt sequence during an urban extraction. Production Designer Warren Gray collaborated with the SFX and stunt departments to stage a massive practical fireball blast directly behind a customized delivery truck ('REPAS Marcos'), as an operative performs an airborne defensive leap across the vehicle hood amidst flying debris and heavy atmospheric smoke.

Practical PyrotechnicsStunt RiggingUrban AmbushEpisode 1

$Hotel de San Marcos Standoff — Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser & Elena Anaya$

STILL 02

Character & Location Builds

Hotel de San Marcos Standoff — Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser & Elena Anaya

Latin American Transit Terminal & Historic Facade Transformation

Lead cast members Tom Welling (Vincent Corbo), Brendan Fraser (Peter Swann), and Elena Anaya (Dr. Graciela Davila) confronted at gunpoint by armed paramilitary soldiers outside the Hotel de San Marcos. The sequence features an authentic vintage two-tone Latin American commuter bus, distressed colonial architecture, period street signage, and atmospheric dust dressing.

Location DressingVintage Bus IntegrationTom WellingBrendan Fraser

STILL 03

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

Episode 2: "Entanglements" — Steel Bridge Ambush & Burning Convoy

Heavy Industrial Truss Bridge & Armored Land Rover Defense

Large-scale vehicular ambush engineered across a monumental steel-girder river bridge. Features Corbo's tactical roll-caged Land Rover Defender 110, blazing burning support trucks, and paramilitary operatives returning assault fire from behind protective ballistic vehicle panels with river rapids below.

Bridge AmbushArmored Defender 110Controlled BurnsSFX Vehicle Rigging

$On-Set Bridge Ambush Staging — Camera Crew & Director Bharat Nalluri$

STILL 04

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

On-Set Bridge Ambush Staging — Camera Crew & Director Bharat Nalluri

Heavy Practical Atmosphere & Multi-Camera Action Coverage

Direct behind-the-scenes view capturing the principal production unit filming on the steel bridge deck. Illustrates camera crew operating heavy tripod zoom rigs, spatial layout of disabled vehicles, practical smoke diffusion barrels creating cinematic combat atmosphere, and precision coordination with the stunt and SFX pyrotechnic teams.

BTS Camera UnitPractical Smoke EffectsSteel Truss BacklotDir. Bharat Nalluri

Covert Reconnaissance & Mountain Perimeter Infiltration

STILL 05

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

Covert Reconnaissance & Mountain Perimeter Infiltration

Tactical Gear Staging & Rugged Natural Topography Integration

Tactical operative in desert multicam reconnaissance movement along an arid rocky ridge. Warren Gray and the location scouting team utilized dramatic Cape mountain escarpments to double for hostile international territories, coordinating authentic paramilitary tactical weapon rigs, communication gear, and environmental color grading.

Location ReconnaissanceTactical Gear HarmonyMountain TerrainEpisode 2

STILL 06

Character & Location Builds

Episode 3: "The Knives of Friends" — Fortified Security Compound

Brutalist Concrete Perimeter & Covert Operations Bastion

Full-scale exterior and interior staging of Corbo's high-security tactical compound. Built using distressed brutalist precast concrete slabs, reinforced security gating, industrial security mesh, and integrated tactical staging gear to communicate a battle-hardened paramilitary operations center.

Brutalist ConcreteFortified CompoundSecurity InstallationSet Fabrication

$Episode 4:$

STILL 07

Character & Location Builds

Episode 4: "Vectors" — Swann Medical Satellite Telemetry Cleanroom

Aerospace Launch Laboratory & Cleanroom Research Center

Interior architectural build of Peter Swann's high-security medical satellite research facility. Features specialized cleanroom modular wall paneling, ceiling luminaire arrays, surgical testing apparatus, interactive aerospace monitoring displays, and stainless-steel workstations fabricated to medical cleanroom Class-1000 standards.

Cleanroom BuildAerospace TelemetryFuturist InteriorsSoundstage Stage Build

$Episode 7:$

STILL 08

Character & Location Builds

Episode 7: "The Hunted" — Hillside Modernist Estate & Infinity Terrace

Bespoke International Luxury Architecture & Covert Rendezvous

Cinematic staging at a cantilevered modernist estate set against lush coastal slopes. Designed for high-stakes corporate espionage meetings, the set incorporates seamless floor-to-ceiling architectural glazing, cantilevered concrete decking, bespoke contemporary outdoor furnishings, and expansive panoramic vistas.

Modernist VillaArchitectural ConcreteEspionage RendezvousLocation Dressing

$Executive Penthouse Salon — High-Stakes Confrontation Interior$

STILL 09

Character & Location Builds

Executive Penthouse Salon — High-Stakes Confrontation Interior

Rich Materiality, Architectural Wood Paneling & Low-Key Mood Lighting

Sophisticated interior salon build showcasing rich dark timber millwork, tailored modernist furnishings, acoustic slat wall textures, and deep shadow profiling designed specifically for DOP Tom Marais' low-key anamorphic lighting setups during intense corporate interrogation scenes.

Interior MillworkSlat Wall AcousticsCinematography HarmonyLow-Key Lighting

$Episode 8:$

STILL 10

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

Episode 8: "The Alamo" — Industrial Dockside Warehouse Shootout

Steel Racking, Shipping Container Chokepoints & Night Firefight

Monumental night-shoot combat arena inside an industrial shipping terminal warehouse. Warren Gray dressed multi-tier heavy storage racks, corrugated zinc partitions, and weathered cargo pallets to create lethal firing lanes, ricochet points, and atmospheric practical sodium-vapor overhead lighting grids.

Industrial StagingNight Combat ArenaChokepoint ArchitectureDir. Oliver Schmitz

On-Set Scenic Construction & Texture Weathering Detail

STILL 11

Tactical & Pyrotechnics

On-Set Scenic Construction & Texture Weathering Detail

Warren Gray's Art Department Craftsmanship & Practical Surface Treatment

Direct close-up documentation of Warren Gray's art department on-set scenic finishes. Demonstrates the aged patina, distressed metal surfaces, realistic dust/grime glazing, and tactile physical craftsmanship applied across all physical sets to ensure hyper-realistic cinematic texture on high-resolution digital cinema cameras.

Scenic DistressingPractical CraftsmanshipArt Department BTSWarren Gray BFDG