WildCardsisacrime-solvingproceduralwithacomedictwistthatfollowstheunlikelyduoofagruff,sardoniccopandaspirited,cleverconwoman.Ellis(GiacomoGianniottiofGrey’sAnatomy)playsademoteddetectivewhohasspentthelastyearonthemaritimeunit,whileMax(VanessaMorganofRiverdale)hasbeenlivingatransientlifeelaboratelyscammingeveryoneshemeets.ButwhenMaxgetsarrestedandendsuphelpingEllissolvealocalcrime,thetwoareofferedtheopportunitytoredeemthemselves,withEllisgoingbacktodetectiveandMaxstayingoutofjail.Thecatch?Theyhavetoworktogether,witheachusingtheiruniqueskillstosolvecrimes.