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