I personally liked the casting a lot. The series was an odd mix of high production values and... well, bad ones. Poor use of green screen in a few spots and below par continuity, just to start. But the American accents, the look of American soldiers, and Americans in general were simply terrible. Blew suspension of disbelief. I wasn't convinced about the brainwashing and drugs, either. Haphazard Manchurian Candidate theme thrown in. It was all going fairly well until the 3rd or 4th episode, and then nah.