Character Relationship Map: All the Devil's Men

Characters

• Leigh (played by Sylvia Hoeks) — protagonist

  CIA handler who oversees Collins' operations. Recognizes his potential liability and offers him one last chance to remain active by deploying him to London for a critical mission.

• Brennan (played by William Fichtner) — supporting

  Member of the CIA-contracted three-man tactical team deployed to London alongside Collins and Samuelson to hunt down McKnight.

• Samuelson (played by Gbenga Akinnagbe) — supporting

  Member of the CIA-contracted three-man tactical team deployed to London alongside Collins and Brennan. Engages in urban combat during the intercept mission.

• McKnight (played by Elliot Cowan) — supporting

  Disavowed CIA operative and primary target. Attempting to procure a WMD from Russian gangsters before disappearing, he hires a private army for protection, triggering the central conflict.

• Deighton (played by Joseph Millson) — supporting

  Former colleague of Collins who commands a private army hired by McKnight. Leads hostile forces in urban tactical warfare against Collins' team.

• Collins (played by Milo Gibson) — supporting

  Former Navy SEAL and bounty hunter struggling with personal demons. Leads the London operation to stop McKnight, fighting through urban tactical combat against a private army until an explosive climax...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• McKnight → Deighton (Professional Hired Protection)

  McKnight hires Deighton and his private army as protection while pursuing the WMD.

• Leigh → Samuelson (Professional Employer Representative)

  Leigh deploys a CIA-contracted three-man tactical team that includes Samuelson.

• Leigh → Brennan (Professional Employer Representative)

  Leigh deploys a CIA-contracted three-man tactical team that includes Brennan.

• Leigh → Collins (Professional Handler)

  Leigh is Collins's CIA handler and oversees his operations.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Deighton → Brennan (Conflict Enemy Commander)

  Deighton leads hostile forces against the team containing Brennan during the London combat.

• Collins → Deighton (Social Former Colleagues)

  The plot describes Deighton as Collins's former colleague.

• Samuelson → McKnight (Conflict Targeting Adversaries)

  Samuelson joins the team assigned to stop McKnight before the WMD transaction is completed.

• Brennan → McKnight (Conflict Targeting Adversaries)

  Brennan joins the team assigned to hunt down the disavowed CIA operative McKnight.

• Collins → McKnight (Conflict Primary Adversaries)

  Collins's team is tasked with hunting down McKnight before he procures a WMD and disappears.

• Brennan → Samuelson (Alliance Teammate)

  Brennan and Samuelson serve alongside Collins in the CIA-contracted three-man team.

• Collins → Samuelson (Alliance Teammate)

  Collins and Samuelson are deployed together in the three-man team assigned to stop McKnight.

• Collins → Brennan (Alliance Teammate)

  Collins and Brennan are deployed together as members of the three-man team hunting McKnight.

Story Analysis

A troubled former Navy SEAL fights through an urban proxy war to stop a disavowed operative from acquiring a WMD.

Plot Progression

1. A Liability Reconsidered
2. The London Assignment
3. Protection for McKnight
4. Urban Tactical War
5. The Explosive Pursuit