The Listener: New This June on NBC

If you could hear what people are thinking would you consider that a blessing or a curse? Paramedic Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik, "The Timekeeper") isn’t sure either but for now he’s going to try to use his gift to help people in crisis.

The Listener is a new summer series on NBC that combines the crime genre, the medical genre and the paranormal genre all in one show. In the pilot episode, which airs on June 4, Toby and his partner “Oz” Bey (Ennis Esmer) are on their way to work when Toby receives a telepathic hit and envisions a fiery car crash. Seconds later, they arrive at the accident that he has just envisioned.  While tending to the traumatized woman, Toby has visions of her missing son, but he is unable to get her to share any information. Realizing her missing boy is in serious trouble, Toby struggles to find a way to use his gifts to help the mom and the child.

I’ve only seen a few clips from this series, but I like what I’ve seen. Olejnik, whom I know from the CW series Runaway comes across sincere and I like the small traces of humor that come from hearing what people are thinking.

Want to know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking I’m going to give The Listener a try.

Now here’s a behind the scenes look at The Listener.

THE LISTENER — Pictured: (l-r) Lisa Marcos as Charlie, Craig Olejnik as Toby, Ennis Esmer as Oz, Mylene Dinh-Robic as Olivia — NBC Photo: Steve Wilkie