Haunted (TV series)
| Haunted | |
|---|---|
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| Created by |
Andrew Cosby Rich Ramage |
| Starring |
Matthew Fox Russell Hornsby Lynn Collins Michael Irby John Mann |
| Composer(s) | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Emile Levisetti Keith Addis Scott Shepherd |
| Location(s) | Vancouver |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Industry Entertainment CBS Productions Viacom Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | UPN |
| Original release | September 24 – November 5, 2002 |
Haunted is an American television program first aired in September 2002 on UPN. The program, which was filmed in Vancouver,[1] was canceled in November 2002 due to low ratings. As a result, only seven of the completed episodes were aired on UPN. However, all eleven filmed episodes have been shown in later airings of the show. In September 2007, the series began airing on Sci Fi.[2] In 2009, Chiller began airing this program as part of their daily marathon line-up. It plays there sporadically. A marathon of the entire series ran all day on October 31, 2010 on Universal HD.
Plot
Police officer Frank Taylor had the perfect job and perfect family. After his son's unsolved abduction, his life, marriage and career disintegrate. He leaves the force to become a private investigator specializing in missing and abducted children cases. His ex-wife has come to terms with the loss of their child, but Frank is obsessed with one day finding their son. One day Frank's life is forever changed while trying to apprehend Simon, a man linked to several child abductions who eludes the police. A fatal clash leaves Simon dead and Frank in critical condition. As the doctors try to save his life, Frank has a near-death experience in which he sees his missing son. When Frank regains consciousness, he finds that the dead can communicate with him, and that their confusing and frightening manifestations are usually intended to help him in his work. Some of the dead however—including Simon—abuse his new abilities to intentionally mislead or harm him.
Cast
- Frank Taylor (Matthew Fox)
- Marcus Bradshaw (Russell Hornsby)
- Simon Dunn (John Mann)
- Jessica Manning (Lynn Collins)
- Dante (Michael Irby)
- Anna (Bree Michael Warner)
Ratings
| Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
18–49 Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 9pm/8c | September 24, 2002 | November 5, 2002 | 2002 | #153 | 2.21 | 1.4/2 |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Rymer | Rick Ramage and Andrew Cosby | September 24, 2002 |
| After being dead for a couple minutes, Frank Taylor is revived, followed by good and evil spirits. | ||||
| 2 | "Grievous Angels" | Jeffrey Reiner | Erin Maher and Kay Reindl | October 1, 2002 |
| Frank searches for a missing teen clubber. | ||||
| 3 | "Fidelity" | Rick Wallace | Rob Wright | October 8, 2002 |
| A serial killer targets women in sleazy motels. | ||||
| 4 | "Abby" | Martha Mitchell | Moira Kirland Dekker | October 15, 2002 |
| Marcus enlists Frank's help in solving a ritualistic murder which resembles a case Marcus thought he'd solved years before. | ||||
| 5 | "Blind Witness" | Peter Markle | Rob Wright | October 22, 2002 |
| A blind military vet's ghost tries to lead Frank to the crime scene where a teenage girl was killed. | ||||
| 6 | "Nocturne" | Vern Gillum | Andrew Cosby | October 29, 2002 |
| Frank becomes a suspect in the murder of a woman he has no memory of meeting. | ||||
| 7 | "A Three-Hour Tour" | Rick Wallace | Story by: Emile Levisetti Teleplay by: Rick Ramage | November 5, 2002 |
| After a car accident on a dark country road, Frank is taken in by a young girl and her reclusive parents. | ||||
| 8 | "Nexus" | Michael Rymer | Story by: Andrew Cosby and Rick Ramage Teleplay by: Rick Ramage | October 9, 2008[3] |
| The evil spirit of Simon taunts Frank as a murdered woman's ghost seeks out her husband and the hit man he hired. | ||||
| 9 | "Simon Redux" | Bill Norton | Rick Ramage | October 9, 2008 |
| Frank tries to find out more about the evil spirit haunting him. | ||||
| 10 | "Last Call" | Bradford May | Story by: Andrew Cosby Teleplay by: Andrew Cosby and Moira Kirland Dekker | October 9, 2008 |
| A ghost trapped between this life and the next befriends Frank. | ||||
| 11 | "Seeking Asylum" | Jerry Levine | Stacia Raymond | October 9, 2008 |
| Frank goes undercover in rehab to find a woman's missing fiancé. | ||||
DVD release
The series was released on DVD on the 13th of April 2010 by Phase 4 Films. The set is in 4:3, not the original 16:9 widescreen versions that aired in HD.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "2002 Wrap List". Reel West. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ↑ Staff (August 2, 2006). "Sci Fi Channel Closed Major Deal with CBS Paramount to Acquire Rights for Telefilms and Series Including Star Trek: Enterprise". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. Sci-Fi Channel schedule for October 2008". The Inner Mind. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ Barton, Steve (February 22, 2010). "Haunted: The Series Starring Lost's Matthew Fox FINALLY Hits DVD". Dread Central. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
External links
- Haunted at the Internet Movie Database
- Haunted at TV.com