"The Dead Zone" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Creators:

Michael Piller
Shawn Piller

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

16 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes...

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off | Psychic Power | Psychic | Based On Film | Maine

Awards:

1 win & 15 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 6	7:00 PM	MyNetwork	Zion	#2.12
Sun. July 13	7:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Storm	#2.13

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall	...	Johnny Smith / ... (79 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chris Bruno	...	Sheriff Walt Bannerman / ... (62 episodes, 2002-2007)
Nicole de Boer	...	Sarah Bracknell Bannerman / ... (56 episodes, 2002-2007)
John L. Adams	...	Bruce Lewis (56 episodes, 2002-2007)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Rev. Gene Purdy / ... (39 episodes, 2002-2007)
Bill Mondy	...	Deputy Roscoe (32 episodes, 2002-2006)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Dead Zone (USA)
A Holtsáv (Hungary) [hu]
Dead Zone (Germany) [de]
Dead Zone (France) [fr]
Holtsáv (Hungary) (promotional title) [hu]
The Dark Half (Israel: English title) [en]
The Dead Zone (Brazil) [pt]
Zona morta, La (Italy) [it]
Zona morta, La (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Zona muerta, La (Spain) [es]
Zona smrti (Croatia) [hr]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

The cane that Johnny uses throughout the series is the same one used by Stu Redman in _"Stand, The" (1994) (mini)_ and Andre Linoge in _"Storm of the Century" (1999) (mini)_ , just with a different head.

Goofs:

Continuity: Johnny's hairstyle changes back and forth several times during the episodes "Wheel of Fortune" and "What It Seems" because of reshoots that were done a year after the initial filming.

Quotes:

Greg Stillson: I'd call first, but I figure you'd sense I was coming anyway.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Dead Zone (1983)

Soundtrack:

New Year's Prayer

One of the better shows on television - but handled poorly by USA network

In a word of cardboard characters and poor writing, The Dead Zone is a joy to watch. I have enjoyed every episode and some episodes have been excellent.

The only tragedy with this series is not with the series itself but with the way USA handles the scheduling and marketing. Most of the time I don't know when the season is going to begin or when the new episodes will air. Scheduling is erratic and promotion is often non existent. Someone in the USA main office must not want this show to succeed. Frankly, it's an amazing testament to the show's appeal that it still is in production despite this utter mismanagement.

USA, please recognize the gem you have in both Monk and The Dead Zone and, at the very least, air them on a regular schedule on which we can rely.