"Windfall" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creators:

Laurie McCarthy
Gwendolyn M. Parker

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Twenty friends share in a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot, only to experience the problems of instant wealth.

Cast

D.J. Cotrona	...	Sean Mathers / ... (13 episodes, 2006)
Jon Foster	...	Damien Cutler (13 episodes, 2006)
Jason Gedrick	...	Cameron Walsh (13 episodes, 2006)
Alice Greczyn	...	Frankie Towsend / ... (13 episodes, 2006)
Lana Parrilla	...	Nina Schaefer / ... (13 episodes, 2006)
Luke Perry	...	Peter Schaefer (13 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Wynter	...	Beth Walsh (13 episodes, 2006)
Emma Prescott	...	Violet Schaefer / ... (13 episodes, 2006)
Larissa Drekonja	...	Galina Kokorev (12 episodes, 2006)
Jaclyn DeSantis	...	Maggie / ... (11 episodes, 2006)
Nikki Deloach	...	Sunny van Hattem / ... (11 episodes, 2006)
Peyton List	...	Tally Reida (11 episodes, 2006)
Channon Roe	...	Jeremy (9 episodes, 2006)
Jonathan LaPaglia	...	Dave Park / ... (8 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Rose Glassman	...	Daisy Schaefer (6 episodes, 2006)
Tembi Locke	...	Addie Townsend (6 episodes, 2006)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

The show was originally going to air on FOX but NBC bought the rights.

Soundtrack:

Suddenly I See

Luke Perry wins the lottery

Remember Luke Perry? Oh come on, course you do. He was in teen drama Beverly Hills 90210 playing a high school kid even thought it was patently obvious that the man was so far into his 30s he was old enough to be some of the students' father. There you go, you can picture him now, well he's back.

In fact he's the main draw in this drama that follows 20 lottery winners after they all become notably rich. With US$20million each they head off spending but for each of the characters the win comes with unexpected problems from marital and ethical to legal and criminal. While indulging in the fantasy of instant wealth (there are lots of shopping scenes) it also fulfils the human desire to see rich people have problems too. Lightweight and easygoing it's more soap than heavy primetime material but a nice distraction nevertheless.

For Luke Perry, being given another shot at the prime time must have actually been like winning the lottery. But Windfall was cancelled in the first season, although there are 13 episodes to watch which is more than many are permitted these days. Many in America didn't get the chance to see how it all ended as some NBC affiliates screened pre-season football instead of the final episode. Well worth a look but if all this talk of Luke Perry has done is awaken a buzz of 1990s nostalgia then please note that the Beverly Hills 90210 DVD set was released to buy last November. You're excited now aren't you?