Swingtown (2008– )

As America celebrates its 200th birthday, two generations of friends and neighbors in a Chicago suburb explore new freedoms and seek connections with each other in the midst of the socio/sexual revolution.

Creator:

Mike Kelley

Stars:

Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Molly Parker	...	Susan Miller (13 episodes, 2008)
Jack Davenport	...	Bruce Miller (13 episodes, 2008)
Grant Show	...	Tom Decker (13 episodes, 2008)
Lana Parrilla	...	Trina Decker (13 episodes, 2008)
Miriam Shor	...	Janet Thompson (13 episodes, 2008)
Shanna Collins	...	Laurie Miller (13 episodes, 2008)
Britt Robertson	...	Samantha Saxton (13 episodes, 2008)
Aaron Christian Howles	...	B. J. Miller (13 episodes, 2008)
Josh Hopkins	...	Roger Thompson (13 episodes, 2008)
Michael Rady	...	Doug Stephens (13 episodes, 2008)
Nick Benson	...	Rick Thompson (9 episodes, 2008)
Kate Norby	...	Gail Saxton (6 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

As America celebrates its 200th birthday, two generations of friends and neighbors in a Chicago suburb explore new freedoms and seek connections with each other in the midst of the socio/sexual revolution.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | one word title | 1970s | drugs | girl next door | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Szvingerek

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Charlie's Angels (1976)

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Soundtracks

"That Lovin' Feeling Again"
w/m Richard Levinson and Joel Wachbrit

User Reviews

Fantastic!

Swingtown is a brave, entertaining, and fresh series. It is good to see something that takes its audience seriously and that is not filled with violence. The cast makes a wonderful job of bringing the good script to life and in the hands of the professional production design from the 70s this series is a good example of American drama when it's really great. I really like the dialog and the way everyone looks and acts. The sexual revolution is something that American TV very seldom dares to explore. In this series it does it with much charm and entertainment value but at the same time it have a good story to tell. I also like thats it tells the story of two generations at the same time. The production values and the acting are all tom notch. Coming from Europe I don't know why there are so much fuzz over this series in America. The story is not at all controversial - it's just a very good TV-drama with a twist. See it!