Harper's Island (2009– )

Harper's Island was once the scene of a gruesome series of murders. Now, seven years later, family and friends gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one they begin to die.

Creator:

Ari Schlossberg

Stars:

Elaine Cassidy, Christopher Gorham, Matt Barr

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Elaine Cassidy	...	Abby Mills (13 episodes, 2009)
Christopher Gorham	...	Henry Dunn (13 episodes, 2009)
Matt Barr	...	Christopher 'Sully' Sullivan (13 episodes, 2009)
Gina Holden	...	Shea Allen (13 episodes, 2009)
Katie Cassidy	...	Trish Wellington (12 episodes, 2009)
Cassandra Sawtell	...	Madison Allen (12 episodes, 2009)
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Danny Brooks (12 episodes, 2009)
C.J. Thomason	...	Jimmy Mance (11 episodes, 2009)
Jim Beaver	...	Sheriff Charlie Mills (10 episodes, 2009)
Adam Campbell	...	Cal Vandeusen (10 episodes, 2009)
Cameron Richardson	...	Chloe Carter (9 episodes, 2009)
Claudette Mink	...	Katherine Wellington (9 episodes, 2009)
Amber Borycki	...	Beth Barrington (9 episodes, 2009)
Dean Chekvala	...	J.D. Dunn (8 episodes, 2009)
Ali Liebert	...	Nikki Bolton (8 episodes, 2009)
Beverley Elliott	...	Maggie Krell (8 episodes, 2009)
David Lewis	...	Richard Allen (7 episodes, 2009)
Chris Gauthier	...	Malcolm Ross (7 episodes, 2009)
Ben Cotton	...	Shane Pierce (7 episodes, 2009)

Storyline

Harper's Island was once the scene of a gruesome series of murders. Now, seven years later, family and friends gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one they begin to die.

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Plot Keywords:

island | murder | hotel | serial killer | evil man | 

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Taglines:

13 weeks. 25 suspects. 1 killer.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

A Harper-sziget

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Junction Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min 40 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

None of the main cast (other than Harry Hamlin who had signed on for only one episode) knew if their character was going to survive to the end of any episode until the day before they got the script. Rather than letting them read about it in the script the job of telling an actor that his or her character was going to be killed in the next episode fell to the Executive Producer Karim Zreik, a job that earned him the nick name "The Assassin".

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Connections

Followed by Harper's Globe (2009)

User Reviews

The waste of a good idea

Harper's Island starts in a very promising way. It's the classic story where the killer will kill everyone "one by one". The first episodes are catchy. The island is haunting and so are many of the main characters. You soon feel that the series is working on clichés. If you're a clever writer, there's nothing bad in clichés per se. Unfortunately Harper's Island writing isn't clever. In every new episode the problems grow. The last 4 episodes are a complete writers fiasco. If you want to turn your brain off, the show is entertaining. It's pure slasher popcorn. If you like good character's arcs and a solid plot, you can loose H.I. without regret. Plot holes are countless; the lack of character's motivations it's often annoying. More so in the finale. The acting is erratic. I guess this is due mostly to the inconsistencies of the plot and to the fact that often the writes use red herrings to confuse the viewer. Forcing the characters to swing from an extreme to the opposite, without motivation. A characters acts for an episode or two "as the bad guy" or... "the real good guy". The setting is very nice. The art direction and the camera work are solid. Unfortunately suspense for the sake of suspense can't, in my opinion, stretch for 13 hours.