"Harper's Island" (2009) TV series

Creator:

Ari Schlossberg

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

13 weeks. 25 suspects. 1 killer.

Plot Keywords:

Engaged Couple | Serial Killer | Characters Killed One By One | Washington State | Brother Brother Relationship

Cast

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 (13 episodes, 2009)
Cassandra Sawtell	...	Madison Allen (13 episodes, 2009)
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Danny Brooks (13 episodes, 2009)
C.J. Thomason	...	Jimmy Mance (11 episodes, 2009)
Jim Beaver	...	Sheriff Charlie Mills (10 episodes, 2009)
Cameron Richardson	...	Chloe Carter (10 episodes, 2009)
Adam Campbell	...	Cal Vandeusen (10 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)
Chris Gauthier	...	Malcolm Ross (8 episodes, 2009)
David Lewis	...	Richard Allen (7 episodes, 2009)
Ben Cotton	...	Shane Pierce (7 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

USA:40 min (13 episodes) | UK:40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

All TV ads and previews for Harper's Island indicated that it would be only a 13-episode series, meaning only one season of the show, with the mystery antagonist revealed in the final episode.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Harper's Globe" (2009)

Harpers Island - where a warm welcome awaits you!

Actually I'm not that big on dramatic TV series and the market is awash with them lately - monsters, serial killers, vamps, islands etc. However I am strangely drawn to Harpers Island, aided not a little by the fact that the BBC shows two episodes back-to-back so we don't have to wait a week between them!

Elaine Cassidy is a pretty face and manages to hold the story together, although there are no real stars and no real passengers here - it's just an all-round competent show, which is how I like it. The events may be predictable in the sense we know there's a killer on the loose, but they are sufficiently disguised to provide some nice (or nasty) surprises. Young Cassandra Sawtell's chilling portrayal of the very odd child Madison Allen is particularly entrancing.

I'd have preferred more humour and maybe a pinch of salt, but overall Harper's Island is a worthwhile diversion from the usual humdrum TV.