Happy Town (2010– )

A deputy sheriff is confronted with the unsolved mystery of a half-dozen child kidnappings over the past decade in a small town in Minnesota.

Creators:

Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg

Stars:

Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Geoff Stults	...	Tommy Conroy (8 episodes, 2010)
Lauren German	...	Henley Boone (8 episodes, 2010)
Amy Acker	...	Rachel Conroy (8 episodes, 2010)
Robert Wisdom	...	Roger Hobbs (8 episodes, 2010)
Sarah Gadon	...	Georgia Bravin (8 episodes, 2010)
Jay Paulson	...	Eli 'Root Beer' Rogers (8 episodes, 2010)
Ben Schnetzer	...	Andrew Haplin (8 episodes, 2010)
Steven Weber	...	John Haplin (8 episodes, 2010)
Sam Neill	...	Merritt Grieves (8 episodes, 2010)
Frances Conroy	...	Peggy Haplin (7 episodes, 2010)
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos	...	Lincoln Stiviletto (7 episodes, 2010)
Matt Hopkins	...	Womper Stiviletto (7 episodes, 2010)
Marcia Bennett	...	Rose Perkins (7 episodes, 2010)
Steve Arbuckle	...	Baby Boy Stiviletto (7 episodes, 2010)
Deborah Grover	...	Joanie Jenkins (7 episodes, 2010)
Kedar	...	Kelvin Tolliver (7 episodes, 2010)
Sophia Ewaniuk	...	Emma Conroy (7 episodes, 2010)
M.C. Gainey	...	Sheriff Griffin Conroy (6 episodes, 2010)
Abraham Benrubi	...	Big Dave Duncan (6 episodes, 2010)
Warren Christie	...	Greggy Stiviletto (6 episodes, 2010)
Peter Outerbridge	...	Handsome Dan Farmer (6 episodes, 2010)
Natalie Brown	...	Carol Haplin (6 episodes, 2010)
Dan Petronijevic	...	Ronald Stiviletto (6 episodes, 2010)
Joanna Douglas	...	Shell Jenkins (6 episodes, 2010)
Anna Ferguson	...	Irene Vaughn (6 episodes, 2010)
Diane Gordon	...	Esther Klapman (6 episodes, 2010)
Lynne Griffin	...	Dot Meadows (5 episodes, 2010)
Andrew Scorer	...	Levon (5 episodes, 2010)
Stephen McHattie	...	Carl Bravin (4 episodes, 2010)
Brad Borbridge	...	Perry Steckler (4 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

Haplin, Minnesota "Happy Town" is approaching five years of peace after being riddled for years by unsolved kidnappings. But, in the wake of this small town's first crime in five years, some dark truths are being revealed about some familiar faces. They say every town has its secrets... that doesn't even begin to describe Happy Town.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Space Floor, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (8 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dean Winters and John Patrick Amedori was originally cast in the roles of John and Andrew Haplin in the first pilot. They were later replaced by Steven Weber and Ben Schnetzer.

User Reviews

Why I don't trust network executives...

Every once in a while, a show comes along that promises to be a break from the norm - a show that makes you think and second guess your assumptions with each scene. Sometimes, these shows can be annoying because they tend to be plot less efforts at eye candy. But Happy Town wasn't one of them. It was one of the good ones - and ABC executives have decided in their infinite wisdom that shadows over the common man to pull the plug on this show.

This is why I don't trust the broadcast network hierarchy, and why I stick to satellite television reception. And it really doesn't matter which one you watch, either. ABC, NBC, and CBS all have the same mantra

• premier a great show on a bad night, show two episodes, wait a few

weeks until everyone forgets what happened, show a few more episodes, then cancel the show due to "bad ratings." Hello? What did you think was going to happen? Happy Town never had a chance. And it's a shame that good writing is wasted on the netherworld of broadcast stuffed-shirt politics.