FlashForward (2009–2010)

A special task force in the FBI investigates after every person on Earth simultaneously blackouts and awakens with a short vision of their future.

Creators:

Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer

Stars:

Courtney B. Vance, Joseph Fiennes, John Cho

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Courtney B. Vance	...	Stanford Wedeck (23 episodes, 2009-2010)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Mark Benford (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
John Cho	...	Demetri Noh (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jack Davenport	...	Lloyd Simcoe (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Zachary Knighton	...	Dr. Bryce Varley (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Peyton List	...	Nicole Kirby (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Brían F. O'Byrne	...	Aaron Stark (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sonya Walger	...	Dr. Olivia Benford (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Christine Woods	...	Janis Hawk (22 episodes, 2009-2010)
Dominic Monaghan	...	Simon Campos (17 episodes, 2009-2010)
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Agent Shelly Vreede (13 episodes, 2009-2010)
Lennon Wynn	...	Charlie Benford (13 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ryan Wynott	...	Dylan Simcoe (13 episodes, 2009-2010)
Michael Ealy	...	Marshall Vogel (10 episodes, 2009-2010)

Storyline

After the entire world's population blacks out for approximately 2 minutes and 17 seconds, which in effect causes the entire world to see a glimpse of life 6 months into the future, an elite FBI task force is formed to investigate who/what caused the global blackout, whether the events foreseen were simply flashes or true events of what's to come, and whether or not it could possibly happen again...

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | mass casuality | vision | world event | experiment gone wrong | 

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Taglines:

Everyone in the world will get a flash of their own future.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Flash Forward: Przeblysk jutra

Filming Locations:

Department Of Water And Power - 111 N Hope Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Entertainment, ABC Studios, Phantom Four

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Al Gough is named after Alfred Gough, a friend and neighbour of co-creator Brannon Braga.

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Connections

Referenced in 15 Till Midnight (2010)

User Reviews

An interesting idea cancelled too soon

When I saw this series advertised I thought it looked interesting and so it proved to be. In the opening episode everybody in the world suffered a simultaneous black out during which people saw what they would be doing at the same time several months later. The story follows the activities of the FBI office in Los Angeles as one of their agents saw himself in front of a board detailing an investigation into the cause of the blackouts. There is a fairly tangled web of things seen in the future. The agent's wife saw herself with another man who turns out to be involved with a science project that may have caused it, another man sees himself in Afghanistan with his daughter who he believed had died some time before and some people had no flash forwards, which they take to mean they won't be alive then. Having seen the future they must determine whether this is an unavoidable destiny or can their knowledge allow them to change the future.

In a series with a large cast of characters it is impossible to mention everybody but the most notable cast members are Joseph Fiennes who did a decent job as Agent Mark Benford, Sonya Walger who played his wife Olivia and Jack Davenport who plays scientist Lloyd Simcoe who is apparently destined to end up in bed with Olivia. Over the course of the series my opinion about whether or not the flash forwards will all come true or not changed several times... I won't say whether they all did or not but will say I was satisfied with how that day finally turned out. It is just a shame that the final episode sets us up for a second series which won't happen due to its cancellation meaning that it is unlikely will ever learn the full story about who caused the black out and why.