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 Demetri Noh was originally supposed to die, as indicated by the fact he did not have a flashforward. According to Gabrielle Union, a plot from a second season would have seen her character, lawyer Zoey Andata, the fiance of Noh, representing defendants against the FBI, whom she blamed for his death, but the storyline was changed.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #13.40 (2010)

User Reviews

Flash Forward was surprisingly good

I thought the opening episode was awesome. I try not to go into new shows trying to make comparisons to other shows I've seen. I just try to take in what I'm experiencing there and then and if you do that, I think you'll find Flash Forward's opening episode pretty good. The concept is great and they have a great cast of actors. What I especially liked was the suspense of it all, what everyone "saw" themselves doing, who they were with, who they weren't with, and so forth. And lastly, is this a supernatural type of story? A natural disaster or phenomenon of sorts? A deliberate event or experiment? Who knows! The natural fear exhibited by the cast is also fairly realistic, when you place yourself in their shoes. I imagined myself in the same situation... what if you caught a glimpse of yourself 6months into the future? What if you didn't like what you saw? Scary....

The challenge will be to see if they can maintain the intensity through the life of the show....