The Dead Zone 

Johnny had the perfect life until he was in coma for six years. When he awoke, he found his fiance married to another man. His son doesn't know him. Everything's changed, including Johnny. With one touch, he can see things.

Creators:

Michael Piller, Shawn Piller

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno

3 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Johnny Smith 81 episodes, 2002-2007
Nicole de Boer	...	Sarah Bracknell Bannerman 72 episodes, 2002-2007
Chris Bruno	...	Sheriff Walt Bannerman / ... 69 episodes, 2002-2007
John L. Adams	...	Bruce Lewis 65 episodes, 2002-2007
David Ogden Stiers	...	Reverend Purdy 40 episodes, 2002-2007
Bill Mondy	...	Deputy Roscoe 34 episodes, 2002-2006

Storyline

Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes great pleasure in showing his young students the wonders of the natural world. He is also newly-engaged to a loving fiancée named Sarah, a fellow teacher he's known since childhood, and is a good son to his widowed mother, who lives nearby. Johnny's life is nearly perfect, until the day his life is interrupted by a nearly fatal car crash that leaves him in a deep coma. Six years later, Johnny finally regains consciousness and discovers that life as he once knew it has completely changed. His mother has passed away, and Sarah has gone on to marry someone else, and now has a son. But Johnny himself is also not the same person he once was: he now finds himself in possession of amazing psychic powers which allow him to see into the lives of anyone he touches. Now, as Johnny attempts to reacquaint himself with a life he has been away from for six years, he must also begin a quest to come ...

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Plot Keywords:

three word series title | precognition | time travel | time traveler | fowards time travel | 

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Taglines:

You should see what he sees.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Michael Hall (Johnny) is the only actor to appear in every episode. John L. Adams (Bruce Lewis) doesn't appear in:

• The Dead Zone: The Siege (2002)(#1.9)
• The Dead Zone: Descent (2003)(#2.2)
• The Dead Zone: Dead Men Tell Tales (2003)(#2.10) although his name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: Playing God (2003)(#2.11)
• The Dead Zone: Plague (2003)(#2.14) although his name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: The Hunt (2003)(#2.16)
• The Dead Zone: The Mountain (2003)(#2.17) although his name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: Collision (2004)(#3.3)
• The Dead Zone: No Questions Asked (2004)(#3.6)
• The Dead Zone: Cycle of Violence (2004)(#3.9)
• The Dead Zone: The Collector (2005)(#4.2)
• The Dead Zone: Double Vision (2005)(#4.3)
• The Dead Zone: The Last Goodbye (2005)(#4.6)
• The Dead Zone: Panic (2006)(#5.3)
• The Dead Zone: The Inside Man (2006)(#5.5)
• The Dead Zone: Into the Heart of Darkness (2006)(#5.10)
• Olive season 6 except The Dead Zone: Drift (2007)(#6.10)

Sheriff Walt Bannerman doesn't appear in

• The Dead Zone: The Siege (2002)(#1.10)
• The Dead Zone: Zion (2003)(#2.12)
• The Dead Zone: The Hunt (2003)(#2.16)
• The Dead Zone: The Combination (2003)(#2.18)
• The Dead Zone: Vanguard (2005)(#4.8)

Sarah Bannerman doesn't appear in

• The Dead Zone: The Siege (2002)(#1.10)
• The Dead Zone: Deja Voodoo (2003)(#2.15) although her name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: The Hunt (2003)(#2.16) although her name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: The Combination (2003)(#2.18) although her name appears in the credits
• The Dead Zone: Looking Glass (2004)(#3.7)
• The Dead Zone: Instinct (2004)(#3.10)
• The Dead Zone: Double Vision (2005)(#4.3)
• The Dead Zone: Still Life (2005)(#4.4)
• The Dead Zone: Heroes & Demons (2005)(#4.5)
• The Dead Zone: Babble On (2005)(#4.9)
• The Dead Zone: Panic (2006)(#5.3)
• The Dead Zone: Articles of Faith (2006)(#5.4)
• The Dead Zone: The Inside Man (2006)(#5.5)
• The Dead Zone: Lotto Fever (2006)(#5.6)
• The Dead Zone: Revelations (2006)(#5.9)
• The Dead Zone: The Hunting Party (2006)(#5.11)
• The Dead Zone: Interred (2007)(#6.5)
• The Dead Zone: Switch (2007)(#6.6)
• The Dead Zone: Outcome (2007)(#6.8)

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Goofs

Johnny's hairstyle changes back and forth several times during the episodes "Wheel of Fortune" and "What It Seems" because of reshoots that were done a year after the initial filming.

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Quotes

Johnny Smith: Worst case scenario, I'll break out the blow torch and we'll fire that sucker up from the inside out.

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Connections

Referenced in Supernatural: The Kids Are Alright (2007)

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Soundtracks

Dead Zone Epic
Performed by Blues Saraceno
Heard in all episodes starting with Season 4

User Reviews

Pleasantly surprised!

I had fears of bad acting and gaping plot holes but I was pleasantly surprised! The scripts so far have been very nicely done and the characters don't seem to have that awkwardness with each other that is usually associated with a new show (can anyone say Star Trek: Next Generation? Uuuggh, that first season stank). These actors mesh well together and I hope that USA sticks to their guns and allows this series to ramp up and expand. It seems to be well on its way to being a worthwhile hit.

Details

Official Sites:

Heroes & Icons Space [Canada]

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Dead Zone

Filming Locations:

Cecil Green Park House - 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Crescent Entertainment, Dead Zone Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1