Harper's Island (TV series)

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Harper's Island is an hour-long American drama pilot created by Ari Schlossberg, ordered to series for CBS's 2008-9 television season, planned as a midseason replacement. It will also air on Global in Canada;[1] the premiere dates in other parts of the world are not yet announced.

Harper's Island
Format Horror
Mystery
Created by Ari Schlossberg
Starring Adam Campbell
Elaine Cassidy
Ryan Merriman
Samantha Noble
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 ordered
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Jeffrey Bell
Ari Schlossberg
Running time approx. 42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS (2008-2009)
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Contents

[edit] Development

The show was first pitched by Ari Schlossberg, who wrote the pilot script.[2] CBS ordered it to pilot in March of 2008. In May 2008, the show was retooled, and Jeffrey Bell was named as showrunner, with Schlossberg, Karim Zriek and Dan Shotz to serve as co-executive producers [3] Bell will rewrite the first episode, and further casting changes may occur.[4]

[edit] Plot

The television show is a horror/drama, described as Scream meets 10 Little Indians. The central plot is planned as a murder mystery. Friends and family attending a wedding celebration on a secluded island off the coast of Seattle begin dying one by one. The island was the scene of a famous murder 7 years prior.[5]

[edit] Trailer

A trailer for the pilot is available on the internet.[6]

[edit] Pilot Cast

· Adam Campbell as Cal Vendeuson
· Elaine Cassidy as Abby Mills
· Ryan Merriman as Henry Dunn
· Samantha Noble as Trish Wellington

Cast may change significantly prior to airing

[edit] Crew

· Jeffrey Bell as showrunner/executive producer
· Ari Schlossberg as creator/co-executive producer
· Dan Shotz as co-executive producer
· Jon Turteltaub as director (Pilot), previously executive producer
· Karim Zreik as co-executive producer

[edit] References

  1. ^ Global's Fall Schedule: Spies, Time-Travel and Spoiled Teens. Dose.ca. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  2. ^ Shows A-Z - harper's island on cbs | TheFutonCritic.com
  3. ^ Jeffrey Bell is 'Harper's' showrunner
  4. ^ CBS Begins Overhauling 'Harper's Island' - Elaine Cassidy may be the only actor kept from the original pilot - Zap2it
  5. ^ Breaking News - CBS ANNOUNCES NEW 2008-2009 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE | TheFutonCritic.com
  6. ^ Harper's Island video: Harper's Island on TV.com