Network: ABC
Episodes: 22 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: September 22, 2014 — May 5, 2015
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ioan Gruffudd, Alana de la Garza, Lorraine Toussaint, Donnie Keshawarz, Joel David Moore, and Judd Hirsch.
TV show description:
A fantasy crime drama, this TV series follows New York City’s star medical examiner — Doctor Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd), handsome man with a secret past. No matter how hard he tries, Henry can’t age even a single day — he’s immortal. He doesn’t know much about what happens when he “dies” except that everything on him disappears and he reemerges in a body of water, naked.
Henry doesn’t just study the dead to solve criminal cases however. He does it to try to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years — the reason for his own inexplicable immortality.
Henry’s long life has given him remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez (Alana De La Garza). This piques her curiosity about who he is. Each new case and their budding friendship reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Jo’s sharp, no-nonsense instincts and her ability to close difficult cases have given her a tough-as-nails reputation on the force, despite also dealing with the untimely loss of her husband.
Lucas Wan (Joel David Moore) is a twenty-something self-proclaimed “artisan of death” and Henry’s worshipful assistant. He considers mortuary science an art, and Henry its Picasso. After transplanting to New York City from rural Ohio, Lucas worked up the courage to introduce himself to the star medical examiner at a crime scene.
A Brooklyn native, Detective Hanson (Donnie Keshawarz) works alongside Jo and has worked his way up to the NYPD’s elite squad of homicide detectives. He’s a family man who lives with his wife and two children in Queens. Unafraid of bending the rules to get the job done, Hanson is sometimes skeptical of Henry’s talent but often admires its effectiveness.
No one knows Henry better than his best friend and confidant, an antique shop owner named Abe (Judd Hirsch). The keeper of Henry’s immortality secret, Abe’s “carpe diem” philosophy inspires Henry to get more in touch with the beauty of living. Abe is not immortal but he is determined to make the most out of every moment of life.
Episode #22 — The Last Death of Henry Morgan
Henry and Adam have been on a long, unrelenting collision course, which is about to come to a head – possibly bringing about one man’s death – with only Jo standing in the way. Henry and Jo’s murder investigation into a museum worker’s death centers on a priceless missing ancient dagger, which not only ended the life of Julius Caesar, but also killed Adam the first time.
Meanwhile, Adam knows that there is something that Henry fears more than death – that Jo might discover his mystery. The two men tangle in a tumultuous game-changing confrontation.
First aired: May 5, 2015.
What do you think? Do you like the Forever TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Hey, FOREVER Fans, ABC is showing 3 repeat episodes on Tues., Dec. 30th, from 8 pm till 11 pm. The episodes are “Fountain of Youth”, The Art of Murder” and “The Frustrating Thing About Psycopaths”. It’s been suggested that we all watch them and then email or tweet ABC, Matt Miller and our local ABC channel and thank them for showing them. Their airing will be opposite CBS’ NCIS and The Kennedy Center Awards, so maybe ABC is testing our loyalty to FOREVER. Let’s show them how much we care and are invested in FOREVER. That loyalty is very important… Read more »
I love this show, but just got interested in it. I think it needs another season so others can find it.
Love this show, funny, great acting, interesting plots. Always a twist. Please don’t cancel.
DO NOT CANCEL this show!! LOVE it!!
Not the type show my husband watches, but even he likes it.
I love the show! Please do not cancel it!
I am a high school geek who LOVES Dr who, Sherlock, Bones… so when i heard about Forever i couldn’t wait for the premier. My mother who doesn’t necessarily enjoy the other shows i like is in LOVE with Forever. Every week we sit down and watch then converse with my neighbor about the ep. I believe this show can acquire as many fans as Dr. who and sherlock, thats how amazing it is.
Love the show
I read that they were going to cancel this show; I hope it isn’t true! I love the characters and the relationships among them. The fact that Abe is Henry’s adopted son, yet is now older than he is an interesting character twist. If I ever am unable to watch it at its slated hour, I always DVR this show.
I love this show. I read the book forever young and watched the movie. Everyone dreams of living forever. The writers do a good job with the story. Very talented writers.
I love the show!! The cast is great, and with Jud Hirsch in the cast, it feels like Forever takes up where Numbers left off! Gruffudd taking up where Rob Morrow left off…
I absolutely love this show. It’s very well written and the actors do a phenomenal job. I think we need at least 3 more seasons as the underlying story develops.
Agreed – Henry should die a bit less, or it loses its appeal. The slowly developing relationship between him and detective Martinez is pretty cool, as is his relationship with Abe. This show’s got humor, action, suspense.. it’s the entire package. Hope it doesn’t get canceled!
Very good series. Keep this fantasy and get rid of the fanciful “reality shows”. Also, enough with the comic books already!
show is quick and has a great story line, entertaining and a must see program
Love the show, Love the Actors, and the series has made one of my favorite lists. I do not like a 9pm showing and only other thing is I think Henry dies to much. Other than that love it.