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?
Do not cancel!!! Please give tho show a chance to catch on. It’s so good.
ABC, pls do not cancel this show! It is such a refreshing break from the average crime scene investigation format. Love the characters also!
Please, please renew. This is a great show.
Curious to know why not advertised more, or items on the show arent in tv guide, entertainmentbweekly etc.
Such a great show!!! I enjoy the premise of this show and how it is not just another cop show. It still has some of the procedural aspects of a normal cop show, but the immortality story line gives this show such a twist and keeps it interesting. All of the characters have great chemistry together, and the show is so much fun. I can see lots of different angles and story lines to run with, so I sure hope they don’t cancel this show before it has time to run its course!
I love this show so much! I hope it gets renewed.
I hope the show is renewed. I love the cast – so much talent in one series deserves to continue. Besides, who doesn’t love a story about immortals (I’m an old Highlander fan).
Keep it, love the show. I’ve bought this season on Amazon Prime so I never miss an episode.
This is a great show,different from other shows. Please don’t cancel it.
Love the show. The cast is great. Terrific to see Judd Hirsch on tv again. Can’t wait for season two.
wonderful show, only time I can watch is on computer from 2 tome, I don’t have cable
Don’t cancel the show!!!
Love this show, it should be renewed!
Love the show, and hope it lives a long and prosperous life. Characters are interesting and developing well, and there’s a number of potential plot lines that can be developed. Keep it up!
Great show
Plz do not cancel