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?
I can’t believe they are canceling Forever. It is brilliantly done and so refreshing from other shows. This is a huge mistake!
Definitely renew!!!!
This show was canceled and the dog shirt of a show Galavent was not? This show was better than a lot of the shows that they are renewing. It had a great plot that is never from what I remember has I been seen on tv. Renew Forever and dump Galavent. No one watches the later one anyway.
Please everyone who is responding to these comments. Go to ABC.com and u can go to contacts. Scroll down hit the show forever and tell them you want it back. We need to keep this up so they will listen to us!!! Let keep requesting this show to continue!!!
bring it back…why cancel a great mshow
bring it back!!!! too good to cancel,, the best show on TV
Another winner dumped.
Why- why are people STUPID this show is better than persons of interest or Elementary on CBS…..Give one more chance to FOREVER the show is great and the writers keep you engaged in the show…..do not give up on this little perfect show……I loved this show so much that I would watch it and not DVR no other….
It’s so awful that ABC has cancelled this amazing show. There’s such a lack of real imagination out there. This show was so wonderful, on multiple levels. I’ve seen where fans are trying to get it renewed (either on ABC or elsewhere). I hope they succeed. ABC never really gave it a chance (didn’t see much promotion… it was like it was set up to fail). Other than Forever & Castle, ABC is a programing WASTELAND for me. Them canceling this beautiful show gave me one less reason to tune in to that network.
Very disappointed with ABC for cancelling Forever. It was a great show. Love Ioan Gruffudd! Please, please bring it back!
I enjoyed this program immensely. The characters and story were really developing. I really wish the network would give it another season to increase viewer loyalty and increase the number of viewers. Just maybe one of the many cable networks might be interested.
Sorry to see it end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I figured it was too good to last.
I love/loved Forever. This was one of the few series I watched faithfully. I am so disappointed in ABC for canceling this show. I loved the actors and how they just engaged each other. They delivered a great show every week. Shame on ABC.
i’m so sorry FOREVER is being cancelled! i love it, and have been a fan of ioan griffuth since horatio hornblower……..PLEASE RENEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
So upset that Forever was cancelled!! I kept thinking it’s got one more episode left and didn’t realize it was essentially the series finale! Booooo!!! So so sad! Plzzz let this get picked up by another network!
If there was ever a show that should have been renewed, Forever was it. Interesting plots, engaging characters and a blend of mystery, romance and whimsy. And plenty of room for new story lines…. The only new show that I enjoyed. I vote we boycott ABC. I hope some one at another network sees its potential
Forever was a great show that provided many insights into time, life and love. Much more substantive than most TV series. Was that the problem?
Oh well, one more move away from substance and meaning . . . .