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?
This is the best show on television
BRING FOREVER BACK ! Enough said !!!!!
I am such a picky television watcher, so it really hit me hard when I heard FOREVER was cancelled. This was a fantastic and original television show. My family only watches one, 1 hour show a day, and only three of them were shown on network tv. I don’t have cable, but I have Netflix and they are beating out the networks, soundly. This makes cancelling a REALLY good one such a shame, I really am hoping that Netflix sees what a popular show FOREVER actually was and brings it back next season. It makes it all the worse that… Read more »
Linda if you would call Netflix and request Forever to be picked up that would so much. When I called they told me the more people that call the better chance we have of the show Forever being picked up. So please call them!! And your friends and family to to call to:-) thanks so much
No…. I love Forever. Please do not cancel.
Bring back Forever, the show has taste, story line, suspense. a sense of what it is to live as an immortal, watching all around you die, and it is entertaining. It would be interesting to see how Henry handles the developing relationship with Jo and to see how Jo handles Henry as someone who cannot die. Why would you take a show such as this off the air and still continue airing reality shows. This series should be given the to grow and I am certain that the audience will grow with it a the storyline develops, Don’t kill it… Read more »
I loved this show. Take off the Kardaseans or the bachelor or bachorlorette. Every time a good show is put on they cancel it.
I wish they’d dump EVERY reality show they ever came up with, and put on GOOD stuff like Forever! Many of us enjoy good drama and excellent acting. And, it’s so hard to find these days!
Please bring back Forever. It’s a clever take on a cop show with witty well played characters. I have enjoyed the show a lot and hate to see it end. It’s among my favorite shows to date.
Forever was one of the best shows presented by Abc in a long time. Also why did they not truly end it with the last episode. S t u p I d !!!!!!!!
It was my favorite show!!! It was intelligent, mysterious, humorous, and full of great story lines. It’s a modern day Sherlock HolmesI Please don’t take it off the air
Kathy please go to change.org there is a petition you sign to help keep Forever on. Tell as many people as you know. This petition is being sent to Warren Brothers. This will really help with getting the show back. Thanks
I cannot believe they cancelled Forever. What is WRONG with these networks? They keep putting utter DRECK on, like all these stupid bloody reality shows, and cancelling shows that are actually interesting and new before ever giving them the flipping chance to really grab an audience. Maybe if the networks stopped yanking series off the air after one season, people would be more willing to STICK with them. I’m reaching the point where I don’t bother watching new series anymore until I see if the network has bothered to give the show the chance to naturally evolve, instead of expecting… Read more »
Well said Jane!!!! Your exactly right and articulated exactly what and how thousands of us are thinking and feel.
Please give Forever a home with a network that will appreciate it and let the audience have the show they want.
#SaveForever
Love the show and all the actors. Will be very sad if cancelled.
Please, please don’t cancel this funny, smart, original show. I wanted to see how Henry Morgan would handle his relationship in this century! Far more entertaining & realistic than ABC’s reality BS. BRING BACK FOREVER FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE SEASONS!
Cancel the stupid reality shows ABC!!! Starting with the Bachelorette & Bachelor, how many of those stupid couples really stay together. They have already broken up before the show even airs most of the time!! BRING FOREVER BACK!!!
I loved this show!! It was an original show! Please bring it back, either on ABC or maybe it would do better if Netflix would be smart and pick it up!! We are watching more shows on Netflix anyway. PLEASE BRING FOREVER BACK!!!!