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?
How on earth they can take a great show like this off, with really no ending, and keep
GARBAGE on like the Kardashians, etc. is beyond me.
BRING FOREVER BACK!
It is terrible they canceled the show and keep such garbage on. This show was amazing. I agree change their time slot to a better time. We are tired of some of the mindless programs out there.
Great show great acting. Cancel one of the shows that has no imagination and keep this one.
I would like to know how they come up with their figures to say it had low ratings. Forever was awesome.
I really like this show. I hope it gets renewed for another season.
It was a great show. I was really looking forward to next season.
this is one of the most entertaining tv shows, how on earth can they cancel something so good. makes me so angry.
My wife and I both enjoyed this show and are disappointed that it was cancelled. I am not a fan of too many shows so it is too bad that one of the few good shows on television is gone. I had hoped another network or a cable channel like Syfy or Chiller would have picked it up.
I loved the show and am very sorry it was cancelled. What should be cancelled are all those stupid “reality” shows, not Forever.
I absolutely agree with you Them reality Are getting old.
I so do agree with you, Forever was a great program
They should give this great show more time, it seems they take the great shows off and put crap on.
I agree I am so tired of seeing trash on the tv I have to put my kids to bed early and not let them have access to the remote or they could stumble;e on reruns that are shown during the day that are meant only for adults.
I think it should be renewed. Very interesting concept.
best show on tv
I loved this show! It had such great story lines. I loved the way it integrated history and mystery together! This is a writers dream. I just don’t get it!!!
🙁 I was hoping it would find a new home
I really liked the show “Forever”, but I had to record the episodes because of the late show airing time. I feel it was well written with just the right mix of drama, crime, mystery and medicine. Too bad we lose another good show in favor of what…? another Honey Boo Boo?
Makes you wonder about the level of intellectual curiosity of our populace! I enjoy learning something when I watch a show, and Forever was a great one for that. Not to mention great actors, good drama, a bit of humor, and mystery.
What is really pathetic is if you look at a bit of tv history, you will see that whomever is in charge at CBS is a bit brain dead. Here are just a few shows that had really low ratings in their first season (and some of them in their second and third) but went on to make TV history and build an audience. Cheers, Seinfeld, and and X-files. I believe Mad Men also had a rocky start until the audiences found it. Some shows need time…and this one is worth it.
ABC must be using people with the intelligence of someone like John Boehner too help them. Far too sophisticated for a clown like his like.
I agree with all the comments. This was the best show on tv. It was the only one I made sure I never missed! How can ABC be that stupid? So many ridiculous “reality” shows on the air, but a really great show with good actors (who can’t like Judd Hirsch?) gets cancelled. ABC executives need to listen to “real” people, instead of having “reality” shows that are beyond stupid.
i loved the show ” Forever ” i liked the storyline and the cast. i think it is unfair to ccancell it so soon, with cabel and satellite channells being so abundant it is hard to latch onto one show in time for ratings to be awesome. i myself record dozens of shows and watch them on my days off while doing house work . They should be given at least two seasons different nights or time slots shoukd br tried.