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?
Please don’t cancel this show. I absolutely love,love this show. Please do not cancel.
I love this show. Please do not cancel!!!
Please don’t cancel Forever!
Please keep this show
Absolutely wonderful show ! Rare , because it’s unapologetic about delivering positive/wholesome messages in every episode. I miss shows like this that have heart, instead of all the cynical, dark, and ambivalent ones that are prevalent.
Tiffany, well said ! I’m 100% with you. Have you seen our “FOREVER” (ABC) Fan Page on F/B? If not, please check it out. We’re trying to show as much support for this show as we can to, hopefully, encourage ABC to renew it for another season, and beyond. I KNOW you’ll be watching, breathlessly, tonight for the new episode. Enjoy! I surely do plan on it.
I love this show. So happy to discover the dishy Ioan Gruffudd. Great cast, great storylines. It definitely deserves many more seasons!
Love this show!!! Wonderful twist on the characters and story lines!!! Very happy to see it hasn’t been canceled.
Love this show!!! Much better than “reality” shows and “talent” shows. It’s about time that a really good series has returned to prime time tv. Can’t wait to find out what happens on Tuesday 1/6/15!
Not many US shows have this kind of immediate appeal, for a UK audience.
I’m pleased to see the ratings are holding up and even increasing slightly.
Definitely a show that deserves a second series, at the very least.
Forever is one of the best new shows on T V. There are so many bad shows that need to be taken off start with all the reality shows many of whitch are copies of other bad shows. Forever needs to stay.
One of the better shows on TV. I deserves another season at least.
Have really enjoyed the first season and say that it really should not be cancelled. I get so tired of watching new show I like being cancelled while shows that have no plot bad acting and just plan stupid keep playing and playing. Well here’s hoping we can get at lease 1 more good season before it is terminated.
I think Forever is a fantastic show, with great actors, and should definitely be renewed.
This is a great show….finally something different other than fighting women, another family trying to upstage each other. Please don’t cancel this show
Please do not cancel this show. This is a great TV show.
Fantastic show!!!!!! Why cancel a great show and keep the bad and ugly ones on?????
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!