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?
ABC’s execs have made a huge mistake. FOREVER was a quality show with a fantastic cast and storyline. There are plenty of TV watchers who want and deserve shows that are not crass, flash and trash. Wake up ABC and programers. You’ll keep losing an important segment of your audience the direction you are going.
Our family loved the show. Anyway it can come back?
Forever was one of the best series out this year!! The actors were fantastic and the storyline was great. I loved this show……please bring it back.
Loved this show. It was a unique and interesting way to look at the concept. The acting was also very true to the character.
It was just getting so good. Really enjoyed this show. Please someone pick it up and bring it back. Thanks.
PLEASE ABC, BRING IT BACK!!!! If not ABC someone please pick it up, it’s a really great show and we hate to see it go…..
I loved the show I wish it would be continued.
Please let us know if another network will take it. I love this show. My favorite. I feel very sad.
Who decides what programs stay and go? Their opinions stink!
You are so right. I have checked out some of these shows that are in their second season (shows I haven’t checked out before) I can’t believe these are in a second season let alone making it through the entire first season. Here we have a really great show (FOREVER) and they cancel it. It takes alot for me to really like a show or movie, and with out a doubt FOREVER was such a show. I looked forward to watching every week…… PLEASE ABC PLEASE BRING FOREVER BACK!!!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE……..
I agree, NBC has made a terrable mistake that may cost them viewers!!!
darn it…………..one of the best shows I have watch in a long time…I don’t want it cancelled. sorry to see it end……….
Please reconsider the program “Forever”.
The only program I recommended to others from last season’s line up & the only ABC show I was watching. sad. S.&K.
Forever was my favorite show. The characters were all excellent. Great storyline too. Please reconsider
PLEASE RECONSIDER !
Really enjoyed the show! I was surprised the cancelled it,
I loved this show, so sorry to hear it’s been cancelled:( I liked the way he relived his life through out history sort of like history repeating it self. maybe some one else will pick it up:) please!
What a shame to end this show, really enjoyed it.
This was such a breezy, enjoyable show, and I’ll miss it. But at least final (season ending/series ending) episode was able to tie up a lot of the loose ends in a most satisfying way. Oh well.