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 too thought it was a brilliant show and was looking forward to the second series
There is such rubbish on the TV nowadays, including repeat after repeat that in my humble opinion it was criminal to cancel the show
Please bring this show back !!!!
this one must keep going 🙂 was one of the most intriguing one i have seen. I really looked forward to this show starting , and enjoyed what I have seen so far. I hope they keep it on the air. It is not just another Sherlock Holmes! The characters are emotionally intriguing where other shows have failed to have that chemistry and or depth. it’s alot of fun to watch and to wonder what it would be like to live forever and to wonder what you would do or who you would meet along the way. and to wonder… Read more »
I and alot of people i know loved this programme please bring it back
I loved Forever when it was on. I wish that they didn’t cancel it. The characters were so easy to bond with and felt natural.
I love this show. But I didn’t even know about it till after it was cancalled. Wish it would come back
They need to keep this show going!! This show brings a lot of people together. It teaches, it inspires. It is different. It is not vampires, let alone zombies for fantasy. Something different. that will clutch onto people’s imagination. It is something that could stretch beyond people’s imagination. Forever should be uncancelled. Everything and everyone should be known to have a chance to live and grow. They planted the seed of forever into people’s minds. They should keep going. I am so glad that save forever upon youtube.com is there. we need more shows like that. I hope there will… Read more »
I miss the show. The cast was terrific and had excellent rapport. There was a message within each show about a persons character , decisions we make and consequences of those decisions. ABC gave it a horrible time and a difficult day. What a poor decision on their part.
It is so sad to admit that America has gone dumb. No more tv for me. I will have to go to Netflix or abandon my brain
to stupid tv shows. No way!
The show was terrific and I thought the last episode was to be a cliff-hanger for the next season. What a disappointment when it was cancelled. TV execs need to continue quality shows and dump the ridiculous ones. Apparently, creative shows don’t have a chance anymore.
So sad to see it cancelled. I would faithfully watch it every week but then I moved and never set up my cable or tv for that matter by the time I did I had forgotten about the show, since I didn’t see anything about it on tv. Fast forward to 2017 when it randomly pop into my head and I wonder did they air out more seasons. You could imagine my disappointment when I found out it was cancelled. It was a great show with lost of potential if it didn’t do well on ratings it probably was due… Read more »
We seem to be responding to deaf ears. We looked forward to that show every week. Jamie, if you haven’t the Horatio Hornblower movies with Ioan Gruffudd they are wonderful as well. Too bad not in Blue Ray
Forever is a show that should have gone on longer than it did. if I had known about the show when it was airing I would have stopped anything I was doing just to watch it. Because it was that amazing. I am very disappointed because I would have loved to see Lucas’s reaction to Henry’s inability to die. I imagine it would have been priceless. And I might add, when I watch shows or even movies I never EVER cry watching them and episode 21 made me cry like a little baby. And for that to happen would mean… Read more »
I just loved this show and am deeply disappointed that they have axed it. I do not understand why, it could have been a really good series. Bring it back!
I love it! Please bring back Forever!