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?
My whole family loves love this show hope it keeps going.
Please do not cancel this show. The whole family watches and loves it. The characters are great and the story line unique. So much potential for future seasons!
No, I do not think it should be canceled. It is entertaining and has a good cast. While it may not, exactly, be deep there is enough there to keep us from tuning in each week. It’s a really good show. Come on ABC. Give this a chance.
We love the show and we think they should continue with it, it ended in way that gives an opportunity to continue.
I say renew.
I love Forever, please don’t cancel it. ABC is notorious for canceling really great shows, Pushing Daisies comes to mind. Forever is so refreshing and the cast top notch. Leave it on the air please ABC!
Hope this show stays on the air. Is compelling and I love the Sherlock Holmes deduction aspects to it.
A truly great show. Please renew!!!!!
I watch very little TV, but never missed an episode of Forever. It would be wonderful if it continues.
I absolutely love this show and am amazed that there’s a possibility of it being cancelled. I like the cast and the story line and it’s great to see something with at least some unique twists to the standard cop/mystery shows.
This show is so creative. Many view the show as Sherlock with a twist but it is so much more. The show leaves me to speculate what will happen at the end of every episode. It has an amazing cast. It has an amazing plot. It has an emotional end to it. It has everything and more than I could ask out of this show. This is the best show that I have ever seen. I pray that it gets continued for a season two. It would be a mistake to not continue this show.
PLEASE don’t cancel this show – I love it!
Love this show! hope it is not canceled!
Renew Forever please
Definitely renew
This is one of the more original and thought provoking shows on television. Please, please do not cancel it. I try to never miss it.
Sandra