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 really like the show. I hope it’s not being canceled.
This is the best show I have seen in a long time. Please give it a chance. I even stay up to watch it and I don’t do that for most shows. The cast is great and the plots and story lines are amazing.
I love this show! It is well written and the acting is superb. The interaction between the character is outstanding. PLEASE do not cancel this show … it is the only show worth watching on TV today.
I love this show. I watch every episode twice
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I love this show.
This show is fantastic in that “Henry” always looks at the big picture of the plot. Sherlock Holmes w/o the pipe. In addition he is not afraid to admit he made a mistake in deduction.
I enjoyed Gruffudd as Hornblower and he brings the same panache to this unique character.
“PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL.”
One of the best of new shows this season, if not the best! Thouroughly enjoy this show: intreging storyline and great concept. Well-written. Ioan Gruffudd is an amazing and talented actor. Have see him in other performances and have always been impressed. As soon as I learned he was staring in this new series, I knew it was a must see — and was not disappointed. In addition, the other cast members are good actors as well. Hope to see this series renewed.
I love this damn show so much I think if it get cancelled I will cry lol
This is my favorite show! Please don’t cancel. The characters are excellent. The plots branch out in all directions and in different time sequences. Each episode ties together the many levels of secrets that keep you wanting to learn more about each character. At the same time, each episode is a story of a murder mystery that has a beginning, middle and comes to a rewarding conclusion that keeps you wanting to watch the next story. I love the narrative. The wisdom it installs is heart warming. This could possibly be a new cult calling. Keep it going. It’s alive.… Read more »
I love this show! Judd Hirsch is great.
Give it a good shot.
Please keep…. Finally a show with no sleaze!
Forever is excellent. I truly enjoy the characters and stories.
this show is one of the few good shows on, don’t cancel it!
This is a great show. Please don’t cancel it.
This show has style, intrigue and is intelligently written. My husband and I adore the show. Why wasn’t it on last Tuesday? Please don’t cancel.