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?
SO STUPID TO CANCEL
WHY WHEN SOMETHING GOOD COMES ON IT GETS CANCELED. THEY PROBABLY AIN’T 3 SHOWS I EVEN WATCH ON THIS NETWORK. WITH FOREVER BEING CANCELED THERE ONLY 2 AWAY FROM ME NOT EVEN TURNING TO THAT NETWORK. ONLY SHOW ME AND MT DAUGHTER ENJOYED WATCHING TOGETHER.
THANKS FOR THE BREAK-UP. PLEASE RENEW.
Please, please, renew “forever.
PLEASE< PLEASE RENEW FOREVER!! It's a wonderful show. I love the cast. I watched it every week. Please reconsider your decision.
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I hope someone picks it up. I think it would be awesome for Amazon or Netflix.
Tis a sad day that the nobility of ABC think that reality shows are what many of us are entertained by. Does the stupidity level of the masses indicate that we enjoy such garbage? Some of us enjoy the entertainment of FOREVER. It is sad that our intellect is dampened from the cancellation of this show. It was truly an innovative, intriguing, well thought out, talented cast that has been brushed aside for entertainment such as The Bachelor…” find your soul mate in 10 episodes or less.” Let us hope that we the peasants rebel enough and ABC nobility brings… Read more »
I can’t believe ABC cancelled the best show on their network. My husband and I enjoyed watching this show together. Please bring it back. Neither of us like the reality shows networks throw at us. There was finally a show worth watching and they cancelled it?
How absurd!!!! PLEASE BRING BACK – FOREVER!!!!!!
I Can’t believe they have cancelled Forever!!!! That was a great show!!!!! I hate all the reality shows networks throw at us. Please get ABC to change their minds and bring back Forever!!!! My husband and I look forward to watching this program.
Please don’t cancel ~ My Husband and I really like this show!!!
Please do not cancel Forever. It was one of the only tv series that I watched. Please reconsider and give it at least one more season.
One of the best shows this season. I haven’t missed an episode. I do watch on demand because 10 pm is too late for me. Put it on earlier and I bet the ratings will go up.
I’m also done with abc. I watched the dancing for a few years, but I’m so over that. I really liked Forever and they cancel it, so I will not be watching abc…FYI CBS tees me off too, I really liked Stalker and they are cancelling it as well. Other than Scorpion, guess I’ll be looking to NBC for viewing…at least they stick with their law and orders, even though they are not as good as they use to be. I’ll learn to like them again since they at least stick with their programming and give it a chance.
I cannot believe ABC finally had a show worth watching “Forever”, and now they cancelled it, how stupid was that. Hope it gets picked up by some other network, one with some smarts. I’ll really miss watching this show. It was awesome ad had a great cast.
My wife and I want more.
I am so disappointed. I really liked this show. I’m hoping that ABC will change their minds and bring it back!
Everyone must keep posting on social
Media for Forever to be renewed. Also call Netfix. I spoke with a lady there very nice. She said the more we post the better chance we have. The more people that calls Netflix we have a good chance they will pick the show up. Maybe they will listen to
us
PLEASE RENEW!!