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?
This was my favorite new show and must watch. It was an interesting twist on a cop show which brought in many historical look-backs which made it interesting.
We have far too many stupid humor shows that no intelligent person wants/will watch that need canceled.
This was the only ABC show I watched. Guess they don’t want me as one of their viewers.
Seriously, I never get the surveys asking what shows I watch. Who decides these things? My husband jokes and says that if its a show I like then it won’t survive the season. They keep drivel like the Last Man on Earth and then cancel Forever.
Soooooooooooo disappointed you are canceling Forever. Enjoyable show cast is great.
What, are you going to put on another boring reality show?
Just don’t understand why you have to take off the good shows
It seems that whenever there is an intellectual show it gets canceled in favor of some inane mind numbing nonsense. Are the network execs so out of tune? they don’t get that there are people that who want to be stimulated by what they watch. I am still up set about the cancelation of “Firefly”, “The Glades”, “The finder” and the near cancelation of “perception”. Please DO NOT LET THEM CANSEL “Forever” Stand UP and be heard.
Only network show I watch. Who makes these decisions?
I am SO disappoineed that Forever has been cancelled! The characters were wonderful and their interactions with each other were well written and acted. The stories every week we’re suspenseful along with a a bit of humor so it didn’t get too dark. I feel like I lost some good friends.
If abc does not renew Forever it’s going to lose viewers. This show us so unique and interesting and storylineis so captivating. All the other shows after watching a few seasons have become stale. Like the Shonda Rhimes shows that have the same story spininnig between the same characters, and so predictable and over dramatic. And abs keeps renewing those.
Ifabc does not renew Forever it’s going to lose viewers. This show us so unique and interesting and storylineis so captivating. All the other shows after watching a few seasons have become stale. Like the Shonda Rhimes shows that have the same story spininnig between the same characters, and so predictable and over dramatic. And abs keeps renewing those.
WHY????????????
i agree why cancel this was a great show! they have a great cast great story that keep my interest!
I am so in love with the show. I hate that it is canceled. I really want to know why… there are so many ways to continue and go with the so. We need to keep good classic shows like this to help lighten the darkness of today’s world. Please bring this back. Don’t take it away.
I don’t know why or where the networks get these people who decide what to put on TV, but I believe that they need some new ones. So far they have taken off the few show that I like to watch, and have put some wonderful show such as reality and lip sink? The TV networks need to fire everyone and start again. Dusty…………..
Very disappointed to hear that forever is being cancelled. I love the show and the cast. Truly a shame.
There is so little on network TV that is worth watching. ABC; you take the time and spend the money to create a unique and watchable show; then cancel it. I am canceling you and all the ridiculous insulting shows that you deem worthy of renewal.ABC; you no longer exist.
This was such a great show! I can’t believe they are canceling this a keeping so much garbage on TV.