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?
Finally a show worth watching. Bring back FOREVER!!!!!
the show relied heavily on intelligent people watching this program too few in the North American market and too few at ABC
That is IT in a nutshell!
Seriously….. cancel this show FOREVER , however tey renew2
This was an excellent show and the only one that I looked forward to every week. Just because the 18-49 demographic wasn’t there doesn’t mean that it should have been cancelled. Besides everyone knows that 18 – 20 year olds don’t watch live-broadcast television anymore. What are the non-linear numbers?
I love this show. All cast members seem to compliment each other and the scripts are great. PLEASE do not cancel it.
Why would you cancel? Great show! Something different for a change!
Why would you cancel? Great tv! You finally come up with something fresh! Then you cancel?!?! Why?
Forever is a great show, please, keep it on!
It beats me why you cancel a great show like this, and keep others that are sheer embarassments.
All that so-called “reality” crapola stays on, which is just JUNK tv, and something this good gets cancelled. What a bunch of jerks over at ABC.
My favorite new show, smart, funny, thoughtful, how can it be cancelled after only one season?
Keep this show – Forever. It’s brilliant. Otherwise I don’t watch TV.
THIS IS PITIFUL!!! WHY DO THEY ALWAYS CANCEL THE BEST SHOWS AND RENEW THE WORST ONES. PLEASE KEEP THIS ONE. I CANNOT WAIT EACH WEEK TO WATCH “FOREVER!”
ALL THE ACTORS ARE WONDERFUL!
Not happy!!!!! Do not get rid of this show! I’m getting so tired of the network cancelling good shows! Give it one more season! Please!!!!
I love this show! With my busy schedule I can never watch it when it originally airs but I always watch it on On Demand. I really enjoy this show. Please continue with it.
Love Love Loved this show, I hope they change there minds, there are very few good shows, this was one of the best.