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?
Please do not cancel Forever,i love this show. seems like every time we like a show the networks take it upon themselves to cancel them. You also cancelled revenge what is wrong with you people???????? send them to other networks and keep them on please.
I am sooo sad that forever has been cancelled. My mother and I both love this show. Please find a way to bring it back!!!
Everywk I look forward to watching it and hope it returns
HUGE MISTAKE! ABC – reconsider! This show was well written, well cast, and well acted. ABC also canceled Pushing Daisies a few years back — they must not be too bright in their development department over there!
love pushing daisies – that was a mistake for sure too !
One of the better shows on your station. Good drama, likeable characters and excellent story lines. A whole lot more entertaining than the dumb sitcoms (except for last man Standing) and the than dumb and boring vampire junk.
Hope you reconsider and bring this show back.
NO!!! I love this show, It is different then other crime shows. I love the story behind the crimes. PLEASE!! Can we save it???”Let’s start a petition!!! Why don’t they take off some of those reality shows. It is nice to have something a little more wholesome to watch!!
Forever is one of the best shows I have ever seen!!! It takes a fantastic show to pull me away from my piles of books. Forever is that show! I have never found any thing like it before. Please bring Forever back!
I do not think this show should have been cancelled. I may be one of the reasons it was cancelled. I do not have access to live television so I watch it Wednesdays on the internet.
I do not know if internet viewings count in the ratings. I have a half dozen shows I watch faithfully every week. Forever is one of them. If there is a petition or something I could sign to have it brought back, I would be willing.
its a great show , should be renewed.
its a great show ,it should be renewed
WHy is it that when they finally get a program that is interesting and different, they decide to cancel it? We are the audience not the “so called paid audience”, you should check with real people not this report. I feel that we are never listened to, people get stuck in the same routine and I admit I did the same. Forever intrigued me, I saw the first episode and knew that I would continue watching. I’m very disappointed to hear that it will be canceled- this was the first ABC program that I have stuck with….. 🙁
ABC making mistake cancelling Forever.
Well acted show for adults. Very good cast.
What a shame.
I am so disappointed. I thought it would be the new Castle. Loved the show and will miss it.
Very sad and now really starting to hate ABC. They get a great show and then make the terribly bad decision to cancel it. Don’t understand. My 16 year old and I wait to watch this show together every week. So sad. Stop cancelling great shows.
I’m sad that this show was not renewed. I really liked this show. It was one of my favorites. It was a very good show and could have continued to build and be an even better show.