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After more than two years in development, a reboot of The 4400 TV series has been ordered by The CW. The network gave the remake a straight-to-series order, meaning that a pilot has not been produced.
Airing on USA Network from July 2004 until September 2007, The 4400 series stars Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershala Ali, Laura Allen, Patrick Flueger, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Chad Faust, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Samantha Ferris, Jenni Baird, Brooke Nevin, Conchita Campbell, Karina Lombard, Billy Campbell, and Peter Coyote. The story begins as a mysterious ball of light deposits a group of exactly 4,400 people near Mount Rainer in Washington state. These people had all previously disappeared in a beam of light, starting as far back as 1946. None of them have aged since their disappearances nor do they have any memory of where they’ve been.
The original 4400 series aired for four seasons and 44 episodes. The series was cancelled in December 2007, reportedly due to low ratings, budget costs, and the ongoing Writers Guild strike. As you might expect, the drama series ended with a cliffhanger.
The new version of the series comes from co-executive producer Ariana Jackson, Laura Terry, and Anna Fricke. The latter recently rebooted Walker, Texas Ranger for the CW. Jackson wrote the script for the reboot. Deadline reports:
In The 4400, 4400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they’ve been returned with a few…upgrades, and the increasing likelihood that they were all brought back now for a specific reason.
There’s no word yet as to when the new version of The 4400 will premiere.
What do you think? Did you watch the original version of The 4400 TV series? Do you plan to check out this reboot on The CW?
HI, It’s the first I hear about the 4400 series, that is starting this week. I’ve recorded, what I thought was a pilot for a new series but it seems not. It’s from 2004, and there are 40 some episodes. I would like to watch from the beginning. So where, how, can I see the beginning of the series from 2004, so I can follow with the series “continuing now on CW n Showcase ? I did a search of the title on my TV supplier and there is nothing but, the current series showing up. Now, the first episode… Read more »
Hell yes, i’m watching the reboot! can’t wait to see how they go on and take it up
Feel like the new show manifest is based off this. Loved 4400 and sad it didn’t continue but Manifest has the same idea. Same same but different
@Carol: Never going to happen.
This reboot is a completely new version of the series not a continuation. The old series was axed and will never be concluded (unless you count the poorly written ‘official’ books that are available.
Waiting for season 5. Hope it will be of the same caliber as the first 4 seasons.
What is cw tv?
Just finished season 4 and I’m hooked. I’m ready for season 5!!
Just finish all 4 episodes in 3 weeks. Bring on season 5. Loved it!
I just discovered the 4400 on Netflix and loved it! I was so disappointed when I got to the end, I wanted more!
Does anyone know when season 5 is going to air for the show “the 4400”? They should of never cancelled the show, they need to bring it back
I am glad that they are going to make season 5. Everyone I tell about this series starts watching it.
Just finished binge watching the last episode and I NEED MORE. I hope this is true. I love clever and different shows like this.
Love the series and I want a season 5,6,7,8 etc.
Happy, happy to see 4400 picked up by CW. Finished season 4 today even though I didn’t know about the CW picking it up at the time. Looking forward to finding out if Tom is really dead;wedding bells for Ben and Diana?;is Danny’s gift deadly?;and so much more!
All of those questions were answered in the finale of Season 4! Are you sure you didn’t stop watching after Season 4 Episode 12? There are 13 episodes, and one of your questions is the main plot point of the entire final episode.
Great show please renew can’t wait for it to come back