Network: USA
Episodes: 45 (hour)
Seasons: Four
TV show dates: July 11, 2004 — September 16, 2007
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Jacqueline McKenzie, Joel Gretsch, Patrick Flueger, Conchita Campbell, Chad Faust, Richard Kahan, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Bill Campbell, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Samantha Ferris, Kavan Smith, Laura Allen, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Jeffrey Combs, Karina Lombard, Jody Thompson, Jenni Baird, Peter Coyote, Chilton Crane, Garret Dillahunt, and Jordan Lasorsa-Simon.
TV show description:
A group of 4,400 people are suddenly deposited, by what appears to be a comet, at Highland Beach near Mount Rainier, Washington. All of them had disappeared in a beam of light at various times as far back as 1946. None of them have aged or remember anything of what happened to them while they were gone.
A division of Homeland Security is set up to deal with the return and multiple agents are assigned to investigate. Two of them are Tom Baldwin (Joel Gretsch) and Diana Skouris (Jacqueline McKenzie). Their superiors on the project include Tom’s former friend, Dennis Ryland (Peter Coyote); Nina Jarvis (Samantha Ferris); and Meghan Doyle (Jenni Bairdand). Tom’s son Kyle (Chad Faust) has been in a coma since the disappearance of his cousin, Shawn Farrell (Patrick Flueger), but awakens when Shawn returns with the 4400. Both young men have developed the ability to heal people.
Others in the 4400 include persuasive Jordan Collier (Billy Campbell); telepathic widow Alana Mareva (Karina Lombard); and Maia Skouris (Conchita Campbell), a precognitive eight-year old.
Former abductees Richard Tyler (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali) and Lily Moore (Laura Allen) have a child, Isabelle (Megalyn Echikunwoke), who quickly ages to an adult and has mysterious telekinetic powers.
It’s later learned that the 4400 were abducted, not by aliens but, by humans from the future. They are returned with special abilities to help avert a catastrophe. Kyle, not Shawn, was supposed to have been taken and was intended to be the group’s leader.
Episode 45 – The Great Leap Forward
Tom (Joel Gretsch) is put into a truck where Diana (Jacqueline McKenzie), Meghan (Jenni Baird), Marco (Richard Kahan), and Shawn (Patrick Flueger) are waiting. Marco injects Tom with Polonium that burns the nano-machines inside him and destroys the body snatcher. The process ultimately kills him but Shawn saves Tom by healing him. Tom still retains all of the memories from being marked and is horrified about what he’s done. He tells Diana and Meghan that he needs to go back to free Collier. Because they believe he’s marked, Tom says that he’s the only one who can succeed.
Danny (Kaj-Erik Eriksen) goes with his mother (Chilton Crane) to the hospital. He notices that people begin to exhibit the same symptoms and begin dying, as if they’d taken a promicin injection. Danny realizes that he’s developed the ability to spread promicin like an airborne virus. As a result, he ends up causing hundreds to either die or develop abilities. He goes to the 4400 center to ask for Shawn’s help, to tell him that he is the one responsible for the deaths/abilities, and that their mother has died. Kevin (Jeffrey Combs) gives Danny an inhibitor so that he’s no longer contagious.
Meanwhile, the people of Seattle are being infected. The outbreak wasn’t contained to the hospital and it’s spreading through the police force and the NTAC. The NTAC is forced to work with the Promise City residents to try to control the violence and chaos that is taking place.
Strangely, Diana is the only survivor at NTAC who hasn’t tested positive for promicin. Marco attributes this to the fact that earlier, Kevin had given her a series of promicin shots. This has somehow made her immune to it. She goes to the 4400 center and Kevin determines that an enzyme called ubiquinone is what is allowing her to resist the promicin exposure. Fortunately, the enzyme is contained in a common over-the-counter drug. Diana sends an order to have supplies of the drug made available to those in Seattle who have not yet been exposed to the virus.
Meanwhile, a marked Isabelle (Megalyn Echikunwoke) tracks down Kyle (Chad Faust) who has become the new leader of the Promise City residents. The marked are not pleased. The effects of Danny’s ability are ruining their plans to terminate 4400s and prevent people from gaining abilities. Tom returns to try and free Collier (Billy Campbell) but is unsuccessful. When he hears that Isabelle was sent to kill Kyle, he flinches and gives himself away.
Isabelle resists killing Kyle and instead returns to free Tom and Collier. She kills the marked bodyguards and Rebecca Parrish (Penny Johnson) but is ultimately killed herself. Tom and Collier escape and learn how the city has changed.
Back at the 4400 center, the inhibitor is working on Danny but the promicin is building up in his body. Since it’s no longer being released, it’s slowly killing him. He tells Shawn that he doesn’t want to stop taking the inhibitor because he knows that others will die. He would rather be the last. Danny begs Shawn to kill him and, heartbroken, Shawn complies.
With over 9,000 deaths and as many newly empowered people, Seattle has really changed. We see Meghan turn a pen into a flower, Agent Garrity (Kavan Smith) create an energy-clone of himself, and Marco unintentionally teleport himself from NTAC to Promise City.
Seattle is renamed Promise City and is now under the control of Collier and his followers. Maia remarks to Diana that she believes that it’s better this way. Kyle visits his father and tells him that, even though he has killed people, he must move on and leaves him a shot of promicin.
First aired: September 16, 2007
The show was cancelled after four seasons. There have been no reported plans to revive the series or wrap up the story.
This is such an awesome show. I was so looking forward to season 5. Whoever decided to cancel the show should highly reconsider bringing it back. If you didn’t know well I’m telling you now, The 4400 is an amazing an awesome show and many many people are looking forward to seeing what’s to come next. So I hope to one day have the pleasure of enjoying season 5 and more with all the other viewers who enjoyed your show as well. Thank you.
Was so looking forward to season 5 who ever canceled it sucks . Very disappointed. That’s why I refuse to watch any more series of anything!!!!!
I agree very good show. I want an ending so frustrating when this happens to a good show.
I started watching this show when it first aired. I remember sitting on the couch with my mom and getting so impressed and shocked with every episode. I can’t believe it ended. If I could have one wish, it would be for the 4400 to return. I wanna know if Alana returns, if Tom takes the shot, if Diana ends up marrying Ben etc. There is too much left without an ending. Please bring it back, even if it’s just an hour episode wrapping everything up or even make a movie. That would make so many people happy and pull… Read more »
Oh.. Nooooo. It was a great show. Written good and a great story.
Please bring it back. U can’t get to season 4 and stop it. At least finish the story. We are so excited to see the end.
I watched 4 seasons in 2 weeks . Amazing!!
I just got finished with the 4400 ….Why was this cancelled? It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Bring it back!! I’m longing for Tom and Diana.
Please BRING BACK THE 4400 ! I been watching it and I thought it was a Great Show!. Then I find out it has been cancelled?!. I wanna know if Tom Ever Takes The shot Or if “Promise City” Comes true with the Heaven on Earth.
BRING BACK THE SHOW, BRING BACK THE SHOW, BRING BACK THE SHOW,
Just finished watching on netflix, very impressed with the writing and acting. I was surprised it was around 10 years old. Why do all the interesting shows get cancelled ? Please bring it back or at lease provide an ending .
Bring it back it’s not right to start a season and not end it at least it’s kind of like Kyle XY I started that season got into it and they cancelled that as well you guys need to finish the season out it’s like reading a book and not having an ending
Just finished it on Netflix. I’ll be honest- this show was rough to watch a lot of the time, between shoddy writing &or acting. That said, the last couple episodes finally made it start to get interesting. And then… well, it ended like a show that wasn’t expected to end. Oh well. I’d rather they bring back a modernized Xfiles, to be honest.
Hi all, want the series brought back fill out petition at usanetworks website. It’s been 10 years Since the last episode aired. The more fans that sign we are hoping this will get them to reconsider airing the rest of the show and give us all closure.
Follow link (or copy and paste into google) and sign petition to complete the 4400 : http://forums.usanetwork.com/topic/393722-petition-for-a-5th-seasonsign-it-now/page-105
4400 fan
Stephen, Liverpool England.
Please bring back the final episodes of the 4400. I would LOVE to watch this shows ending
I was going to sign the petition…but the link no longer works! We need this show back! Please create a new petition? 🙂
omfg. just finished it on netflix, i didint even notice it was that old, i was sure it was a new tv show that would continue next year WTF. Nooooooooooo.
You should have known it was old by the usage of their phones which was the first thing i picked up lol. It was a good series unfortunately dropped before the climax.
I just finished watching this on Netflix. I can’t believe it’s over. Major cliffhanger at the end there. If y’all don’t have the budget for everyone then just do what others are doing paid for the time of the actors being on screen. But leaving at promise city we ALL want to see what happens. Please please bring the 4400 back. You can’t just leave it the way it is. It’s to good of a show to leave the ending like that.
OMG…I could not believe this show was canceled!!! Most exciting series I have seen since I was a child. Please start series back to give the ending meaning…please.
Just finished watching this on Netflix today! Please, if not make another season, I beg to read what happens next!!!!