The River (American TV series)

American television series

The River is an American television series. The series uses many different genres. These include paranormal, action/adventure, mystery and horror. The series was first broadcast during the 2011–12 winter season on ABC. Eight episodes will be made for the first season.[1] The series was first shown on Tuesday February 7, 2012 at 9pm EST.[2]

The River
Genre
Created by
Starring
ComposerGraeme Revell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
CinematographyJohn Leonetti
Editors
  • Alan Cody
  • Tim Alverson
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 7 –
March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)

Explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) went looking for magic in the Amazon. He never came back. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), he was more of mystery. Six months after Cole was lost, Lincoln was ready to accept that his father was dead. This changes when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon goes off. Lincoln and his mother, Tess (Leslie Hope), begin a search for his father. To pay for the rescue, they let Dr. Cole's ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission as a documentary. They and a group of others go to the Amazon to try and find Dr. Cole.

Production

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Oren Peli and Michael R. Perry created this series about a documentary crew searching the Amazon for a scientist-explorer-television host.

In September, 2010, ABC bought the rights to make the series. NBC also wanted to make it, but ABC offered more money.[3][4] The show will broadcast on CTV in Canada.[5]

Critical reception

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The show has been well liked by the critics. It has a score of 65/100 from Metacritic.[6]

Broadcast

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The River was first broadcast in the United States and Canada on February 7, 2012. It is not being broadcast the United Kingdom but was on iTunes on February 8, 2012.[7]

References

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  1. Schneider, Michael (July 8, 2011). "Networks Put in Short Orders for Next Season". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  2. Gorman, Bill (18 November 2011). "ABC Mid-Season Premieres: 'GCB', 'The River,' 'Missing,' "Work It,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Wipeout,' 'Celebrity Wife Swap,' 'Dancing With The Stars'". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (September 2, 2010). "ABC Takes To 'The River' With 'Paranormal Activity' Filmmaker Oren Peli". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (February 1, 2011). "UPDATE: ABC Loads Heavy Drama Guns, Orders Pilots From Marc Cherry, Oren Peli, Darren Star, 'Twilight' Producers, Mark Gordon And 'Lost' Alums". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  5. "The River on CTV". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. The River: Season 1
  7. Munn, Patrick (February 1, 2012). "The River To Get Its UK Premiere On iTunes". TVWise. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

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