Happy Town
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Happy Town |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2010 |
| Production company |
ABC Studios |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 in 1 season |
| genre |
Drama science fiction |
| idea | Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg |
| production | Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg |
| music | Stephen Endelman |
| First broadcast | April 28, 2010 on ABC |
| occupation | |
Happy Town is an American mystery television series produced by ABC Studios in 2010 .
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Seven years ago, a series of unsolved kidnapping cases rocked the fictional small town of Haplin, Minnesota . The series ended on its own, since then the residents have lived in peace and quiet, until today. A new series of crimes takes place, unearthing the dark secrets of the small town.
production
Although the series is set in Minnesota, many scenes have been filmed around Port Hope , Penetanguishene , and St. Catharines in Ontario , Canada . After the pilot was filmed, Ben Schnetzer replaced John Patrick Amedori in the role of Andrew Haplin and Steven Weber replaced Dean Winters in the role of John Haplin.
On May 11, 2010, ABC announced that Happy Town would be removed from the program for the next two weeks and will return on June 2, 2010. On May 17, 2010, ABC officially canceled the series. On June 18, 2010, ABC announced that the final two episodes would not air until later this summer. On July 1, 2010, abc.com published the last two episodes on their site.
occupation
Main cast
- Geoff Stults as Deputy Tommy Conroy
- Lauren German as Henley Boone
- Amy Acker as Rachel Conroy
- Robert Wisdom as Roger Hobbs
- Sarah Gadon as Georgia Bravin
- Jay Paulson as Deputy Eli "Root Beer" Rogers
- Ben Schnetzer as Andrew Haplin
- Steven Weber as John Haplin
- Sam Neill as Merritt Grieves
- Lynne Griffin as Dot Meadows
Supporting cast
- Peter Outerbridge as Dan Farmer
- Sophia Ewaniuk as Emma Conroy
- MC Gainey as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
- Abraham Benrubi as Big Dave
- David Cronenberg as Dr. Leichman
- Stephen McHattie as Carl Bravin
- Warren Christie as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto
- Frances Conroy as Peggy Haplin
Charisma
The series starts as a so-called midseason series on April 28, 2010. After the first three episodes had aired, Happy Town disappeared from the program schedule for two weeks and returned on June 2, 2010. The last two episodes remained unaired, it was only released on July 1, 2010 on the series page at abc.com and iTunes .
International
In Portugal the series started on May 25, 2010 on MOV , in Poland on August 1, 2010 on Fox Life and in Italy on September 6, 2010 on Fox Italy .
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (-) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | In This Home on Ice | Apr 28, 2010 | - | Gary Fleder | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec & Scott Rosenberg |
| Seven years ago an unexplained series of kidnappings struck the city of Haplin . When the new resident Henley Boone moves into town, the kidnapping series begins again. | ||||||
| 2 | - | I came to Haplin for the Waters | May 5, 2010 | - | Gary Fleder | Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec & Scott Rosenberg |
| After his father was injured, Tommy Conroy has to step in as sheriff and go in search of the murderer of Jerry Friddle. Henley seems to know more about the city's secret than she admits. | ||||||
| 3 | - | Polly Wants a Crack at Her | May 12, 2010 | - | Mick Garris | Davey Holmes |
| Henley is easily injured in a bizarre car accident and finds nowhere unexpected help from an attractive stranger. | ||||||
| 4th | - | Slight of hand | June 2, 2010 | - | Darnell Martin | Meredith Averill |
| Rachel has disappeared and the clues indicate that the "Magic Man" helped her. During the search, Dan Farmer disappears and later reappears in an unexpected place. | ||||||
| 5 | - | This Is Why We Stay | June 9, 2010 | - | John Polson | Courtney Kemp Agboh |
| The found Rachel cannot remember anything that was done to her, but everyone confronts this expectation. She decides to leave Haplin temporarily until Merritt Grieves offers her another option. | ||||||
| 6th | - | Questions and Antlers | June 16, 2010 | - | Ron Underwood | Phil M. Rosenberg & Mike Flynn & Byron Balasco |
| Henley finds out who is behind the theft of the money and decides to investigate on his own. Meanwhile, the police find evidence that John Haplin may have killed Jerry Friddle. Tommy asks Big Dan to tell the truth so that no innocent man goes to jail for what he did. | ||||||
| 7th | - | Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | July 1, 2010 | - | Bobby Roth | Bryan Oh |
| Big Dave is buried, but not many want to pay their respects to a murderer. Georgia tells Tommy that Farmer is a lunatic. The police are investigating him as soon as he has snatched the next victim. | ||||||
| 8th | - | Blame It on Rio Bravo | July 1, 2010 | - | Darnell Martin | Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec & Scott Rosenberg |
| New secrets and entanglements come to light , whereby in the end the overriding secret of the Magic Man's precise sphere of influence is not revealed. However, his identity is revealed. | ||||||
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jennifer O'Meara: Port Hope a 'Happy Town' again . Northumberland News . July 23, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Development Update: Tuesday, July 14 . The Futon Critic . July 14, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Michael Ausiello: This Just In: ABC Pulls "Happy Town" . Entertainment Weekly . May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Rick Porter: ABC adds seven series for fall 2010; 'V' held till midseason . Zap2it . May 17, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ ABC Cancels "Happy Town" (Again); Slates "Wife Swap," "Primetime," "Eastwick" Originals . The Futon Critic . June 18, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
Web links
- Happy Town in the Internet Movie Database (English)