Hex (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hex |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English (BE) |
| Year (s) | 2004-2005 |
| length | 58 minutes |
| Episodes | 18 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Drama , horror |
| Director | Brian Grant , Andy Goddard, Julian Murphy |
| script | Lucy Watkins, Peter Tabern, Jake Michie, Julian Jones |
| production | Julian Murphy, Johnny Capps |
| music | James Seymour board |
| First broadcast | October 17th, 2004 on Sky One |
| occupation | |
Hex is a British television series broadcast by Sky 1. The television series was first broadcast on October 17, 2004. On December 4, 2005, the television series ended after 2 seasons and 18 episodes.
action
Cassie is an outsider in an expensive private school. She is suddenly confronted with new magical powers. She also has strange dreams about a family that is being attacked and a strange man. The man turns out to be the fallen angel Azazeal and he has plans for Cassie and her family. Your best friend, on the other hand, becomes a ghost and comes out as a lesbian. In addition, Cassie has to cope with life in school.
occupation
Christina Cole played Cassie Hughes
Michael Fassbender played Azazeal
Amber Sainsbury played Roxanne Davenport
Colin Salmon played David Tyrel
Joseph Morgan played Troy
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| actor | Role name | consequences | description |
| Christina Cole | Cassandra "Cassie" Hughes | 1x01–2x03 | Cassie is a descendant of the Medanham Witches and discovers their witchcraft powers. |
| Jemima Rooper | Thelma Bates | 1x01-2x13 | Thelma is Cassie's best friend. She falls in love with Cassie. When she dies, she reappears as a ghost a short time later. Only supernatural beings like Cassie or Azazeal can see them. |
| Michael Fassbender | Azaceal | 1x01–2x08 | Azazeal is a fallen angel. He wants a son, so he goes for Cassie. |
| Jamie Davis | Leon Taylor | 1x01-2x13 | Leon is a student at Medanham Hall who falls in love with Ella. |
| Amber Sainsbury | Roxanne Davenport | 1x01-2x13 | Roxanne is the leader of the clique of popular students. At first she shows herself cold-hearted and manipulative, but later regrets her actions. |
| Anna Wilson-Jones | Jo Watkins | 1x01-2x13 | Jo Watkins is a teacher at Medanham Hall. |
| Colin Salmon | David Tyrel | 1x01-2x11 | David Tyrel is the Headmaster of Medanham Hall. |
| Joseph Morgan | Troy | 1x01–1x05 | Troy is a popular student at Medanham Hall who is with Cassie. |
| Zoe Tapper | Gemma | 1x01–1x04 | Gemma is a student at Medanham Hall. |
| Laura Pyper | Ella Dee | 2x01-2x13 | Ella is a witch who has been trying for years to stop the fallen angel Azazeal so that he does not father children. |
| Joseph Beattie | Malachi | 2x05-2x13 | Malachi is the son of Cassie Hughes and Azazeal. He is growing incredibly fast and is half angel and half witcher. |
| Samuel Collings | Tom Wright | 2x03-2x13 | Tom is a student at Medanham Hall. He's secretly gay and in love with Leon. |
background
In the UK and Ireland, Hex was shown on Sky One television from 2005 to 2006. A broadcast in the USA followed in 2006 on BBC America . Some of the main characters left the series. So Joseph Morgan got out at the end of season one. The leading actress Christina Cole was only seen in her role as Cassie Hughes until season two, episode three. Laura Pyper then took on the lead role as Ella Dee. The series started with very good ratings. Around a million viewers saw the start of the series. However, the audience numbers continued to decline. Therefore, the series was canceled after the second season. The last episodes saw 200,000 viewers.
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in United Kingdom | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Pilot: The Story Begins | Oct 17, 2004 | - | Brian Grant | Julian Jones |
| 2 | 2 | - | Life Goes On | Oct 24, 2004 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 3 | 3 | - | Deeper Into the Darkness | Oct 31, 2004 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 4th | 4th | - | Possession | Nov 7, 2004 | - | Brian Grant | Julian Jones |
| 5 | 5 | - | The release | Nov 6, 2011 | - | Brian Grant | Julian Jones, Lucy Watkins |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in United Kingdom | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | - | Cursed | Sep 18 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 7th | 2 | - | Death takes the mother | 25 Sep 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Peter Tabern, Lucy Watkins |
| 8th | 3 | - | Spiral | Oct 2, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 9 | 4th | - | Ella Burns | Oct 16, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Jake Michie |
| 10 | 5 | - | With a Little Help from My Friends: Part 1 | Oct 23, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Peter Tabern |
| 11 | 6th | - | With a Little Help from My Friends: Part 2 | Oct 30, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 12 | 7th | - | Noir | Nov 6, 2005 | - | Andy Goddard | Peter Tabern |
| 13 | 8th | - | Where the Heart Is | Nov 13, 2005 | - | Julian Murphy | Lucy Watkins |
| 14th | 9 | - | Doomed | Nov 20, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Jake Michie |
| 15th | 10 | - | You lose | Nov 27, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 16 | 11 | - | Get | Dec 4, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Jake Michie |
| 17th | 12 | - | Seven Deadly Sins | Dec 11, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
| 18th | 13 | - | The showdown | Dec 4, 2005 | - | Brian Grant | Lucy Watkins |
Awards and nominations
- 2007: GLAAD Media Award (Outstanding Drama Series, nomination)
Web links
- Hex in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Hex at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ HEX. Season 1. Available on DVD . scififreaksite.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ a b Neil Wilkes: Confirmed: Supernatural drama 'Hex' axed . Digitalspy.co.uk. April 26, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ Hilda Benard: 'Hex' returns on BBC America's 'Supernatural Saturday' . Examiner.com. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ Virginia Heffernan: Hex. Witchy Girls on a Mission: The Dark Side of Cliques . nytimes.com. June 1, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ Emma Meade: TV Review: Hex (Kind of like Buffy with a hell of a lot more sex & alcohol) . Emmameade.com. February 23, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Hex (2004-2005). Awards. . Imdb.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.