The Dead Zone

Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes great pleasure in showing his young students the wonders of the natural world. He is also newly engaged to Sarah, a fellow teacher he's known since childhood, and is a good son to his widowed mother, who lives nearby. Johnny's life is nearly perfect... until a near-fatal car crash that leaves him in a deep coma.

Six years later, Johnny finally regains consciousness and discovers that the life he once knew is gone. His mother has passed away, and Sarah has gone on to marry someone else - and the child she and her husband, the local sheriff, are now raising is Johnny's son. But Johnny himself is also not the same person he once was: he now finds himself in possession of amazing psychic powers which allow him to see into the lives of anyone he touches. Before he even leaves the hospital, he helps save the life of a nurse's daughter after having a miraculous vision, in which he sees the young girl trapped in the middle of a raging house fire.

Now, as Johnny attempts to reacquaint himself with a life he has been away from for six long years, he must also begin a quest to come to terms with his new abilities - abilities that may turn out to be both a blessing and a curse. Helping Johnny make a fresh start are his physical trainer Bruce, who also becomes a close friend; his mother's minister, Gene Purdy, who sets up a trust fund for Johnny but may not be looking out for Johnny's best interests; and Sarah, who must find a way to make Johnny a part of her life again without risking her relationship with her husband and son.

Cast

Nicole de Boer
Role: Sarah Bannerman

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: 12-20-1970

Best known for her short stint on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Nicole has also starred in the independent feature film "Cube" (the Toronto Film Festival winner which was hailed with widespread critical acclaim). One of Canada's busiest leading actresses, she completed work on the series "Dooley Gardens," marking the fifth Canadian series in which she has been a series regular. Her other Canadian series include "Beyond Reality," "9B," "Forever Knight." and "First Resort." American audiences will know de Boer from her starring role in USA Networks' "Mission Genesis," her series regular role on MTV's "Catwalk," and recurring roles on HBO's "The Kids in the Hall." In addition, she has guest-starred in the CBS Movie of the Week, "Family of Cops III" and Showtime's "Outer Limits" and "Poltergeist," as well as in a number of other Canadian series, including "Manic Mansion," "Hidden Room," "Sweating Bullets," and "Tek War."

In addition to "Cube," Nicole has starred in a number of other independent feature films, including "Jungleground," "Prom Night IV," and New Line's "National Lampoon's Senior Trip." A busy stage actress in addition to her television and film work, Nicole has starred in numerous Canadian regional theater productions, among them "Little Women," "Our Town," "Anne of Green Gables," "The Wizard of Oz," "Little Foxes" and "The Father." She currently stars on "The Dead Zone."

John L. Adams
Role: Bruce Lewis

Birthplace: Winston Salem, North Carolina

After attending Winston-Salem University in North Carolina, Adams moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career as a stand-up comic. Adams as been seen performing at many of the industry’s most infamous comedy clubs, including L.A.’s The Improv, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store, as well as at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas. A natural with style and charisma on stage, it wasn’t long before Adams was being sought out as an up-and-coming character actor.

In 2001, former NBC programming executive Warren Littlefield secured Adams a development deal with NBC Studios, and he was cast as a series regular on the 13-episode pick-up of Just Deal. Adams has also had numerous guest-starring and recurring television roles, including on the Paramount/UPN series Girlfriends, the NBC/Chuck Lorre (Dharma & Greg) pilot Love Junkies, the WB’s The Parenthood, the hit USA Network original series Pacific Blue the CBS drama CSI, and a guest role on Fox's Arrested Development.

Adams has also appeared on stage in productions of The Wiz as "The Scarecrow" and in Trouble Man as "Tony". Viewers may also recognize his face from the AT&T commercial he appeared in with David Arquette.

In his spare time, Adams enjoys singing, dancing, cooking and playing sports.

Anthony Michael Hall
Role: Johnny Smith

Birthplace: West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Birthday: 4-14-1968

Anthony Michael Hall, or Michael Hall,as he likes to be called, is the son of Mercedes Hall, an actress/singer. He starred for one season of "Saturday Night Live" at the age of seventeen. Hall is best remembered as one of original members of the "brat pack" in the 1980's

Chris Bruno
Role: Sheriff Walter "Walt" Bannerman

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Birthday: 3-15-1966

Born in the small town of Milford, Connecticut, Bruno attended college in Vermont where he was an avid athlete. A member of the ski-team, he was competing nationally when he was sidelined by an injury. In his brief hiatus from sports, he auditioned for his first play and was cast as the lead in The Mandrake. Although he was initially pursuing a degree in Psychology, he now had a passionate interest in the arts. Bruno then transferred to the State University of New York at Stonybrook so that he could be closer to New York City and could play college baseball. He was involved in numerous college stage productions while at the same time established a number of school records, including pitching a fastball clocked at 90mph.
Upon graduation, Bruno moved to New York, where within one year and several bartending jobs, he was offered a two-year contract on NBC's Another World. The experience proved to be priceless training and enabled him to continue doing plays off-Broadway. Soon, Bruno would be nominated for a Soap Opera Award as Outstanding Newcomer. He was then cast in the controversial storyline of Michael Delaney on ABC's All My Children, which won an Emmy the year he joined the cast.
After some time in New York, Bruno moved to Los Angeles, where he began performing standup comedy at The Improv and L.A. Cabaret. It was during that time that Bruno was seen by an assistant from one of the networks, which led to guest starring roles on Suddenly Susan, The Nanny, JAG, Jesse and a recurring role on Alan Ball's series Oh Grow Up. Bruno was also cast alongside his brother, Dylan, in Lorenzo Carcaterra's dark and gritty cop show, The Force.

Kristen Dalton
Role: Dana Bright
Dalton began her acting career in television. She landed a recurring role on the hit television series Beverly Hills 90210, which led to many guest roles on other notable series such as Sliders, V.I.P. and JAG. In addition to her guest spots, Dalton has also performed a number of lead roles in television movies, including the USA Network original film They Nest, as well as Surviving Gilligan's Island for CBS in which Dalton starred as Ginger.
In feature films, Dalton has been featured in Tango & Cash, starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell; Amy Heckerling's A Night at the Roxbury and Sand, starring Emilio Estevez.
Most recently, Dalton portrayed Audrey Meadows, who was best known as Alice Kramden, Gleason's wife on The Honeymooners, in the CBS movie of the week Gleason, starring Brad Garrett, which was based on the life of Jackie Gleason.

David Ogden Stiers
Role: Reverend Gene Purdy
An accomplished actor of stage, film and television, Stiers' career has spanned over 30 years, making him one of the most recognizable faces in entertainment.
Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, and he began his acting career in Northern California. He moved to New York, where he studied drama at Juilliard, and joined the Houseman Acting Company at its outset. He has also worked with the Old Globe Theatre, San Francisco's The Actor's Workshop, the California Shakespeare Festival and the Committee Revue and Theatre. Aside from numerous regional theatre productions, Stiers has appeared in productions including Ulysses in Night Town and The Magic Show on Broadway.
A three-time Emmy-nominated actor, Stiers has appeared in a multitude of both television films and series. He has embraced such episodic projects as Ally McBeal, The Practice, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Wings and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has also been seen in television films such as the epic mini-series North & South, HBO's The Final Days, USA's Final Notice and The Pedestrian, The Bad Seed and his Emmy-nominated stint in The First Olympics: Athens 1896. Stiers is certainly widely known for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M*A*S*H, for which he garnered two Emmy nominations.
In film, the list of Stiers' credits include The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The Cheap Detective, Oh, God, Magic, Doc Hollywood, Everyone Says I Love You, Mighty Aphrodite, Harry's War, Creator, Better Off Dead, The Accidental Tourist, and most recently, he was seen in The Majestic with Jim Carrey.
Stiers has also lent his voice to many animated films including Walt Disney's Beauty & the Beast, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocohontas, Lilo and Stitch and Spirited Away.
As a conductor, Stiers has appeared with 50 orchestras in the United States and Canada, maintains a large repertoire of orchestral works including concertos, and occupies two posts as Associate Conductor with The Yaguina Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival

Sean Patrick Flannery
Role: Greg Stillson

Birthplace: Lake Charles Louisiana, USA
Birthday: 10-11-1965
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and raised in Houston, Flanery attended the University of St. Thomas to study for a business degree. While there, he began doing theater and discovered his passion for acting. Upon graduation, Flanery relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his career and, within a year, he began working in film and television.
Flanery was first discovered by audiences as the title character in George Lucas' acclaimed ABC television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Flanery, who was handpicked out of thousands of actors to star as the young adventurer, traveled all over the world to shoot the series, which continues to be hugely successful overseas. Flanery also starred in Joel Silver's drama The Strip, as well as Showtime's Emmy-Award winning film, Run the Wild Fields.
Flanery received rave reviews for his compelling and insightful performance as Powder in the Hollywood Pictures' fantasy drama of the same name. He starred in New Line's ensemble drama Body Shots and was also seen opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in Mark Tarlov's romantic comedy Simply Irresistible for 20th Century Fox. His other film credits include Live Entertainment's Suicide Kings with Jay Mohr and Christopher Walken, The Grass Harp, Frank and Jesse and Best Men opposite Drew Barrymore.
He will next be seen in the suspense thriller Eye See You, starring Sylvester Stallone for Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures.
Flanery, who also races cars, resides in Los Angeles.

Season 1

WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Episode 1

After six years in a coma, Johnny awakens to find he has the gift of second sight.

WHAT IT SEEMS
Episode 2

Johnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case.

QUALITY OF LIFE
Episode 3

Johnny's powers enable him to save a star high school athlete from a life-threatening heart condition.

ENIGMA
Episode 4
When Johnny helps an old man find his long lost love, Johnny finds himself strangely affected.

UNREASONABLE DOUBT
Episode 5

Johnny is called to serve on a jury and uses his powers to uncover the real facts in the case.

THE HOUSE
Episode 6

Johnny experiences disturbing visions that lead him to discover the truth about his mother's death.

ENEMY MIND
Episode 7

Johnny is exposed to mind-altering drugs while trying to save a runaway teen.

NETHERWORLD
Episode 8

Johnny must distinguish between dream world and reality when he has an explosive vision.

THE SIEGE
Episode 9

Johnny attempts to manipulate events during a bank siege but the future seems to go from bad to worse.

HERE THERE BE MONSTERS
Episode 10

Johnny's life is threatened when he's charged with witchcraft in a small New England town.

DINNER WITH DANA
Episode 11

A romantic dinner between Johnny and Dana is somewhat disturbed by Johnny's psychic visions.

SHAMAN
Episode 12

Johnny's visions reach out across time when he aids a Native American Shaman to avert a disaster.

DESTINY
Episode 13
Johnny discovers his predictions have brought him to the attention of an unscrupulous politician

Season 2

VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

Episode 14

Johnny’s visions are starting to scare even him. Worse still, a kidnapper is about to put his powers to the test.

DESCENT (1)

Episode 15

Johnny's family history comes back to haunt him as he struggles to rescue four teens from a mine.

ASCENT (2)

Episode 16

Sheriff Walt is in a coma and only Johnny can save him, but at what cost?

THE OUTSIDER

Episode 17

Johnny's family history comes back to haunt him as he struggles to rescue four teens from a mine.

PRECIPITATE

Episode 18

A blood transfusion for Johnny means multiple visions and a race to save one of the six donors.

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SCARS

Episode 19

Johnny's obsession with politician Greg Stillson continues and his apocalyptic visions get worse.

MISBEGOTTEN

Episode 20

Johnny is kidnapped by three women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past.

CABIN PRESSURE

Episode 21

On a flight to Washington with Rev. Purdy, Johnny is hit with a vision of their plane crashing

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS

Episode 22

After a terrifying vision, Johnny makes a new friend who then disappears into thin air.

DEAD MEN TELL TALES

Episode 23

Johnny becomes involved with the mob after he has a vision about the murder of a crime boss.

PLAYING GOD

Episode 24

When Johnny is reunited with two school friends he discovers that one needs a heart transplant.

ZION

Episode 25

The death of Bruce's father leads him on a journey of the 'road not taken'.

THE STORM

Episode 26

Johnny must come to terms with his own destiny.

PLAGUE

Episode 27

Johnny must use his powers to save his son from a deadly virus.

DEJA VOODOO

Episode 28

Johnny falls in love with a beautiful woman, but are they destined to be together?

THE HUNT

Episode 29

US intelligence recruits Johnny to track down the world's most wanted terrorist.

THE MOUNTAIN

Episode 30

On a camping trip, Johnny and his friends are taken hostage by thieves.

THE COMBINATION

Episode 31

Johnny attempts to stop a heavyweight contender dying in an upcoming fight.

VISIONS

Episode 32

Johnny pursues his mysterious stalker with surprising results.

Season 3

FINDING RACHEL - PART 1

Episode 33

Johnny strives to piece together his visions and recover his memory to find his missing companion.

FINDING RACHEL - PART 2

Episode 34

Accused of murdering his missing companion, Johnny appeals to her sister and his friends for help.

COLLISION

Episode 35

A missing child could hold the key to the truth about Johnny's near fatal accident nine years ago.

COLD HARD TRUTH

Episode 36

When a radio host and critic of Johnny seems headed down a fatal path, Johnny comes to his aid.

TOTAL AWARENESS

Episode 37

Johnny is stalked by a woman who kills psychics!

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

Episode 38

Johnny tries to help Walt when his past comes back to haunt him.

LOOKING GLASS

Episode 39

To try and clear their client, two lawyers use Johnny to prove his visions can be false.

SPEAK NOW

Episode 40

Johnny sees himself interrupt a wedding and tries to find out why it should be stopped as he deals with losing Sarah.

CYCLE OF VIOLENCE

Episode 41

While at a school, Johnny gets a vision of a student going on a shooting spree.

INSTINCT

Episode 42

Johnny must save a town from a frenzy of domestic animal attacks.

SHADOWS

Episode 43

Johnny tries to unravel a series of visions of himself killing a man in revenge for the death of a friend.

TIPPING POINT

Episode 44

A steady stream of harrowing visions takes its toll on Johnny while he and Rebecca try to solve Rachel’s murder.

Season 4

BROKEN CIRCLE

Episode 45

Johnny goes to incredible lengths trying to stop Rebecca killing Greg Stillson; avoiding brain surgery and federal agents alike.

THE COLLECTOR

Episode 46

A vision gives Johnny a glimpse of an abducted woman, and he embarks upon a race against time to find the 'Collector'.

DOUBLE VISION

Episode 47

Johnny encounters a woman with similar powers to his own, and they team up to stop a man avenging his son in a blind rage.

STILL LIFE

Episode 48

Johnny receives a painting from a local artist, but gets a disturbing premonition that the girl in the picture is in mortal danger.

HEROES & DEMONS

Episode 49

A dead cop’s autistic son wanders to Johnny’s door, sparking a series of visions and plunging them both in deep, deep trouble.

THE LAST GOODBYE

Episode 50

Johnny explores the mystery of a dead musician as a favour to Sara, who was a huge fan. Of course, a few surprises lie in store.

GRAINS OF SAND

Episode 51

Johnny finds a woman and her baby trapped in a car. Before long he’s embroiled in a tragic tale of gangs and illegal immigration.

VANGUARD

Episode 52

Johnny’s old science students throw him a surprise party. Nice. He gets an image of an apocalyptic nuclear blast. Less nice.

BABBLE ON

Episode 53

Johnny’s nightmares are getting worse, but when he seeks help he stumbles across a shocking family secret.

COMING HOME

Episode 54

Johnny 'sees' trouble ahead for Sarah's dad Marty, as the deadly "Shadow Man" stalks his old folk’s home.

SAVED

Episode 55

Johnny reluctantly helps the devious Stillson find his girlfriend Miranda, who goes missing on a boat trip.

A VERY DEAD ZONE CHRISTMAS

Episode 56

Johnny prepares for a Christmas celebration and has to deal with a visit by Alex, an amnesiac Santa, three young brothers without a family, and... turducken.