Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)

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Eleventh Hour
Genre Science Fiction/Drama
Created by Stephen Gallagher
Starring Rufus Sewell
Marley Shelton
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Jerry Bruckheimer
Location(s) Los Angeles, California
Running time 60 min (approx. 42 min without commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
720p
Original airing Fall 2008
Chronology
Related shows Based on The British series
External links
IMDb profile

The Eleventh Hour is a upcoming American science-fiction/drama series, which is based on the limited 2005 British sci-fi series of the same name, set to air on CBS for the Fall of 2008. The series is a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Granada Television and Warner Bros. Television.

[edit] Details

"The Eleventh Hour" follows Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction is absolute and Hood is dogged in his pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain. His passion and crusade is to protect the substance of science from those with nefarious motives. He is called in at the eleventh hour and he represents the last line of defense. Hood is also assisted in his mission by his feisty female bodyguard Rachel (Marley Shelton) as they save people from the worst abuses of science[1].

[edit] Production

Although the British version, which starred Patrick Stewart and Ashley Jensen, only lasted 4 episodes, the CBS version is expected to produce 13 episodes. Another difference between the US and British versions is the run time: The UK version ran for 90 minutes while the US version will be a hour-long series.

Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the executive producers. Mick Davies will write the script and Danny Cannon will direct.[2] Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff have been chosen as showrunners.[3]

[edit] Refererences

  1. ^ From The Futon Critic
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "CBS, Bruckheimer meet in 'Eleventh Hour'", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-09-19. Retrieved on 2007-09-20. 
  3. ^ http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/03/eleventh-hour-showrunners-picked/ Eleventh Hour showrunners picked, April 3, 2008