Aquarius (U.S. TV series)
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| Created by | John McNamara |
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| Composer(s) | W.G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Distributor | ITV Studios Global Entertainment |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | May 28, 2015 – September 10, 2016 |
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Aquarius is an American period crime drama television series created by John McNamara for NBC. The show aired from May 28, 2015, to September 10, 2016. In 2015, the series was among seven others to receive the Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series. On October 1, 2016, NBC cancelled the series after two seasons.
The series begins in 1967 Los Angeles. The story is inspired by actual persons and events but is also made up of fictional characters and story arcs. The show stars David Duchovny as Sam Hodiak, a fictional LAPD detective investigating the case of a missing teenage girl. Along with his younger colleague, undercover narcotics officer Brian Shafe (Grey Damon), Hodiak finds himself coming up against Charles Manson (portrayed by Gethin Anthony) and his "family", a mostly ragtag group of hippies who follow Manson in drugs, sex, and rock-and-roll. Hodiak discovers that the missing girl, Emma Karn (Emma Dumont), is with Manson and The Family. The first season revolves around the rise of the Family and the second season focuses on the Tate murders and Helter Skelter.
Series creator McNamara calls his show "historical fiction" as it is inspired by Manson but not historically accurate. This is also expressed in the episodes' opening slate. It also contains completely fictional storylines in a period setting and involves historical events, politics, music, and social issues of the era. NBC has published a blog of events from 1967 to provide context.
The soundtrack consists of songs from the 1960s. The episode titles are names of famous songs, or Manson Family songs. These songs are included in the episode itself. The title of the series is a song from 1967 (from the cult musical Hair), which gave its name to the era in which the series is set. Season 2 episode titles are names of Beatles songs.
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