Believe (TV series)
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| Composer(s) | Steven Price |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Seamus Kevin Fahey Tamara Isaac Athena Wickham David DeClerque |
| Location(s) | New York, New York |
| Cinematography | Christopher Norr Gonzalo Amat, AEC |
| Editor(s) | Jennifer Van Goethem Rich Fox Annette Davey Timothy A. Good, A.C.E. Brian A. Kates, A.C.E. |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
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| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 10 – June 15, 2014 |
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Believe is an American fantasy drama television series that broadcast as part of the 2013–14 United States network television schedule on NBC as a mid-season entry. Originally 13 episodes were to be aired, but only 12 were aired in the U.S. The series was created by Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón and Markus Friedman. The series began on March 10, 2014, and was cancelled on May 9, 2014. The final episode aired on June 15, 2014.
Bo is a young girl who was born with special supernatural abilities that she could not control. As these powers started evolving, the people who were protecting her were forced to turn to an outsider for help. This led them to William Tate, a wrongfully convicted death-row inmate, whom they break out of prison. Although he is reluctant to take on the role as her protector, the two eventually form a bond that guide them to helping each other, as well as others, while staying one step ahead of the evil forces that want the girl.
Bo uses her powers to help a struggling police officer, who is suspected in the disappearance of a young woman and who has powers similar to Bo's.
The series first appeared as part of NBC's development slate in September 2012. In January 2013, NBC green-lit production of a pilot episode. On May 12, 2013, the series was placed on the network's 2013–14 schedule, where it was expected to debut after the 2014 Winter Olympics.
On July 17, 2013, co-creator and executive producer Mark Friedman departed the series. Cuarón stayed on board as executive producer alongside J.J. Abrams. Friedman was ultimately succeeded by Dave Erickson. A few months later, in December, Erickson also stepped down as executive producer/showrunner and was replaced by Jonas Pate, who was serving as a co-executive producer and series director. Pate now runs the day-to-day production of the series along with Hans Tobeason, who serves as "on-set" producer in New York, where filming takes place. To allow a smoother transition for the new showrunners and accommodate script re-writes, production went on hiatus from December 20 to January 6, 2014.
McLaughlin (Tate) was the first regular to be cast in February 2013, followed by Lindo (Winter),Sienna Guillory, Chung (Channing) and ten-year-old newcomer Sequoyah (Bo). MacLachlan was added in March 2013 as was Arian Moayed. In June 2013, Guillory was dropped from the series after the pilot, with producers choosing not to continue with her character, professional hit-woman Moore, going forward. Moayed, whose character Corey was originally conceived to be Moore's right-hand man, was quietly dropped as a series regular after the second episode.
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