Eastwick (TV series)
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| Genre |
Dramedy Fantasy Supernatural |
| Based on |
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike |
| Developed by | Maggie Friedman |
| Starring |
Jaime Ray Newman Rebecca Romijn Lindsay Price Paul Gross Matt Dallas Sara Rue Ashley Benson Jon Bernthal Veronica Cartwright Johann Urb Darren Criss |
| Composer(s) | Blake Neely |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Maggie Friedman Marc David Alpert |
| Running time | 39-42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bonanza Productions Inc. Curly Girly Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 23, 2009 – February 14, 2010 |
Eastwick is a 2009 television series based on John Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous witches.
Joanna Frankel, Katherine Gardener, and Roxanne Torcoletti were three dissatisfied women living in the picturesque town of Eastwick, New England. Yearning for excitement in their lives, each of the women desperately make a wish for “something to change”, in their daily lives. The following day, a mysterious and very secretive stranger named Darryl Van Horne arrives and begins courting each of the women in turns. Darryl eventually informs the women about their 'witch' talents and encourages them to explore their unique abilities. However, as the series progresses, the three unlikely friends begin to worry about Darryl's ultimate intentions. The three also wondered if Darryl was using them for some unknown reason.
Eastwick was also one of the eighty-four shows canceled in 2010. After the series was canceled on November 9, Kristin of E! Online held an online campaign to determine which endangered show should be given another chance; Eastwick won the poll with 54.5% of the vote. Show creator Maggie Friedman was "said to be extremely frustrated and angry" with how the network mishandled the show.
The series is based on the 1984 novel The Witches of Eastwick and the film counterpart of the same name. While the book was written by John Updike, the series was conceived by Maggie Friedman, who wanted to create a show about female empowerment and a show that is magical but also real. ABC picked up the show in early 2009.
The series was filmed on the Warner Bros. Studios backlot, using the same town square as The WB's series, Gilmore Girls. Filming of the pilot began in August 2009 when all characters had been cast, the last one being Matt Dallas on July 30. ABC decided to put the show on the air Wednesdays at 10:00pm Eastern/9:00pm Central, after another new show, Cougar Town on ABC's Comedy Wednesdays.
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