Fringe (TV series)

Fringe
The title card from seasons 1–2.
Genre	Science fiction Supernatural drama
Created by	J. J. Abrams Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci
Starring	Anna Torv Joshua Jackson John Noble Jasika Nicole Lance Reddick Blair Brown Kirk Acevedo Seth Gabel Mark Valley
Theme music composer	J. J. Abrams
Composer(s)	Michael Giacchino(2008–11) Chris Tilton (2009–13) Mike McCready ("Northwest Passage")
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	100 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	J. J. Abrams Bryan Burk Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci J. H. Wyman Jeff Pinkner Joe Chappelle
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario ("Pilot") New York City (Season 1) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Seasons 2–5)
Running time	81 minutes ("Pilot") 50 minutes (Season 1) 43 minutes (Seasons 2–5)
Production company(s)	Bad Robot Productions Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Fox
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	September 9, 2008 (2008-09-09) – January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)

Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. It premiered on the Fox Broadcasting network on September 9, 2008, and concluded on January 18, 2013, after five seasons and 100 episodes. The series follows Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), and Walter Bishop (John Noble), all members of the fictional Fringe Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, under the supervision of Homeland Security. The team uses fringe science and FBI investigative techniques to investigate a series of unexplained, often ghastly occurrences, which are related to mysteries surrounding a parallel universe.

The series has been described as a hybrid of fantasy and procedural dramas and serials, influenced by film and television shows such as Lost, The X-Files, Altered States, and The Twilight Zone. The series began as a traditional mystery-of-the-week series and became more serialized in later seasons. Most episodes contain a standalone plot, with several others also exploring the series' overarching mythology.