Happy Town (TV series)
| Happy Town | |
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| Genre |
Mystery Drama |
| Created by |
Josh Appelbaum Andre Nemec Scott Rosenberg |
| Starring |
Geoff Stults Lauren German Amy Acker Robert Wisdom Sarah Gadon Jay Paulson Ben Schnetzer Steven Weber Sam Neill |
| Composer(s) | Stephen Endelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (2 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Port Hope, Ontario Port Perry, Ontario Toronto, Ontario |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
ABC Studios Space Floor Television Mojo Films |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | April 28 – July 1, 2010 (2 episodes aired online) |
Happy Town is an American drama television series that premiered on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, and ended on June 16, 2010, on ABC. It was created by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, and Scott Rosenberg. It had a total of eight episodes, but only six would be broadcast on ABC. The remaining two, "Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and the series finale, "Blame It on Rio Bravo", were available for viewing only at the network's website.
A period of peace following a series of unsolved kidnappings is cut short when a new crime has everyone talking in the small Minnesota town of Haplin. The townsfolk are convinced the crimes are committed by the so-called "Magic Man", a person whom character Merritt Grieves describes as having "an ability to make people disappear that bordered on the mystical". Seven people have vanished, never to be heard from again.
As the series progresses, it seems evident that the disappearances are related to an old German film titled Die Blaue Tür (The Blue Door).
Although the series is set in Minnesota, many of the scenes for the program's pilot and first season were filmed in Canadian communities such as Port Hope,Penetanguishene, St. Catharines and Brampton, all in Ontario. Several of the street level shots were filmed in Newnan, GA.
After shooting the pilot episode, actor Ben Schnetzer replaced John Patrick Amedori in the role of Andrew Haplin, and Steven Weber replaced Dean Winters for the role of John Haplin.
Despite a promotional push from ABC, its debut episode performed poorly, scoring a 1.7/5 among 18-49's, with 5.2 million viewers overall, roughly scoring the same numbers in the same time period that predecessors Ugly Betty and Eastwick had during their run. In its second outing, the ratings slipped as did its audience, scoring a 1.2/4 among 18-49's and a 2.6/5 overall with 3.8 million viewers watching.
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