Roswell | |
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Also known as | 'Roswell High (US/UK) |
Genre |
Science fiction Teen drama |
Created by | Jonathon Dukes |
Developed by | Jason Katims |
Starring |
Shiri Appleby Jason Behr Katherine Heigl Brendan Fehr Emilie de Ravin Majandra Delfino Nick Wechsler Colin Hanks Adam Rodriguez William Sadler |
Narrated by |
Shiri Appleby as "Liz Parker" (All through season one and some of season two and three) Majandra Delfino as "Maria DeLuca" (Some episodes of season two) |
Opening theme | "Here with Me" by Dido |
Composer(s) |
Joseph Williams Will Edwards Jon Ernst |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 61 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Jason Katims Lisa J. Olin Kevin Kelly Brown Jonathan Frakes David Nutter |
Producer(s) | John Heath Barry Pullman |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Jason Katims Productions Regency Television 20th Century Fox Television |
Release | |
Original network |
The WB (1999–2001) UPN (2001–2002) |
Original release | October 6, 1999 | – May 14, 2002
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season; The last episode aired on May 14, 2002. In the United Kingdom, the show aired as both Roswell High and Roswell.
The series is based on the Roswell High young adult book series, written by Melinda Metz and edited by Laura J. Burns, who became staff writers for the television series.
Roswell High was originally developed by 20th Century Fox Television and Regency Television for the Fox Network, though it eventually landed on The WB (retitled simply to Roswell) thanks to the latter network's offer to extend a full 22-episode upfront commitment. The pilot episode was filmed in 12 days with a budget of $2,000,000. "The Morning After," the second episode of the series, was the first episode with the full title sequence utilizing the theme song, "Here With Me" by Dido.
Roswell was filmed in various locations around California. City Hall, Charter Oak High School, and several other businesses and residences in Covina served as locations for the fictional locations in Roswell, New Mexico, as well as Vasquez Rocks, a 905-acre (370 ha) park in Los Angeles County.