Sleepwalkers (TV series)
| Sleepwalkers | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Science fiction Mystery Horror Supernatural drama |
| Created by |
David S. Goyer Stephen Kronish |
| Written by |
Stephen Gaghan David A. Weinstein Sara Charno |
| Starring |
Naomi Watts Bruce Greenwood Abraham Benrubi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
NBC Studios Columbia TriStar Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | November 1, 1997 – May 31, 1998 |
Sleepwalkers is an American science fiction series which began airing on NBC in late 1997. It tells the story of a team of researchers who used technology to enter the dreams of psychiatric patients in order to diagnose their problems.
The show was created by Stephen Kronish and David S. Goyer, who would go on to produce the Blade films.
Although nine episodes were produced, NBC canceled national airings of the series after just two episodes. Five episodes went on to be seen only on the West Coast and the show's final two episodes were never broadcast in the United States but did air elsewhere.
A Stephen King like horror writer is having nightmares about being strangled by the monster out of his newest novel. The Sleepwalkers voyage into his dreams and find a copy of his newest manuscript with another man's name on it. Tracing it back, they try to find the man, but he committed suicide with an unfinished novel.. the very novel the horror writer is struggling with. Written by Stephen Gaghan & David Weinstein, and directed by Michael Katleman.
All nine episodes were released on VHS in Japan during the late '90s by Columbia TriStar Home Video, but were rental-only titles and could not be purchased directly.
Warner Vision in Germany released most of the episodes on DVD as both individual PAL Region 2 titles and as box sets. The German releases feature a Dolby Digital 5.1 track in German, but the English track is the same Dolby Surround that the show was originally broadcast in.
On October 20, 2005 it was released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in Australia as a three-disc set but it only features six of the episodes in random order. Each disc features two 45-minute episodes combined into one 90-minute film (Something Is Buried in Bethlehem - Night Terror, Forlorn - Counting Sheep, and Eye of The Beholder - A Matter of Fax).
To date, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment does not currently have any plans of releasing the show on DVD in the United States.
Shout! Factory listed a complete series DVD set as part of their inventory, but it is unknown whether the company ever released it or whether it is currently available.
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