The Middleman (TV series)
| The Middleman | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi, Dramedy |
| Created by |
Javier Grillo-Marxuach Les McClaine |
| Developed by | Javier Grillo-Marxuach |
| Starring |
Matt Keeslar Natalie Morales Mary Pat Gleason Brit Morgan Jake Smollett |
| Theme music composer | Tree Adams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Javier Grillo-Marxuach John Ziffren |
| Producer(s) |
Shane Keller Sarah Watson Ron McLeod |
| Production company(s) | ABC Family Original Productions |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC Family |
| Original release | June 16 – September 1, 2008 |
The Middleman was an American television series. The series, which was developed for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based on the Viper Comics series, The Middleman, created by Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine. The series ran for one season in 2008.
Originally confirmed for an initial 13 episodes, the order was reduced to a 12-episode season due to low ratings. In February 2009, a comic book based on the unproduced 13th episode was announced, confirming the series' cancellation. Billed as a "series finale", The Middleman – The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse was released in July 2009. The complete series DVD set was released by Shout! Factory on July 28, 2009.
Wendy Watson, a struggling artist, is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. The pilot episode features a super-intelligent ape who escapes captivity, murders several members of the Italian Mafia, spouts a half dozen catch phrases from American movies on the subject including Scarface, Goodfellas and The Godfather, before being revealed as the pawn of the true villain.
The Middleman is a freelance fixer of "exotic problems", which include mad scientists bent on taking over the world, hostile aliens and various supernatural threats. Because of Wendy Watson's coolness under pressure and photographic memory, Ida, a robot in the form of a grumpy schoolmarm, and the Middleman recruit her to become the next Middleman. The series includes various pop-culture references, including many comic books, such as when Wendy calls herself "Robin the Boy Hostage", a quote from The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, demonstrating how Robin was often kidnapped or held at gunpoint by Batman's enemies.
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