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* [[Madeleine Stowe]] as [[Victoria Grayson]],<ref name=sched/> "Queen of The Hamptons", glamorous and powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, mother of Daniel and Charlotte, married to Conrad but was in love with David Clarke, Amanda's father.
* [[Emily VanCamp]] as Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke.<ref name=sched/> Born Amanda Clarke, she returns to the Hamptons under a new identity, Emily Thorne, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her father's wrongful conviction in a terrorist plot.
* [[Emily VanCamp]] as Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke.<ref name=sched/> Born Amanda Clarke, she returns to the Hamptons under a new identity, Emily Thorne, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her father's wrongful conviction in a terrorist plot.
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* [[Madeleine Stowe]] as [[Victoria Grayson]],<ref name=sched/> "Queen of The Hamptons", glamorous and powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, mother of Daniel and Charlotte, married to Conrad but was in love with David Clarke, Amanda's father.
* [[Gabriel Mann]] as Nolan Ross,<ref name=sched/> genius software inventor and Emily's ally in her plot for revenge due to his loyalty to her father.
* [[Gabriel Mann]] as Nolan Ross,<ref name=sched/> genius software inventor and Emily's ally in her plot for revenge due to his loyalty to her father.
* [[Henry Czerny]] as Conrad Grayson, Victoria's husband, father of Daniel and Charlotte. He was involved in an affair with Victoria's former best friend Lydia Davis.<ref name=sched/>
* [[Henry Czerny]] as Conrad Grayson, Victoria's husband, father of Daniel and Charlotte. He was involved in an affair with Victoria's former best friend Lydia Davis.<ref name=sched/>

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Revenge
File:Revenge intertitle.jpg
Intertitle
GenreDrama
Thriller
Mystery
Created byMike Kelley
StarringMadeleine Stowe
Emily VanCamp
Gabriel Mann
Henry Czerny
Connor Paolo
Ashley Madekwe
Nick Wechsler
Joshua Bowman
Christa B. Allen
ComposeriZLER (music)
Country of originTemplate:TVUS
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMike Kelley
Marty C. Bowen
Gordon Wyck Godfrey
Phillip Noyce
ProducersRandy Sutter
Samantha Thomas
Melissa Loy
Joe Fazzio (associate)
Ted Babcock (co-producer)
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Pilot:
Wilmington, North Carolina
CinematographyChris Manley
Cynthia Pusheck
EditorMartin Nicholson
Running time43 min. (approx.)
Production companiesPage Fright
Mike Kelley Productions
Temple Hill Productions
ABC Studios
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) –
present

Revenge is an American television drama inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo[1] starring Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. It debuted on ABC on September 21, 2011, and currently airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central.[2][3] The pilot was screened early on ABC's website during a promotional tie-in with Amazon Kindle.[4]

The series was picked up for a full season by ABC on October 13, 2011.[5]

Overview

Main article: List of Revenge episodes

Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), whose real name is Amanda Clarke, moves back to The Hamptons to take revenge on the people who caused the death of her father David (James Tupper) and destroyed her family. When she was a little girl, Amanda's father was arrested on made up terrorism charges, and was wrongly tried and convicted for treason. He died in prison. The same people who wrongly destroyed her father made sure Emily ended up in juvenile detention. On her 18th birthday, she was released and inherited the wealth of the company in which her father invested. She changed her name to Emily Thorne and decided to take revenge on the people responsible for her father's downfall.

Cast

Main cast

  • Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke.[2] Born Amanda Clarke, she returns to the Hamptons under a new identity, Emily Thorne, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her father's wrongful conviction in a terrorist plot.
  • Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson,[2] "Queen of The Hamptons", glamorous and powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, mother of Daniel and Charlotte, married to Conrad but was in love with David Clarke, Amanda's father.
  • Gabriel Mann as Nolan Ross,[2] genius software inventor and Emily's ally in her plot for revenge due to his loyalty to her father.
  • Henry Czerny as Conrad Grayson, Victoria's husband, father of Daniel and Charlotte. He was involved in an affair with Victoria's former best friend Lydia Davis.[2]
  • Ashley Madekwe as Ashley Davenport,[2] Emily's friend and Victoria's party planner. Also dating Tyler Barrol, Daniel's friend.
  • Nick Wechsler as Jack Porter, Amanda's childhood friend who has a crush on Emily.[2]
  • Joshua Bowman as Daniel Grayson, Victoria and Conrad's son who soon becomes engaged to Emily.[2]
  • Connor Paolo as Declan Porter, Jack Porter's brother who is in a relationship with Charlotte Grayson.[2]
  • Christa B. Allen as Charlotte "Charlie" Grayson, Victoria and Conrad's teenage daughter who is in a relationship with Declan Porter.[2]

Recurring cast

  • Amber Valletta as Lydia Davis, Victoria's former best friend and Conrad's mistress as well as David Clarke's former secretary.
  • James Tupper as David Clarke, Amanda's now-deceased father who was having an affair with Victoria.
  • Emily Alyn Lind as young Amanda Clarke.
  • Robbie Amell as Adam Connor,[6] Charlotte's ex-boyfriend who she dumps because she falls for Declan.
  • Ashton Holmes[7] as Tyler Barrol,[8] Daniel's Harvard college roommate & supposed good friend.
  • Max Martini as Frank Stevens, the Graysons' former head of security who discovered the truth about Emily true identity. But then gets murdered by the real Emily.
  • Margarita Levieva as Emily Thorne, Amanda's former roommate at juvie, with whom she switched names. Currently using the name Kara Wilkins, but reverted to the Amanda persona when seducing Jack Porter.[9]
  • CCH Pounder as Warden Sharon Stiles[10]
  • James McCaffrey as Ryan Huntley, Lydia's estranged husband's divorce lawyer who told the judge about Lydia's affair with Conrad because Emily sent him the pictures of Conrad and Lydia in the act.[11]
File:Revenge (TV) - poster.jpg
Emily VanCamp in the promotional poster.

Broadcast

Critical reception

The show has been met with positive reviews, with an initial score of 66 out of 100 from Metacritic.[12]

Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter writes: The Bottom Line--"Intriguing and genuinely fun series stars sweet/sexy Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe." [VanCamp] is a "nice combo of sweet/sexy and ice-cold" in ABC's new drama.[13]

Ratings

The pilot episode scored a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating and 10.02 million viewers, winning the 10pm hour time slot, against CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[14] It was the highest viewed scripted telecast in the hour for ABC since the premiere of Eastwick two years before. On October 22, 2011, it was reported that Revenge regularly won its hour in the 18-34 age category ahead of CSI and Law & Order: SVU.[15]

Awards

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Outcome
2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Drama Revenge Nominated

Development and production

In January 2011, ABC ordered the script to pilot. In March 2011, actress Emily VanCamp was cast as the lead character, and shortly after it was released that Ashley Madekwe was cast in the series.[16] Madeleine Stowe and Henry Czerny joined the cast as well.[17] Max Martini and Robbie Amell joined the cast as Frank Stevens, a private investigator and Adam, a wealthy student who is hoping to attend Yale.[18][19] James Tupper replaced Marc Blucas in the role of Emily's father, after Blucas was forced to drop out due to his commitment on Necessary Roughness. Recurring Gossip Girl star Connor Paolo was cast as a series regular playing the character of Declan Porter.[20] Former Nikita star Ashton Holmes landed a recurring role as Tyler Barrol, a Harvard classmate of Daniel Grayson.[21]

On May 13, 2011, ABC picked the project up to series.[22] On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, beginning in the fall.[2]

References

  1. ^ 'Revenge' star Emily VanCamp on the billboards, the boys, and an 'Everwood' update
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "ABC: Charlie's Angels on Thursdays, Once Upon a Time on Sundays". IGN. May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Seidman, Robert. "ABC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates: Late Starts for 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Man Up'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Satiate Your Appeitite For Revege with a Free Screening of the Series Premiere". TV Addict. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 13, 2011). "Breaking: ABC Orders Full Seasons of Revenge and Suburgatory". TVLine. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "Robbie Amell signs up for "Revenge" role". Digitalspy.co.uk. August 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 9, 2011). "TV CASTINGS ROUNDUP: 'AMC' Creator To Appear On Soap, Slew Of Actors Join Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "Check Out The Pics Of "Revenge"'s Talented Mr. Ripley Character". afterelton.com. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "Adventureland hottie lands 'Revenge' role
  10. ^ CCH Pounder to Seek Revenge on ABC
  11. ^ Revenge Scoop: Rescue Me Star to Recur as [Spoiler]'s Divorce Lawyer
  12. ^ Revenge: Season 1
  13. ^ Revenge: TV Review, The Hollywood Reporter
  14. ^ Wednesday Final Ratings: "The X Factor", "Modern Family", "The Middle" And Others Adjusted Up; "Revenge" Adjusted Down, TV By the Numbers, September 22, 2011
  15. ^ October 27, 2011, Rick (October 22, 2011). "'Revenge' beating the odds for ABC". Variety.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2011). "Emily VanCamp Set As The Lead In ABC's 'Revenge' & Other Pilot Castings". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 15, 2011). "Madeleine Stowe Among Latest Pilot Castings". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  18. ^ "Robbie Amell signs up for 'Revenge' role — TV News". Digital Spy. August 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  19. ^ "Max Martini signs up for 'Revenge' role — TV News". Digital Spy. July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  20. ^ "James Tupper joins new ABC drama 'Revenge' - TV News". Digital Spy. June 30, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  21. ^ "'Nikita' star Ashton Holmes joins 'Revenge' - TV News". Digital Spy. August 9, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  22. ^ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 13, 2011). "ABC Picks Up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Pan Am,' Tim Allen and Shonda Rhimes Projects, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

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