"The 4400" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Creators:

René Echevarria
Scott Peters
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

11 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This July, the missing return.

Plot:

As the reappearance of 4,400 missing persons on a single day confounds the global community, federal agents on the case slowly discover the ways in which the victims have been changed.

Plot Keywords:

Paranormal | Baby | Brain Experiment | Police | Drugs

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Jacqueline McKenzie	...	Diana Skouris / ... (43 episodes, 2004-2007)
Joel Gretsch	...	Tom Baldwin (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Patrick Flueger	...	Shawn Farrell (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Conchita Campbell	...	Maia Rutledge / ... (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Chad Faust	...	Kyle Baldwin (33 episodes, 2004-2007)
Richard Kahan	...	Marco Pacella (32 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali	...	Richard Tyler (31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bill Campbell	...	Jordan Collier (26 episodes, 2004-2007)
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Isabelle Tyler (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Samantha Ferris	...	Nina Jarvis (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kavan Smith	...	Jed Garrity (21 episodes, 2005-2007)
Laura Allen	...	Lily Moore Tyler (18 episodes, 2004-2007)

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Series Directed by
Scott Peters		(8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Vince Misiano		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nick Copus		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Leslie Libman		(3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Colin Bucksey		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nick Gomez		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Morgan Beggs		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Allison Liddi		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Writing credits
Scott Peters		(20 episodes, 2004-2007)
René Echevarria		(18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Craig Sweeny		(18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ira Steven Behr		(14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Frederick Rappaport		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Amy Berg		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe		(2 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lisa Melamed		(2 episodes, 2005)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2005)
Andrew Colville		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Adam Levy		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bruce Miller		(2 episodes, 2006)
Michael Narducci		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Ira Steven Behr	....	executive producer (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Scott Peters	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Maira Suro	....	executive producer (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ben Brafman	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kathy Gilroy-Sereda	....	producer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Craig Sweeny	....	supervising producer / producer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Kruger	....	producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2004-2007)
Darcy Meyers	....	supervising producer (7 episodes, 2006)
Bruce Miller	....	co-executive producer (7 episodes, 2006)
Perry Simon	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 2006)
René Echevarria	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2004)
William Redner	....	co-producer / consulting producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Frederick Rappaport	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Van Tongeren		(24 episodes, 2004-2007)
Claude Foisy		(22 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Cinematography by
Tony Westman		(17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Jackson		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Paul G. Day		(15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ron Yoshida		(8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Schwadel		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting by
Meg Liberman		(17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Camille H. Patton		(17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Irene Cagen		(13 episodes, 2007)
Richard Hicks		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Scott		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Elizabeth Melcher		(6 episodes, 2006)
Nelia Morago		(6 episodes, 2006)
Holly Powell		(6 episodes, 2006)
Corinne Clark		(3 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Page		(3 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Design by
Ian D. Thomas		(20 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Direction by
Douglasann Menchions		(19 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Louise Roper		(13 episodes, 2007)
Wendy Harke		(5 episodes, 2006)

Series Costume Design by
Trish Flynn		(19 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Makeup Department
Janet MacDonald	....	hair stylist (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paula Demille	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 2006)
Rita Ciccozzi	....	makeup artist (11 episodes, 2007)
Bev Wright	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2006)
Tamar Ouziel	....	assistant makeup artist: day calls (2 episodes, 2006)
Zabrina Matiru	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer (unknown episodes)
Monica Huppert	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Craig Matheson	....	production manager (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anne Marie McGinn	....	post-production supervisor (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
George Chapman	....	production manager (5 episodes, 2004)
Sean Sforza	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Bunting	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Morgan Beggs	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Larissa Ballstadt	....	trainee assistant director (12 episodes, 2005)
Ella Kutschera	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark D. Currie	....	first assistant director: second unit (8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sean Osmack	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nico Sachse	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)
Mindy Heslin	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
Tammy Bannister	....	third assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Allan Harmon	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gisela Schulte	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Robert K. Smith	....	property master (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
G. Andrew Hussey	....	lead set dresser (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Simone Gore	....	graphics (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Clare Davis	....	construction coordinator (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Cherie Kroll	....	graphic designer (12 episodes, 2005)
Todd Keller	....	on-set dresser (12 episodes, 2006)
Sandra Baier	....	props (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kate Heslup	....	art department assistant (7 episodes, 2007)
Bob Levesque	....	property master (6 episodes, 2007)
Clive Edwards	....	property master (5 episodes, 2004)
Colin Meacham	....	set dresser (5 episodes, 2004)
Samantha Schell	....	props (5 episodes, 2004)
Nelson Dewey	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor / sound (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Megan Goudsward	....	background sound editor (25 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant dialogue editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ken Cade	....	sound designer / sound effects editor (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lars Ekstrom	....	sound mixer / production sound mixer (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mike Paprocki	....	sound effects editor (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer (14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mike Gardner	....	boom operator (12 episodes, 2005)
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2005)
Darryl Marko	....	sound assistant (12 episodes, 2005)
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Glen Noseworthy	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2006)
Michael T. Williamson	....	production sound mixer (10 episodes, 2007)
Matt Dawson	....	adr mixer (8 episodes, 2007)
Belinda Pattison	....	assistant sound editor (7 episodes, 2007)
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (5 episodes, 2004)
Kevin Belen	....	adr recordist / sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer: New York (4 episodes, 2004)
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2004)
David M. Cyr	....	production sound mixer (3 episodes, 2007)
Joe Watts	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2007)
Steve Schatz	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2004)
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Kris Casavant	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Klausmayer	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer / sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Philip Edward Jones	....	special effects supervisor (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Douglas W. Beard	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Bob Comer	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ian Korver	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Roberto Biagi	....	visual effects supervisor (32 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tom Tennisco	....	digital compositor / visual effects / ... (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Derek Wolfe	....	visual effects (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tom Archer	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2005)
Blake Anderson	....	digital effects artist / visual effects (2 episodes, 2005)
Sherri Rogers	....	texture artist: Atmosphere VFX (2 episodes, 2005)
Nadine Blackler	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keegan Douglas	....	lead compositor (2 episodes, 2007)
John Cairns	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Andrew Karr	....	CG supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jaye Krebs	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Brenda Levert	....	visual effects producer: Northwest Imaging & FX (unknown episodes)
Todd Liddiard	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Daniel Osaki	....	lead modeler (unknown episodes)
Noel Wright	....	compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Leif Havdale	....	stunt double (38 episodes, 2004-2007)
Gaston Howard	....	stunt coordinator (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt driver / stunts (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tommy Europe	....	stunt double / stunts (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chad Sayn	....	air ram coordinator / stunts (2 episodes, 2007)
Richard Brooks	....	stunt double / stunts (unknown episodes)
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Joe Doserro	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jon Kralt	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt double: Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (unknown episodes)
Clay Virtue	....	stunt double: third season (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Hunt	....	chief lighting technician / lighting technician (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Taschereau	....	first company grip / grip (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Oliver Hajdu	....	rigging gaffer / gaffer: second unit (12 episodes, 2007)
Michael Wrinch	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 2007)
Armin Matter	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Animation Department
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (5 episodes, 2004)

Series Casting Department
Corinne Clark	....	casting: Vancouver (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Azja Pryor	....	casting assistant (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jennifer Page	....	casting: Vancouver (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Hicks	....	original casting (13 episodes, 2007)
Mark Scott	....	original casting (11 episodes, 2007)
Erica Berger	....	casting assistant (7 episodes, 2007)
Ben Harris	....	casting assistant (4 episodes, 2007)
Tara Treacy	....	casting associate (unknown episodes, 2005)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tara R. Hinecker	....	truck costumer (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Seán Travers	....	colorist: opening titles (27 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Pearson	....	first assistant editor / assistant editor (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
James Lawson	....	assistant editor (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Achim Kapitza	....	colorist (13 episodes, 2004-2007)
Leah Blesi	....	post-production assistant (13 episodes, 2007)
Shae Salmon	....	first assistant editor (2 episodes, 2004)
Kirk Hay	....	assistant editor / post-production assistant (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anne Marie McGinn	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer (40 episodes, 2004-2007)
Elliot Lurie	....	music supervisor (21 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stephen Phillips	....	composer: theme music / composer: title theme (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tim P.	....	composer: theme music / composer: title theme (19 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Transportation Department
Mike Sassen	....	transportation coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Barry Chapman	....	transportation coordinator (4 episodes, 2004)
Rod Patten	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Josephine Ochej	....	assistant: Scott Peters / production associate / ... (42 episodes, 2004-2007)
Adam Levy	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to executive producers (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michelle Almaz Tadege	....	production coordinator (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amy Berg	....	executive story editor / story editor (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Clark Candy	....	production coordinator (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Colville	....	executive story editor / story editor (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kymn Brettoner	....	production accountant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Wendy Mclean	....	script supervisor (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Neil Levin	....	script coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Neil Williams	....	script coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (12 episodes, 2005)
Paul Jasper	....	animal coordinator (12 episodes, 2006)
Nelly Hugh-Jones	....	assistant to executive producer (12 episodes, 2007)
Sabrina Karine	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Elisha Schaff	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2007)
Dennis Swartman	....	location manager (7 episodes, 2007)
Danny McWilliams	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Nathan Holley	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2004)
Jessica Brajoux	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Marcus Goodwin	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2006)
Rafe Judkins	....	assistant to writers (5 episodes, 2006)
David Sperber	....	publicist (5 episodes, 2007)
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Lukasz Madziag	....	office production assistant (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tim Haughian	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2004)
Jeff Pickett	....	assistant to executive producer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Allan J. Ross	....	key production assistant (2 episodes, 2004)
Michael Bendner	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kerri Boyce	....	accounting assistant (unknown episodes)
Ron Buck	....	police technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Byron Drinkle	....	playback coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Dani Elias	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Luke King	....	key production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dan Kuzmenko	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Nathan Lomax	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sheri Mayervich	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Renegade 83
• American Zoetrope
• CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-) (season 4)
• Paramount Network Television (2005) (seasons 2-3)
• Viacom Productions (2004) (season 1)
• 4400 Productions
• Sky Television (co-producer)

Distributors

• USA Network (2004) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Sky One (2004) (UK) (TV)
• Antena 3 Televisión (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Space (2005) (Canada) (TV)
• Talpa (2005-2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (seasons 1 and 2)
• WoWow (2005) (Japan) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• ProSieben Television (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• Fox Life HD (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 3)
• HBO Hungary (2005-2008) (Hungary) (TV) (Cinemax) (original airing)
• Box, The (????) (New Zealand) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 4)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)
• TV2 (2007-) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• Atmosphere Visual Effects
• Northwest Imaging & FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liberman/Patton Casting  casting
• Mint Visual Design  main titles
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production
• Rainmaker Entertainment Group (REG)  post-production services (as Rainmaker)
• SFX Studio  special make-up effects
• Sharpe Sound Studios  sound
• Sim Video West Ltd.  playback services
• West Media Film and Post  playback services

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | New Zealand:M (season 4) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

99 Chairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Renegade 83

Trivia:

The address of The 4400 Center, 6265 Crescent Road, is the same as The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the street scenes of Episode 1.2, street lamp banners show that the location is the Commercial Drive neighbourhood of Vancouver.

Quotes:

Diana Skouris: Mister Tyler, I know you're trying to protect your family. But you have to realize that by staying here, you could be putting yourself in serious danger.
Richard Tyler: Maybe. But you know, I was born in 1922 - in Missouri. And my skin was black then as it is now. So I've had to worry about fire bombings, and lynchings and beatings my entire life. If there's anything I've learned, it's this. Eventually a man's gotta take a stand. I'm making mine right here.

Soundtrack:

A Place in Time

I'm looking forward to the continuation of the story in the next series

I actually quite enjoyed the first series. I was compelled to watch through to the final episode to see the characters story arc's develop.

Yes there are the typical Sci-fi clichés (maybe 4400 by the time the show is finished?). But I would say that this is a Sci-fi show and not a Sci-fact show, and by it's very nature it's a work of fiction, thus real world science doesn't really matter or nessecarily apply.

The scene the first post was alluding to was (I'm sure) not intended to be a dazzling display of the script writers grasp of near and outer orbital rocket science, but a characterization of both the governmental paranoia and hopeless desperation that humans can exhibit when faced with seemingly futile situations.

Personally, I don't think the acting is too bad, yes it does smack of countless other Sci-fi shows and draws heavily on many common themes running through all Sci-fi series, but what shows don't? There is little originality in Sci-fi these days, but the premise of this show is at least relatively unexplored.

How many shows do you know that effectively try to portray the multitude of challenges that face abductees when they try to re-integrate into a society that seemingly doesn't want them, can't understand them or are jealous of them?

Comparisons are inevitable, but when you're subconsciously thinking "Mulder and Scully" or "Rouge and Wolverine" while you are watching supposedly new characters then as a script writer you've got to try to distance yourself from what could easily be considered as stereotypes. This is probably my greatest (and only real) criticism.

If the script writers were just a little less derivative, and a bit more adventurous then I think we have a winner.

P.S. Oh, and they need to stop the re-caps at the start of every darn episode, the fast forward button on my Tivo's getting worn out as it is.

Mqark.