- Death Valley (TV series)
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Death Valley Genre Black comedy
Horror
Supernatural drama
Comedy horror
MockumentaryDeveloped by Eric Weinberg
Curtis Gwinn
Spider One (concept)Starring Bryan Callen
Charlie Sanders
Bryce Johnson
Caity Lotz
Tania Raymonde
Texas BattleComposer(s) Matthew Compton
Homario Suby (music)Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 12 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Austin Reading
Eric Weinberg
Julie Kellman Reading
Tim Healy
Tony Dibari
Spider One (co-executive)Producer(s) Kent Zbornak
James O. Kerry (co-prod.)
Dana Riedel (associate)Editor(s) Todd Bastone (assistant)
Hector Carrillo (assistant)Camera setup Jeff Bollman Running time 22 minutes Production company(s) Liquid Theory Broadcast Original channel MTV Original run August 29, 2011 – present External links Website Death Valley is an American horror, black comedy mockumentary television series broadcast on MTV. The series premiered on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00/10:00 CT[1] The series follows the Undead Task Force (UTF), a newly formed division of the LAPD, as they are filmed by camera news crew Channel 5 documentary-style, as they capture the monsters that roam the streets of San Fernando Valley in California. New episodes currently air every Monday at 11:00pm EST.
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Series overview
A year prior to the opening of the series, vampires, werewolves and zombies mysteriously descended upon the streets of California's San Fernando Valley. The newly formed Undead Task Force (UTF), a division of the Los Angeles Police Department is created to combat the emergence of monsters in the San Fernando Valley. A camera crew is embedded within the task force to document the zombie, vampire and werewolf encounters.
Cast
- Bryan Callen as Capt. Frank Dashell
- Charlie Sanders as Officer Joe Stubeck
- Bryce Johnson as Officer Billy Pierce
- Caity Lotz as (Rookie) Officer Kirsten Landry
- Tania Raymonde as Officer Carla Rinaldi
- Texas Battle as Officer John "John-John" Johnson
Episodes
Main article: List of Death Valley episodesSeason Episodes Originally aired DVD release date Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 1 12[2] August 29, 2011 TBA N/A N/A N/A Production
Death Valley was created by Spider One (Vocalist of Powerman 5000) years ago, and after a long road of unsuccessful pitches, the series was given a 12 episode order by MTV on September 14, 2010. The series is executive produced by Austin Reading, Eric Weinberg, Julie Kellman Reading and Tim Healy. Charlie Sanders, Caity Lotz and Tania Raymonde joined the cast in September, Sanders playing Officer Joe Stubeck, Lotz playing Officer Kirsten Landry and Raymonde playing Officer Carla Rinaldi.[3] Bryan Callen joined the series in October, as the lead Capt. Frank Dashell.[4] The series premiered on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:30/9:30c.
References
- ^ http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/29/mtv-adds-two-new-series-to-its-monday-night-line-up-beginning-monday-august-29-ridiculousness-and-death-valley-937215/20110629mtv02/
- ^ "Shows A-Z - death valley on mtv". The Futon Critic. http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/death-valley/listings/. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/09/14/development-update-tuesday-september-14-37420/8880/
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/tv-castings-actors-board-fxs-alabama-mtvs-death-valley-and-cws-nikita/
External links
- Official website
- Death Valley at the Internet Movie Database
- Death Valley at TV.com
- Death Valley at TV Guide
Categories:- 2010s American television series
- 2011 American television series debuts
- Action television series
- American comedy-drama television series
- English-language television series
- Horror fiction television series
- MTV television series
- Mockumentary television series
- Werewolves in film and television
- Vampires in film and television
- Black comedy television programs
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