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The Dead Zone: Season 02
Running Time: 60 min.
Release By: USA

The second season of the Stephen King-inspired TV series The Dead Zone begins with the conclusion of the cliffhanger introduced at the end of season one, as schoolteacher Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall), who ever since awakening from a six-year coma has had the ability to predict people's futures and read their thoughts simply by touching their hands, begins his mission to destroy political candidate Greg Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery), whom Johnny knows will destroy the world if he ever becomes president. His crusade against Stillson encounters innumerable unexpected twists and turns throughout the season, notably in an episode wherein Johnny throws his support behind Stillson's political opponent, Harrison Fisher (Gerald McRaney), only to discover that Fisher may prove even more dangerous in the long run. Meanwhile, Johnny's gifts allow him to arrive at the sobering conclusion that his former fiancée, Sarah (Nicole de Boer), would have married Sheriff Walt Bannerman (Chris Bruno) even if Johnny hadn't been rendered comatose by his car accident -- but would Sarah have borne Johnny's son J.J., who now has no idea of his true parentage? Also, more questions arise as to the extent of televangelist Gene Purdy's (David Ogden Stiers) involvement in the death of Johnny's millionaire mother. Season two was to have ended with the episode "Playing God," but the USA network decided to extend the season by several weeks. As a result, audiences were treated to such choice episodes as "Zion," in which Johnny's therapist and best friend, Bruce (John L. Adams), experiences paranormal visions of his own; "The Storm," the series' first episode filmed in the letterboxed format; and "The Hunt," which was titled "The Hunt for Osama" until late-breaking events in the Middle East dictated a name change. The season finale provides a payoff to a recurring plot strand, in which Johnny is stalked by a mysterious man in black (Frank Whaley) -- who turns out to be a visitor from the future that Johnny has so often peered into, and who has a vital message that may or may not save the world from annihilation. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Dead Zone: Season 02 Cast and Crew:

Anthony Michael Hall - (Johnny Smith)

Nicole deBoer - (Sarah Bannerman)

Chris Bruno - (Sheriff Walt Bannerman)

John L. Adams - (Bruce Lewis)

David Ogden Stiers - (Rev. Gene Purdy)

Kristen Dalton - (Dana Bright)

Production Credits:
Stephen King (Book Author)
Michael Piller (Executive Producer)
Lloyd Segan (Executive Producer)
Robert H. Lieberman (Executive Producer)
Shawn Piller (Executive Producer)
Shawn Piller (Show Creator)
Michael Piller (Show Creator)


The Dead Zone: Season 02 Episodes:
The Dead Zone: Valley of the Shadow
The Dead Zone: Descent
The Dead Zone: Ascent
The Dead Zone: The Outsider
The Dead Zone: Precipitate
The Dead Zone: Scars
The Dead Zone: Cabin Pressure
The Dead Zone: The Man Who Never Was
The Dead Zone: Dead Men Tell Tales
The Dead Zone: Playing God
The Dead Zone: Zion
The Dead Zone: The Storm
The Dead Zone: Plague
The Dead Zone: Deja Voodoo
The Dead Zone: The Hunt
The Dead Zone: The Mountain
The Dead Zone: The Combination
The Dead Zone: Visions

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