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television series that aired on
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from September 30, 2012, to July 13, 2013. The series was developed and produced by David Wilcox, and was loosely based upon the novel of the same name by author Gabriella Pierce. The show stars
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
,
Dave Annable
David Rodman Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama '' 666 Park Avenue'' (2012–13), a ...
,
Vanessa Williams
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, and
Terry O'Quinn
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and ''Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', w ...
and follows a couple who learns that the Manhattan apartment building that they just moved into, including its upscale tenants, might be possessed by a mysterious demonic force.
The elaborate Beaux-Arts building located on the old money
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of
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called "The Drake" in the series is an actual apartment building,
The Ansonia
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in
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.
ABC ordered the pilot on January 20, 2012, and it was picked up for a full season of 13 episodes on . It aired on Sunday evenings at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, with the series ''
Revenge
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'' serving as its lead in. On November 16, 2012, after the seventh episode aired, ABC announced that the series had been canceled, but that it would finish its 13-episode run.
On December 21, 2012, after the ninth episode aired, ABC announced that the series had been removed from its schedule, with the remaining four episodes to be burned off in the dead of the summer 2013 schedule. The original time slot was taken by '' Happy Endings'' and '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23''. The final four episodes were first broadcast in Spain, then aired in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, before airing in the United States from June 22 to July 13, 2013.
Plot
''666 Park Avenue'' focuses on Jane Van Veen (
Rachael Taylor
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) and her partner Henry Martin (
Dave Annable
David Rodman Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama '' 666 Park Avenue'' (2012–13), a ...
), the new co-managers of the Drake residential hotel, located at 999 Park Avenue. The Drake is owned by mysterious billionaire couple Gavin (
Terry O'Quinn
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and ''Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', w ...
) and Olivia Doran (
Vanessa Williams
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). The plot follows both Jane and Henry, and the other residents of the Drake who live in the shadow of the dark supernatural forces of the Drake and its owners.
Cast and characters
Main
*
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
as Jane Van Veen, the new co-manager of the building
*
Dave Annable
David Rodman Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama '' 666 Park Avenue'' (2012–13), a ...
as Henry Martin, the new co-manager of the building
*
Robert Buckley
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as Brian Leonard, a playwright, who lives in the building with his wife Louise
* Mercedes Masohn as Louise Leonard, Brian's wife, a photographer
*
Helena Mattsson
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Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. She began acting at a young age, performing in plays, musicals and concerts. She studied acting a ...
as Alexis Blume, assistant and friend of Louise
*
Samantha Logan
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as Nona Clark, a resident with a unique gift
*
Erik Palladino
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as Tony DeMeo, the doorman of the building
*
Vanessa Williams
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as Olivia Doran, the coldly beautiful and sophisticated wife of the building's owner
*
Terry O'Quinn
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as Gavin Doran, the building's mysterious owner and the series' primary antagonist
Recurring
* Richard Short as Harlan Moore
* Misha Kuznetsov as Kandinsky
*
Teddy Sears
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as Detective Hayden Cooper
*
Aubrey Dollar
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as Annie Morgan
*
Enrique Murciano
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Born and raised in Miami, Fl ...
as Dr. Todd Scott Evans
*
Tessa Thompson
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as Laurel Harris / Sasha Doran
*
Nick Chinlund
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as Victor Shaw
Episodes
Ratings
Production
Series star
Vanessa Williams
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stated that she perceives the characters of Gavin and Olivia Doran as a "supernatural" Bernie and
Ruth Madoff
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. "It's a world that I wanted to explore," she said. "It's the
Upper East Side
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. It's luxurious. It's a couple that are very powerful. I thought about the Madoffs immediately because they were extremely wealthy. They had incredible land holdings all over that people knew about and knew that they had a great amount of wealth. And then we all saw the dark side and what happened and how they created their empire."
Hurricane Sandy
When
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hit New York City in late October 2012, the sets of ''666 Park Avenue'' were damaged.
Criticism
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urging them to withdraw revenue from the show.
Cancellation
On November 16, 2012, ''666 Park Avenue'' was canceled by ABC. The network aired the 13 episodes produced, but ultimately decided to pass on the two extra scripts that were ordered. On November 21, 2012, it was announced that producers had been given enough notice of the show's cancellation that they were reworking the final episode to function as a series finale and give the fans closure. However in the east, the finale was not seen in full on ABC, as the network broke into the last few minutes of the series for a
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regarding the verdict in the
Trial of George Zimmerman
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(it would be seen in full in time zones westward and its streaming venues).
Reception
Metacritic gave it an average score of 62% based on 22 reviews.
International broadcasts
* In Australia, the show premiered on Fox8 on , in the Monday 9:20pm slot.
* In Canada, the show aired in
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on
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* In
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, the show premiered on
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on
* In
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, the show premiered on
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, the show premiered on
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New Zealand
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, the show premiered on TV2 on , in the Friday 8:30pm slot. After the third episode it was shifted to the Sunday 11pm time slot. The series finale aired on April 21, 2013.
* In
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, the show aired on TVCineSeries.
* In France, the show premiered on Série Club on November 4, 2013. The series finale aired on December 9, 2013. In 2014, the show aired on HD1.
* In Spain, the show aired on Calle 13
* In the United Kingdom, the show aired on
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from , Tuesdays at 10pm. The final episode was broadcast on 14 May 2013.
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, the show premiered on Premium Action on , in the Monday 9:15 slot.
* In
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, the show aired on
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, the show aired on
Pop TV
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Bulgaria
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, the show started airing on
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on March 2, 2015, from Monday to Friday at 21:00.
* In
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, the show airing on HOL TV in 2015-6 on demand on cable TV.
* In the Philippines, the show aired on
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