''Ten Days in the Valley'' is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from October 1, 2017, through January 6, 2018. The series, starring

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, was ordered direct-to-series on August 4, 2016. After airing four episodes, ABC announced that they were pulling the series from their schedule but would air the rest of the episodes beginning December 16, 2017.

Premise

A television producer's life gets complicated after her young daughter disappears in the middle of the night and the two worlds she tries to navigate violently collide.

Cast and characters

Main

as Jane Sadler *

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as Detective John Bird *

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as Pete Greene *

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as Ali Petrovich *

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as Tom Petrovich *

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as Commander Elliot Gomez * Francois Battiste as Gus Tremblay *

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as Matt Walker * Abigail Pniowsky as Lake Sadler-Greene

Recurring

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as Casey * Ali Liebert as Detective Nickole Bilson *

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as Detective Isabel Knight * Gage Golightly as Lynn * Marisol Ramirez as Beatriz *

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as Chistopher Gomez *

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as Henry Vega

Episodes

Production

The series began development in early 2016 with

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set to star. She left the project for unknown reasons, and was replaced by

Critical reception

The

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website

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reported a 61% approval rating with an average rating of 7.45/10 based on 18 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "''Ten Days in the Valley''s instantly tense delivery of familiar material leads to an intriguing character study and engrossing mystery despite naggingly untapped potential."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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