letterten 2009-10 fall preview | abc

ABC Tuesday 10pm

debuts Tuesday, September 22, 10pm

concept from	In the United States, the remains of over 40,000 people have yet to be identified. When police investigations reach a dead end, civilian volunteers across the country work to name -- the forgotten. From executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, "the forgotten" is a drama series in which a team of dedicated amateurs - The Forgotten Network -- work on murder cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have exhausted all leads, a group of volunteers led by Alex Donovan (Christian Slater), must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. These are citizen volunteers solving extraordinary crimes. Their persistence and compassion for the cases put them on a personal and emotional journey that focuses on giving names back to the deceased.
stars	Christian Slater, Michelle Borth, Heather Stephens, Bob Stephenson, Anthony Carrigan, Rochelle Aytes
producers	Jerry Bruckheimer, Mark Friedman, Jonathan Littman, Lukas Reiter, Danny Cannon
studio	Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television

my take

Jerry Bruckheimer works with ABC for the first time and takes Christian Slater and an ensemble cast to ABC to lead a team of volunteers who try and identify the remains of the 40,000 unidentified people in the United States, so they don't become...The Forgotten. Sounds like Very Cold Case. I'm sure some of these stories will involve bad people, some with very bad people and others just heart-string tugging "normal" folk. The timeslot is open and the Dancing with the Stars Results Show the lead-in. Something about it feels rather generic, but it's nice to see Heather Stephens again. Watch early.