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The fate of 4400 has been decided. The CW has cancelled the freshman series after one season. Episode 13, Present is Prologue will be the shows last. This is a huge disappointment but not unexpected. The series never had the best ratings, and maybe it would have been renewed had it not been for the …
When the 44orum attack the Bois Blanc sanctuary, Keisha sends out a call for help. Whilst Claudette and Jharrel try to reason with Manny Shanice and Logan try to keep Hayden safe. 4400’s season finale, Present is Prologue gave us a bookend title to the series premiere Past is Prologue. From the beginning of the …
In the penultimate episode, the 4400 are trying to solve a possible murder while the 44orum step up their attacks on the returnees. Meanwhile, Mildred attempts to save her sister. When the 4440 learn that the Rev has been stabbed and his body is missing, Mildred becomes their prime suspect. Remembering what he saw in …
While Shanice runs herself ragged managing the sanctuary and planning a wedding celebration other 4400 are preparing for war. Coming home As the government predicted, more people are returning to the Bois Blanc hotel for safety. When Ji-Eun shows up with boyfriend Harold, the Rev assumes she’s back for good but she isn’t. She wants …
The 4400 learn that they are really on their own when the power goes out at the Bois Blanc. With supplies running low they have to find a way to make some money. Give Up The Ghost is a Jharrel centric episode that gave us an opportunity to learn more about his brother Manny (Calvin …
The 4400 are prisoners of the government once again. Meanwhile, Isaiah has come into his powers but he is far from happy about it until Shanice helps him to see them in a different light. 4400 returned from its midseason break with a different format and a lot of moving parts. When last we saw …
The government want to put a friendly face on the 4400 and Shanice and Logan’s family have been chosen as an inclusive blended family to appear on live TV and talk about their experiences. Exploring the past: Logan’s story The Kaminski Experiment is a Logan flashback episode where we learn that Logan really had a …
Claudette is settling into her apartment and enjoying her newfound freedom. She’s taking up photography again and wants a job so she can finally earn her own money. Jharrell offers to help her out. In my review of 4400 episode one, Past is Prologue, I said I felt that Claudette had been abused by her …
Hayden concocts a plan to break Mildred out of Ypsi Med and enlists the help of Mariah, Andre and Ladonna. Meanwhile, Isaiah is growing his flock. Hayden seems to have settled in well with the Kaminski’s but while Mariah plans an anime marathon, he is hyper-focused on breaking Mildred out of Ypsi Med. His vision …
Keisha learns the truth about the day her sister died, meanwhile the government are pressing forward with reintegrating the 4400 into the world. The Way We Were is my favourite episode of the season so far. I probably said that last week about the Andre centric episode but a girl is allowed to change her …
Patrick John Flueger who starred in the cult classic sci-fi series The 4400 has taken on a guest star role in The CW’s reboot of the series. The actor, who starred in the original USA Network show as Shawn Farrell, will play Caleb a charismatic figure from one of the 4400’s past. In the original series, …
The government reacted to the leaked video of the 4400 being poorly treated by allowing a chosen few to go out in the world. Whilst Andre is trying to figure out why some of the 4400 have powers and what triggers those powers, the government are playing a long game with the returnees. Claudette, Shanice, …
The 4400 are still trapped in the hotel but this episode gave us hope that the returnees will be released. As crowds protest outside the hotel following the leak to the press about the 4400, the government scramble to repair the damage. They need a returnee to address the press and show how well they …
The anti-woke backlash the reboot of CW’s 4400 is currently facing is not new. Over the last decade, people have been getting their panties in a bunch over diversity in films and television. Before the series even premiered, people were complaining about its predominately black cast. From calling the casting racist to criticising the CW …
In the second episode of CW’s 4400 entitled, All Things are Possible, Reverend Isaiah Johnston is the main focal point. As his backstory unfolds, we see how it helps him view his current situation in a different light. We get two new characters and the discovery of a new superpower. Exploring the past: Isaiah’s story …
The CW 4400 posted a video on Twitter where the cast discuss re-envisioning the cult classic through a modern, Black lens and the importance of telling these stories. Executive Producer Arian Jackson explains how the show came to her because the network wanted to reboot the 4400 and were looking to tell the story from …
4400 people are snatched up from different places and points in time and dumped in a field in Detroit, Michigan in 2021 with no memory of what happened between them being taken and returned. When I say dumped, I mean literally dumped. Some of the landings looked pretty painful. But wait, I’m jumping ahead of …
The CW reboot of 4400 has added three actors to its cast. Wilder Yari (The L Word: Generation Q), Theo Germaine (The Politician) Kausar Mohammed (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night), are set to play recurring roles in the series. Wilder Yari stars as Jessica, an agent with the Department of Homeland …
The CW’s reimaging of the 2004 drama, The 4400 is set to premiere this month. So, what can we expect from this reboot? The CW has shortened the title of the series to just 4400 but the premise of the original series is pretty much the same. In the original series, 4400 humans were taken …
Cult classic drama series The 4400 is being rebooted by The CW who gave it a straight to series order. The original 4400 which aired in 2004, was created by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, this time around Ariana Jackson and Anna Fricke will co-executive produce the series. In The 4400, written by Ariana Jackson, …
Mahershala Ali has all of a sudden become a hot property in Hollywood so that TVTone felt the need to pose the ridiculous question “Is Mahershala the new Idris Alba?” Seriously? Responses like this one shouldn’t come as a surprise: what if I told you that we’re allowed to acknowledge more than one attractive and …
Following advice from someone I met on Twitter I decided to check out The Event. I was advised to watch the first two episodes together to get some context. Armed with that bit of information I decided to watch the first four episodes together, I figured if I don’t know what’s going on by the …
