Revenge (TV series)
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Revenge is an American television drama inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo
starring Madeleine Stowe
and Emily VanCamp
. It debuted on ABC
on September 21, 2011, and currently airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central. The pilot was screened early on ABC's website during a promotional tie-in with Amazon Kindle
.
The series was picked up for a full season by ABC on October 13, 2011.
), whose real name is Amanda Clarke, moves back to The Hamptons to take revenge on the people who caused the death of her father David (James Tupper
) and destroyed her family. When she was a little girl, Amanda's father was arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges, and was tried and convicted for treason. He died in prison. Emily feels her life was destroyed; she ended up in juvenile detention and on her 18th birthday inherited the wealth of the company in which her father invested. She changed her name to Emily Thorne and decided to take revenge on the people responsible for her father's downfall.
.
Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter writes: The Bottom Line--"Intriguing and genuinely fun series stars sweet/sexy Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe." [VanCamp] is a "nice combo of sweet/sexy and ice-cold" in ABC's new drama.
and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
. It was the highest viewed scripted telecast in the hour for ABC since the premiere of Eastwick
two years before. On October 22, 2011, it was reported that Revenge regularly won its hour in the 18-34 age category ahead of CSI and Law & Order: SVU.
ordered the script to pilot. In March 2011, actress Emily VanCamp
was cast as the lead character, and shortly after it was released that Ashley Madekwe
was cast in the series. Madeleine Stowe
and Henry Czerny
joined the cast as well. Max Martini
and Robbie Amell
joined the cast as Frank Stevens, a private investigator and Adam, a wealthy student who is hoping to attend Yale. James Tupper
replaced Marc Blucas
in the role of Emily's father, after Blucas was forced to drop out due to his commitment on Necessary Roughness
. Recurring Gossip Girl
star Connor Paolo
was cast as a series regular playing the character of Declan Porter. Former Nikita
star Ashton Holmes
landed a recurring role as Tyler Barrol, a Harvard classmate of Daniel Grayson.
On May 13, 2011, ABC picked the project up to series. On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, beginning in the fall.
For the 2012-2013 Season it is likely to be Renewed for a second season.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844...
starring Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
and Emily VanCamp
Emily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper...
. It debuted on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on September 21, 2011, and currently airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central. The pilot was screened early on ABC's website during a promotional tie-in with Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 which uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media...
.
The series was picked up for a full season by ABC on October 13, 2011.
Overview
Emily Thorne (Emily VanCampEmily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper...
), whose real name is Amanda Clarke, moves back to The Hamptons to take revenge on the people who caused the death of her father David (James Tupper
James Tupper
James Tupper is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy , which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada...
) and destroyed her family. When she was a little girl, Amanda's father was arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges, and was tried and convicted for treason. He died in prison. Emily feels her life was destroyed; she ended up in juvenile detention and on her 18th birthday inherited the wealth of the company in which her father invested. She changed her name to Emily Thorne and decided to take revenge on the people responsible for her father's downfall.
Main cast
- Madeleine StoweMadeleine StoweMadeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
as Victoria GraysonVictoria GraysonVictoria Grayson is a fictional character on the ABC television series Revenge, portrayed by Madeleine Stowe.-Personality:Victoria Grayson, considered by many characters as "the Queen of the Hamptons", with a net worth of $4.7 billion dollars, is the glamorous but powerful matriarch of the Grayson...
, "Queen of The Hamptons", glamorous and powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, mother of Daniel and Charlotte, married to Conrad but was in love with David Clarke, Amanda's father. - Emily VanCampEmily VanCampEmily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper...
as Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke. Born Amanda Clarke, she returns to the Hamptons under a new identity, Emily Thorne, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her father's wrongful conviction in a terrorist plot. - Gabriel Mann as Nolan Ross, genius software inventor and Emily's ally in her plot for revenge due to his loyalty to her father.
- Henry CzernyHenry Czerny- Career :Czerny received formal training at the National Theatre School in Montreal. After graduating in 1982, he went on to perform onstage across Canada, from Ottawa's National Arts Centre to Edmonton's Citadel Theatre and the Stratford Festival. By the late 1980s, he had established himself as...
as Conrad Grayson, Victoria's husband, father of Daniel and Charlotte. He was involved in an affair with Victoria's former best friend Lydia Davis. - Ashley MadekweAshley MadekweAshley Madekwe is a mixed Nigerian-Swiss-British actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Marissa Delfina on the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She has also been seen in programmes such as Drop Dead Gorgeous, Teachers and others...
as Ashley Davenport, Emily's friend and Victoria's party planner. Also dating Tyler Barrol, Daniel's friend. - Nick WechslerNick WechslerNick Wechsler is an American actor best known for his role as Kyle Valenti in the The WB teen drama series Roswell . He stars as Jack Porter on the ABC drama series Revenge.-Life and career:...
as Jack Porter, Amanda's childhood friend who has a crush on Emily. - Joshua BowmanJoshua BowmanJoshua Tobias Bowman is an English actor. In 2011 he was selected as one of the Stars of Tomorrow by Screen International. He stars as a series regular in the ABC series, Revenge.-Background:...
as Daniel Grayson, Victoria and Conrad's son who soon becomes engaged to Emily. - Connor PaoloConnor PaoloConnor Paolo is an American actor best known of his role as Eric van der Woodsen in The CW young-adult series Gossip Girl since 2007-2011.He became part of the two Oliver Stone films, World Trade Center and Alexander where he bagged his biggest break in Hollywood.He is currently playing Declan...
as Declan Porter, Jack Porter's brother who is in a relationship with Charlotte Grayson. - Christa B. AllenChrista B. AllenChrista Brittany Allen is an American actress best known for her role as the younger Jenna Rink in the 2004 movie 13 Going on 30.-Life and career:...
as Charlotte "Charlie" Grayson, Victoria and Conrad's teenage daughter who is in a relationship with Declan Porter.
Recurring cast
- Amber VallettaAmber VallettaAmber Evangeline Valletta is an American actress and model. She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten . She then starred in the hit film Hitch...
as Lydia Davis, Victoria's former best friend and Conrad's mistress as well as David Clarke's former secretary. - James TupperJames TupperJames Tupper is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy , which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada...
as David Clarke, Amanda's now-deceased father who was having an affair with Victoria. - Emily Alyn LindEmily Alyn LindEmily Alyn Lind is an American actress best known as Vanessa in the Hallmark movie, November Christmas and as Emma in All My Children. She's the daughter of actress Barbara Alyn Woods and John Lind. She has an older sister, Natalie Lind, and a younger sister, Alyvia Lind.- Filmography :-External...
as young Amanda Clarke. - Robbie AmellRobbie AmellRobert Patrick "Robbie" Amell is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, Picture This, and Fred Jones in the television films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster...
as Adam Connor, Charlotte's ex-boyfriend who she dumps because she falls for Declan. - Ashton HolmesAshton HolmesAshton Holmes is an American film and television actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence and Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. He currently appears as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.-Personal life:Holmes was born in Albany, New...
as Tyler Barrol, Daniel's Harvard college roommate & good friend. - Max MartiniMax MartiniMaximilian Carlo "Max" Martini is an American film, theater and television actor known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt on the military television drama, The...
as Frank Stevens, the Graysons' former head of security who discovered the truth about Emily true identity. But then gets murdered by the real Emily. - Margarita LevievaMargarita LevievaMargarita Levieva is an American actress. Born in the Soviet Union, she was a professional gymnast before going on to star in the films The Invisible, Adventureland and Spread.-Personal life:...
as Emily Thorne, Amanda's former roommate at juvie, with whom she switched names. Currently using the name Kara Wilkins, but reverted to the Amanda persona when seducing Jack Porter. - CCH Pounder as Warden Sharon Stiles
- James McCaffreyJames McCaffreyJames G. McCaffrey is an American actor.-Biography:McCaffrey was born in Northern Ireland and raised in New York. His first role was for sills models, as a mentally challenged teen, in Bill II: on His Own, the Bill Sackter story. He also played the lead in the first and last seasons of the series...
as Ryan Huntley, Lydia's estranged husband's divorce lawyer who told the judge about Lydia's affair with Conrad because Emily sent him the pictures of Conrad and Lydia in the act.
Critical reception
The show has been met with positive reviews, with an initial score of 66 out of 100 from MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
.
Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter writes: The Bottom Line--"Intriguing and genuinely fun series stars sweet/sexy Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe." [VanCamp] is a "nice combo of sweet/sexy and ice-cold" in ABC's new drama.
Ratings
The pilot episode scored a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating and 10.02 million viewers, winning the 10pm hour time slot, against CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
. It was the highest viewed scripted telecast in the hour for ABC since the premiere of Eastwick
Eastwick (TV series)
Eastwick is a 2009 screwball comedy series based on John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman , Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous...
two years before. On October 22, 2011, it was reported that Revenge regularly won its hour in the 18-34 age category ahead of CSI and Law & Order: SVU.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | People's Choice Awards People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett... |
Favorite New TV Drama 38th People's Choice Awards The 38th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2011, will be held on January 11, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS at 9:00 pm ET.On November 8, the nominees were announced... |
Revenge | |
Development and production
In January 2011, ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
ordered the script to pilot. In March 2011, actress Emily VanCamp
Emily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper...
was cast as the lead character, and shortly after it was released that Ashley Madekwe
Ashley Madekwe
Ashley Madekwe is a mixed Nigerian-Swiss-British actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Marissa Delfina on the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She has also been seen in programmes such as Drop Dead Gorgeous, Teachers and others...
was cast in the series. Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
and Henry Czerny
Henry Czerny
- Career :Czerny received formal training at the National Theatre School in Montreal. After graduating in 1982, he went on to perform onstage across Canada, from Ottawa's National Arts Centre to Edmonton's Citadel Theatre and the Stratford Festival. By the late 1980s, he had established himself as...
joined the cast as well. Max Martini
Max Martini
Maximilian Carlo "Max" Martini is an American film, theater and television actor known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt on the military television drama, The...
and Robbie Amell
Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, Picture This, and Fred Jones in the television films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster...
joined the cast as Frank Stevens, a private investigator and Adam, a wealthy student who is hoping to attend Yale. James Tupper
James Tupper
James Tupper is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy , which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada...
replaced Marc Blucas
Marc Blucas
Marcus Paul "Marc" Blucas is an American actor, known for playing Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life:...
in the role of Emily's father, after Blucas was forced to drop out due to his commitment on Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness (TV series)
Necessary Roughness is a USA Network television series starring Callie Thorne and Marc Blucas. The one-hour drama series was picked up for 12 episodes on January 19, 2011...
. Recurring Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
star Connor Paolo
Connor Paolo
Connor Paolo is an American actor best known of his role as Eric van der Woodsen in The CW young-adult series Gossip Girl since 2007-2011.He became part of the two Oliver Stone films, World Trade Center and Alexander where he bagged his biggest break in Hollywood.He is currently playing Declan...
was cast as a series regular playing the character of Declan Porter. Former Nikita
Nikita (TV series)
La Femme Nikita is a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Brothers. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow...
star Ashton Holmes
Ashton Holmes
Ashton Holmes is an American film and television actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence and Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. He currently appears as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.-Personal life:Holmes was born in Albany, New...
landed a recurring role as Tyler Barrol, a Harvard classmate of Daniel Grayson.
On May 13, 2011, ABC picked the project up to series. On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, beginning in the fall.
For the 2012-2013 Season it is likely to be Renewed for a second season.