Wonderland (TV series)
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Wonderland was a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC
television drama directed by Peter Berg
. It depicted daily life in a mental institution
, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000. DirecTV
aired all eight episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009.
The show had many controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment.
, although the DirecTV re-airing of the show uses a different theme song (not by Madonna).
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...
television drama directed by Peter Berg
Peter Berg
Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
. It depicted daily life in a mental institution
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000. DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
aired all eight episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009.
The show had many controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment.
Main cast
- Ted LevineTed LevineFrank Theodore "Ted" Levine is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk.-Early life and career:...
.... Dr. Robert Banger (8 episodes, 2000) - Michelle ForbesMichelle ForbesMichelle Renee Forbes Guajardo , known professionally as Michelle Forbes, is an American actress who has built a career of work in television and independent film and has acted in productions in both the United States and in the United Kingdom...
.... Dr. Lyla Garrity (8 episodes, 2000) - Michael Jai WhiteMichael Jai WhiteMichael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
.... Dr. Derrick Hatcher (7 episodes, 2000) - Billy BurkeBilly Burke (actor)William Albert "Billy" Burke is an American actor. He is known for his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He is also known for his role as Gary Matheson in the second season of 24.-Life and career:Burke was born in...
.... Dr. Abe Matthews (8 episodes, 2000) - Martin DonovanMartin DonovanMartin Donovan is an American stage and film actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust , Surviving Desire , Simple Men , Flirt , Amateur , and The Book of Life...
.... Dr. Neil Harrison (8 episodes, 2000) - Joelle CarterJoelle Carter-Early life:Carter was an army brat. Her father was in the Army and the family moved often throughout the United States. She attended high school in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and enrolled at Augusta State University on a full athletic scholarship for swimming and cross-country.-Model...
.... Dr. Heather Miles (6 episodes, 2000) - Patricia ClarksonPatricia ClarksonPatricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under...
... Tammy Banger (8 episodes, 2000)
Main crew
- Peter BergPeter BergPeter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
.... creator, executive producer (writer/director 1 episode, 2000 "Pilot") - Tony Krantz .... executive producer (8 episodes, 2000)
- James Steven SadwithJames Steven SadwithJames Steven Sadwith is an American producer, screenwriter, and Emmy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing the CBS mini-series Elvis which is about the life of Elvis Presley and also Sinatra about Frank Sinatra....
.... consulting producer (7 episodes, 2000) - Brian GrazerBrian GrazerBrian Thomas Grazer is an Academy Award-winning American film and television producer who co-founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. Together they have produced many acclaimed films, including Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind .- Career :Brian Grazer began his career as a producer...
.... executive producer (unknown episodes) - Peter R. McIntosh .... producer (unknown episodes)
- Barry M. Schkolnick
- John David ColesJohn David ColesJohn David Coles is an American film and television director. Coles is probably most notable for his directing on the HBO sitcom, Sex and the City. In addition to Sex and the City, Coles has directed episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, The West Wing and Desperate Housewives...
(unknown episodes) - Charles McDougallCharles McDougallCharles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director.-Biography:McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives . McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4 and Sex and the City on HBO...
(unknown episodes) - Oz ScottOz ScottOsborne "Oz" E. Scott is an American screenwriter, television producer, film, television, and theatre director.-Career:Born in Hampton, Virginia, Scott attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a MFA before he began his career in Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage. While at the Arena Stage, he...
Episodes
- Wonderland (Pilot)
- 20/20 Hindsight
- Spell Check
- Full Moon
- The Raw and the Cooked
- Wilt Chamberlain 3.0
- Personality Plus
- Hello/Goodbye
Incidental music
The theme song of the show is a simple humming. It is performed by MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, although the DirecTV re-airing of the show uses a different theme song (not by Madonna).