Runaway (2006 TV series)
Runaway is an American drama series that aired on The CW from September 25, 2006, to October 15, 2006. The series was created by Chad Hodge and was produced by Golly and Darren Star Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television. Along with The Game, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited as previously aired from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN. The show was officially cancelled on October 18, 2006.[1]
| Runaway | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Chad Hodge |
| Starring | Donnie Wahlberg Dustin Milligan Karen Leblanc Leslie Hope Nathan Gamble Sandrine Holt Sarah Ramos Susan Floyd |
| Composer(s) | David Schwartz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Golly Darren Star Productions Sony Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | The CW |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 25 – October 15, 2006 |
Synopsis
Runaway chronicles the life of the Hollands, an average middle-class American family who just moved to Bridgewater, Iowa, from Potomac, Maryland. Despite appearing to be just a normal family looking for a change of scenery, the Hollands are actually the Raders, a family secretly on the run from the law after Paul Rader, the patriarch of the family, was convicted for a murder that he didn't commit. Not only that, but the Raders are also hunted by the real killer who had made good on targeting the family, especially their three children. These reasons are enough for Paul (similar to the plot line of The Fugitive) to seek the evidence that will clear him and end his family's nightmare.
Characters
Main
- Paul Rader/Jim Holland (Donnie Wahlberg) is the patriarch – husband and father of the family and a successful attorney. He was wrongly accused of the murder of Erin Baxter, a beautiful young associate in his law firm, which he believes was connected to a secret investigation she was conducting. The real killer's next move is to go after his three children, so Paul must relocate them while also trying to stay a step ahead of the law enforcement agents pursuing him.
- Lily Rader/Brenda Holland (Leslie Hope) is the wife and mother of the family who previously owned an art gallery near their former home in Maryland.
- Henry Rader/Jason Holland (Dustin Milligan) is the elder son in the family, a high school sophomore. He misses his girlfriend Kylie in Maryland and sometimes takes rash risks in order to try and communicate with her.
- Hannah Rader/Kate Holland (Sarah Ramos) is the only daughter in the family, also a high school sophomore, who seems to be the only one who prefers the possibility of creating a new life where she isn't the social outcast she was back in Maryland.
- Tommy Rader/Michael "Mikey" Holland (Nathan Gamble) is the younger son of the family, eight years old. As the youngest, it is the most difficult for him to keep his lies straight.
- Angela Huntley (Karen Leblanc) is the lead investigator assigned to the Raders' case and is considered one of the best agents in the U.S. Marshals Service.
- Gina Bennett (Susan Floyd) is the Raders' local realtor, a single mother with a law school education who helps the Raders in their new lives.
Recurring
- Jake (Craig Olejnik), Gina's only son, who is seen in the first episode taking an instant dislike to Henry and making his life at school difficult. The family eventually finds out that he and his mother have been on the run from his abusive father, and are also using assumed identities to hide.
- Brady Sullivan (Andrew Lawrence), the son of the Raders' neighbor Paul and a potential new love interest for Hannah.
- Amber (Leah Cudmore)
- Tannen (Aaron Abrams)
- Erin (Sandrine Holt)
Cancellation
The CW cancelled Runaway on October 18, 2006, four weeks after its debut. Runaway holds the distinction of being the first show to be canceled on the new network. The show never found an audience and had the lowest ratings of the programming on all 5 major broadcast networks.[2]
Episodes
Thirteen episode scripts were ordered, and nine episodes were filmed, but only three were broadcast by the CW. The unfilmed scripts were named "They Say It's Your Birthday", "Dashing Through the Snow", "Trial and Error", and "Knock, Knock".
| No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code [3] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | September 25, 2006 | 100 | 2.35 |
| Paul Rader and his family, on the run from the law after Paul was wrongly convicted of murder and jumped bail, arrive in Bridgewater posing as the Hollands, a family that has supposedly been moving around from place to place after losing their home to Hurricane Katrina. Using their cover story, Paul's wife Lily gets her two oldest children, Henry and Hannah, enrolled in the local high school as twins Jason and Kate Holland. Paul gets a job as a cook in a diner, where he meets the town realtor, Gina Bennett. Hannah meets Brady, her neighbor who also attends the same school, while Henry briefly runs away from home after arguing with his father only to return after realizing he can't abandon his family. Angela Huntley, the marshal assigned to locate Paul, finds an address in a car he dumped, but it turns out to be a false trail he left behind. Paul accesses the email account of the woman he supposedly murdered and receives a threatening message to "stay lost" or his family will be killed. | ||||
| 2 | "Identity Crisis" | October 2, 2006 | 101 | 1.95 |
| 3 | "Mr. Rader Goes to Washington" | October 15, 2006 | 102 | 1.80 |
| 4 | "Homecoming" | Unaired | 103 | TBD |
| 5 | "Father Figure" | Unaired | 104 | TBD |
| 6 | "Liar, Liar" | Unaired | 105 | TBD |
| 7 | "Turn, Turn, Turn" | Unaired | 106 | TBD |
| 8 | "There's No Place Like Home" | Unaired | 107 | TBD |
| 9 | "End Game" | Unaired | 108 | TBD |
Broadcast
The series aired on both Global and CH in Canada. In March 2009, 3e started showing Runaway for the first time in Ireland. In June 2007, British Television channel E4 started showing Runaway. In the UK, the fifth episode was due to be shown on July 18, but was replaced by How to Look Good Naked; the episode was eventually shown early the next morning at 1:35am and since then had a very late timeslot of around 1 am, Thursday morning. The show's slot was moved from late evening to early morning due to poor ratings. All nine episodes were aired in the UK.
Ratings
For the season it was broadcast, Runaway scored dead last with a ranking of 142, and an average of 2 million viewers.[4] In May 2007, the other new scripted CW drama picked up Hidden Palms would go to achieve a new CW record with even lower viewer turnout than Runaway even in the less competitive summer season.
References
- ""Runaway" CW Cancels Donnie Wahlberg Drama Series". TV Series Finale.
- ""Runaway" Lost in Shuffle as CW Axes First Drama", Hollywood Reporter, October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2006.
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Runaway : 10"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap". Hollywood Reporter. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
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