This is terrific news for all who join me in bemoaning the far-too-soon cancellation of supernatural Nazi clock creepy baby puzzler Zero Hour. We were told that the remainder of the episodes would air, and now, happily, that schedule has been set. The news was somewhat giddily tweeted by the Zero Hour writers themselves, or at least whomever has their Twitter password:
Airing update! ABC’s showing all 13 eps of Zero Hour starting Sat. June 15th at 8pm! Set your DVR’s and clear your summer schedules! Whohoo!
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
That is to say Sat’s @ 8PM on ABC Starting on 6/15 not all 13 eps on 6/15…you knew that. Nevermind. Is this thing on? Did you hear some…
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
Okay, so episode 1 airs on Saturday, June 15 at 8/7c *noting*. Back in March when the cancellation news became public, the writers posted this almost more exciting news:
Great news! ABC is going to air all 13 episodes of #ZEROHOUR Season 1 this summer starting late May! YOU WILL GET YOUR ANSWERS!!! Whoohoo!
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 5, 2013
Yes, they were wrong with the “late May” but they had no control over that. Note what they did have control over: ANSWERS. Of course, like most great puzzler shows, we were getting answers all along. We were also, however, continually given new questions. Okay then, I’m definitely in!
ZERO HOUR
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.
Contained in one of his wife’s clocks is a treasure map, and what it leads to could be cataclysmic. Now it’s up to Hank to decipher the symbols and unlock the secrets of the map, while ensuring the answers don’t fall into the wrong hands – a man they call White Vincent (Michael Nyqvist). With his two young associates, Rachel (Addison Timlin) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster), in tow, along with Becca Riley, a sexy FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo), Hank will lead them on a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.
“Zero Hour” stars Anthony Edwards (“Big Sur,” “Flipped,” “ER”) as Hank,Carmen Ejogo (“Sparkle,” “Chaos,” “Away We Go”) as Beck, Scott Michael Foster (“Californication,” “The River”) as Aaron, Addison Timlin(“Californication”) as Rachel, Jacinda Barrett (“Matching Jack,” “Middle Men,” “New York, I Love You”) as Laila and Michael Nyqvist (“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol”) as White Vincent.
“Zero Hour” was written by Paul T. Scheuring (“Prison Break”) who is also an executive producer along with Pierre Morel, Lorenzo DiBonaventura (“The Transformers,” “GI: Joe” franchise, “Salt,” “Red”) and Dan McDermott (“Human Target”). The pilot for “Zero Hour” was directed by Pierre Morel. The series is produced by ABC Studios.
Zero Hour, starring Anthony Edwards, Carmen Ejogo, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Nyqvist, Addison Timlin, and Scott Michael Foster, will air the entire 13 episodes on consecutive Saturdays beginning June 15 at 8/7c on ABC.
