Dead Zone Season Final (1 Viewer)

'The Summer of Dead Zone' Season Two of USA Network's Original Series 'The Dead Zone' Extended to Include Seven New Episodes This Summer Beginning Sunday, July 6 at 10:00 PM ET/PT

Anthony Michael Hall Stars in the Hit Series
Based on Characters from the Stephen King Novel

NEW YORK, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dead Zone, the hit series starring Anthony Michael Hall (61*, The Pirates of Silicon Valley, Sixteen Candles), kicks off an exciting summer run on USA Network Sunday, July 6 at 10:00 PM ET/PT as season two expands to include seven new episodes.
Based on characters from the Stephen King novel, The Dead Zone is produced by Lions Gate Television and Paramount International Television in association with Piller(2) and The Segan Company. The series was created for television by
acclaimed writer-executive producer Michael Piller (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager) and his son, supervising producer Shawn Piller.
The series stars Hall as Johnny Smith, a man injured in a near-fatal car crash who emerges from a six-year-long coma with the blessing and curse of second sight. His startling psychic abilities allow him to see into the past and future through visions triggered by touch - visions he is unable to
ignore, especially when others are at risk.
In the first of this summer's gripping new adventures, Johnny is caught in
a deadly storm and forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves. As the summer unfolds, Johnny races to solve a medical mystery to save the life of his son, J. J. (Spencer Achtymichuk); meets a
beautiful woman in danger and must consider the potentially dire consequences of his choices; fights to save himself, Walt (Chris Bruno), Sarah (Nicole deBoer) and J. J. when they are taken hostage by thieves; struggles to stop a boxing match after foreseeing the death of one of the heavyweight contenders; sets out to discover the secret of a mysterious man who appears to be stalking him; and is recruited by a covert branch of U.S. intelligence to track down the world's most wanted terrorist.
Executive produced by Michael Piller and Lloyd Segan (The Bachelor, Boondock Saints, Bones), The Dead Zone also stars Nicole deBoer (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Rated X) as Sarah Bannerman, Johnny's former fiancee, who is now married to the county sheriff and raising the son she conceived with Johnny on the eve of his tragic accident; Chris Bruno (All My Children, Another World) as Walt Bannerman, Sarah's devoted husband and a dedicated cop, who continues to develop what began as an uneasy alliance with Johnny through their work together in solving cases; John L. Adams (The Parenthood, Pacific Blue) as Bruce Lewis, Johnny's physical therapist and close friend; Kristen
Dalton (Gleason, Beverly Hills 90210) as Dana Bright, a local reporter with more than a professional interest in Johnny; David Ogden Stiers (Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Lilo & Stitch) as Reverend Gene Purdy, an ambitious televangelist who inherited a fortune from Johnny's late mother and still controls Johnny's trust; and Sean Patrick Flanery (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Powder) as Greg Stillson, a polished but ruthless young congressional candidate backed by Reverend Purdy. In their brief initial
encounters, Johnny sees glimpses of Stillson's unsavory past and is plagued by visions of a future disaster that destroys the nation's capital.
The Dead Zone is backed by an outstanding production team headed by executive producers Piller and Segan, and co-executive producer Karl Schaefer (Strange Luck, Eerie, Indiana) who recently joined the series for its upcoming
summer run. Anthony Michael Hall is co-producer. Shawn Piller (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager) and Craig Silverstein (The Invisible Man) are supervising producers; Robert Petrovicz (The Outer Limits, Smallville) and Michael Taylor (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) are producers; Kira Domaschuk (Higher Ground, Mysterious Ways) is co-producer; and Harold Tichenor (Marine Life, Children of the Dust, Higher Ground) is consulting producer. The series' visual effects are produced by Stargate Digital Studios.
USANetwork.com plays an integral part of the overall experience of The Dead Zone. This popular site has a great deal of information about the show,
including character profiles, cast bios and photo galleries; a chat room, bulletin board and weekly e-mail newsletter; exciting downloads; an area containing materials with which fans can build their own Dead Zone web sites; and regular updates from executive producer Michael Piller on the show's progress. Fans of the show can also watch web-exclusive video clips each week that won't be seen on TV, featuring favorite characters, guest stars, and
more. The site also offers fans the exciting opportunity to e-mail the cast.
Anthony Michael Hall and his co-stars personally provide answers to the mail, which is posted to the site. To see all these features, as well as many
others, log on to http://www.usanetwork.com/thedeadzone/.
For additional series information, log on to http://www.thedeadzone.net.

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content worldwide through its four core businesses -- Motion Pictures, Television, Animation and Studio Facilities -- as well as its cutting edge CinemaNow VOD business. The Lions Gate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. The Lions Gate web site is located at http://www.lionsgatefilms.com.

Paramount International Television
Paramount International Television distributes a library of over 55,000 hours of programming, as well as all production from Paramount Television. In addition, Paramount International Television has produced nearly 120 hours of
television programming consisting of mini-series, television films and one-hour dramatic series. Paramount Worldwide Television Distribution is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc.

Modern Entertainment
MODERN ENTERTAINMENT is a worldwide distribution company that licenses catalog titles, acquires new contemporary English language films and pursues alliances with compatible companies in the areas of distribution, production and film library ownership. Modern's current film library contains over 500 movies. Among the titles are "Dirty Dancing," "Conan the Barbarian" and
"Halloween II and III." The company also distributes movie packages in the U.S. Modern is the first new American domestic syndicator in years. MTG AB (OTC: MTGNY), the parent company, is the largest multimedia operation in
Scandinavia.

USA Network
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