Hidden Palms

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Hidden Palms
Taylor Handley & Amber Heard in a press release photo
Genre	Drama
Creator(s)	Kevin Williamson
Starring	Michael Cassidy Taylor Handley Amber Heard Sharon Lawrence D.W. Moffett Gail O'Grady Ellary Porterfield Cheryl White
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Williamson
Running time	approx. 44 min (without advertisements)
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW (2007-)
Picture format	HDTV
Original run	May 30, 2007 – present
Links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Hidden Palms is an American television series produced for The CW in the 2006–2007 season, where it will be a midseason replacement. The series will also air in the Canada on CHUM Limited's Citytv and A-Channel stations, and in the UK on Sky One. It is produced by Lionsgate Television, a division of Lions Gate Entertainment.

1 Premiere
2 Overview
3 Cast
4 Episodes
- 4.1 Season 1: 2007
5 Trivia
6 International Broadcasters
7 References
8 External Links

[edit] Premiere

The series was originally announced to begin on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW,^[1] but now the date is TBD as the slot has been filled by Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. Although this is purely speculation at this point, a new post on the TV.com Hidden Palms forum showcases the belief that the series will premiere on the CW towards the end of May 2007. [1] This belief is not yet confirmed by the CW Network, but is speculation based on a source at the company which produces the series.

The series is all set to premiere on The CW on May 30, 2007 at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central.^[2]

[edit] Overview

Hidden Palms is a coming-of-age drama about a troubled teen who moves to a gated community in Palm Springs where he uncovers some dark secrets. It's being written and produced by Kevin Williamson, creator of Dawson's Creek and I Know What You Did Last Summer and directed by Scott Winant (My So-Called Life, Huff).

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Michael Cassidy	Cliff Wiatt
Taylor Handley	Johnny Miller
Amber Heard	Greta Matthews
Sharon Lawrence	Tess Wiatt
D.W. Moffett	Bob Hardy
Gail O'Grady	Karen Hardy
Ellary Porterfield	Liza Witter
Cheryl White	Helen Witter
Tessa Thompson	Nikki

Johnny & Greta

[edit] Episodes

For its first season, The CW network ordered 8 episodes intending for it to be a midseason replacement. If the ratings are good by CW standards, a second season is possible. If this does happen, it'll be the first scripted drama series created by the CW to receive this honor, since Runaway, the only other scripted CW drama to be picked up in the inaugurals, was cancelled after 3 episodes.

[edit] Season 1: 2007

Episode #	Title	Air Date
1	Pilot	May 30, 2007
2	Ghosts	June 6, 2007
3	Party Hardy	June 13, 2007
4	What Liza Beneath	June 20, 2007
5	Mulligan	June 27, 2007
6	Dangerous Liaisons	July 4, 2007
7	Stand By Your Woman	July 11, 2007
8	Second Chances	July 18, 2007

[edit] Trivia

The show's original title was Palm Springs.
The show isn't actually filmed in Palms Springs due to cost.
The show was filmed at a studio in Phoenix, AZ
The show stars two actors who played roles in the OC - Taylor Handley played Oliver Trask in seven episodes of season one, and Michael Cassidy played Zach Stevens in nineteen episodes of season two.