Series synopsis
Reaper is an American sci-fi & fantasy drama comedy television series that premiered on The CW on September 25, 2007. It ended on May 26, 2009. It was created by Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas. It stars Bret Harrison, Tyler Labine, Rick Gonzalez and Ray Wise.
21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and now Sam has to repay the debt by becoming the Devil's bounty hunter, retrieving souls that have somehow escaped from Hell.
Premise
21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and now Sam has to repay the debt by becoming the Devil's bounty hunter, retrieving souls that have somehow escaped from Hell.
Premise: Meet Satan's biggest tools.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bret Harrison as Sam Oliver
- Tyler Labine as Bert 'Sock' Wysocki
- Rick Gonzalez as Ben Gonzalez
- Ray Wise as The Devil
- Valarie Rae Miller as Josie
- Missy Peregrym as Andi Prendergast
- Andrew Airlie as Mr. Oliver
- Donavon Stinson as Ted Gallagher
Guest cast
- Phillip Mitchell as Campaign Worker
- Byron Lawson as Paul Huang
- Kea Wong as The bride-to-be
- Kyle Labine as Kendall
- Robert Foxworth as Harold
- Allison Hossack as Mrs. Oliver
- Mitch Pileggi as Detective Dan Stafford
- Kate Robbins as Receptionist
- Cindy Sampson as Marlena
- Jonathan Potts as Agent Papalbaum
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Alan Townsend
- Melinda Clarke as Mimi
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 38 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | May 28, 2013 | |
| Season 1 | 18 | September 25, 2007 | May 20, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 13 | March 3, 2009 | May 26, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot This is exactly the same as the aired pilot except all the scenes with Missy Peregrym (Andi) feature Nikki Reed as Andi. Nikki Reed was replaced before the show ever aired but this pilot with Nikki Reed still playing the role of Andi was released online. |
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| 2 |
The Devil Made Me Do It A look back at the making of Reaper |
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| 3 | Season 1 Gag Reel |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Sam Oliver has always been the slacker with no goals or purpose. However, his life takes an unprecedented new direction on his twenty-first birthday, when he discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil and he must now become Satan's personal bounty hunter. |
September 25, 2007 |
| 2 |
Charged After Sam wakes up to find that everything he touches gives him a shock, he consults Satan, who tells him that this is related to his next target - an escaped soul from hell who sucks energy from power lines in order to loose it as lightning against his next victim. In order to capture the escapee Sam must use his new vessel, a remote control monster truck, given to him by Satan himself. |
October 2, 2007 |
| 3 |
All Mine Sam, Ben, and Sock must hunt an escaped soul that uses insects to kill the people living at an apartment complex. Also, Sam is crushed when Andi meets a new guy who encourages her to go back to school full-time and quit her job. |
October 9, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode IV: A New Hope Sam, Ben and Sock encounter a few surprises on their return from a road trip; Andi refuses to speak to Sam; the Devil has a new assignment. |
March 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
Dirty Sexy Mongol Sam wants to find out how Alan got out of his deal with the devil, but after they are attacked by two demons, Alan disappears and a demon takes an interest in Ben. |
March 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
The Sweet Science Sam must capture a former boxer by using boxing gloves as a vessel. Meanwhile, Andi is awarded a promotion at the Work Bench. |
March 17, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The CW |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 2007 |
| Last aired | May 26, 2009 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |