Series synopsis
Tru Calling is an American sci-fi & fantasy drama mystery television series that premiered on FOX on October 30, 2003. It ended on January 21, 2008. It was created by Jon Harmon Feldman. It stars Eliza Dushku, Zach Galifianakis, Shawn Reaves and A.J. Cook.
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
Premise
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies
- Zach Galifianakis as Davis
- Shawn Reaves as Harrison Davies
- A.J. Cook as Lindsay Walker
- Jessica Collins as Meredith Davies
- Jason Priestley as Jack Harper
- Matt Bomer as Luc Johnston
Guest cast
- Brendan Fletcher as Derek De Luca
- Maggie Lawson as Megan Roberts
- Adrian Holmes as Victor
- William Sadler as Travis
- Lizzy Caplan as Avery Bishop
- Rachael Bella as Jen De Luca
- Georgia Craig as Vivian
- Steve Braun as Billy
- Parry Shen as Tyler Li
- Carly Pope as Kate Wilson
- Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Cole
- Erick Avari as Dr Thomas Burell
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | ||
| Season 1 | 20 | October 30, 2003 | April 29, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 31, 2005 | January 21, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot This is nearly the same as the aired pilot. The main difference from this episode and the pilot was a character named Cameron, who was removed due to negative reactions from the test audiences. |
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| 2 |
Behind The Scenes A behind the scenes look at Tru Calling with a focus on Eliza Dushku. |
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| 3 |
Easter Egg: Zach Galifianakis Audition tape |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Tru Davies suddenly discovers she can save lives. She is a smart and sexy recent college graduate who lands a job on the midnight shift at the city morgue. On her first night, Tru questions reality when she hears a beautiful murder victim asking for her help. |
October 30, 2003 |
| 2 |
Putting Out Fires When the corpse of a handsome young man asks for Tru's help, she quickly learns he's a determined firefighter killed trying to save two children trapped in an apartment building fire. As Tru tries to change the man's fate, the day gets even more complicated when she develops feelings for him in the episode. |
November 6, 2003 |
| 3 |
Brother's Keeper When Tru's brother, Harrison, falls in love with a beautiful young woman, only Tru knows that he could be implicated in the death of the woman's estranged husband. Tru must race against time in order to keep her brother from committing murder or being killed himself |
November 13, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Perfect Storm Jack comes back to town two months after the events of the Season One finale. Tru's dad decides to move to town. Harrison has been at a new job for six weeks. Tru has started med school, thanks to Davis pulling some strings. When a young Harbor Patrol officer dies in a white squall while rescuing some students and asks for help, Tru has to compete against Jack to save her life. |
March 31, 2005 |
| 2 |
Grace When a psychiatrist is gunned down, Tru tries to identify the killer… but Jacks meddling implicates her in the murder. |
March 31, 2005 |
| 3 |
In the Dark When there's a death at the morgue during Tru's birthday party, and the victim's identity is obscured by darkness, Tru grows convinced that the victim is one of her friends, while Davis concludes it's Carrie who will die. |
April 7, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 30, 2003 |
| Last aired | January 21, 2008 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |