Series synopsis
Frequency is an American sci-fi & fantasy drama mystery television series that premiered on The CW on October 5, 2016. It ended on January 25, 2017. It was created by Jeremy Carver. It stars Peyton List, Riley Smith, Devin Kelley and Mekhi Phifer.
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
Premise
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
Premise: 1996 called. 2016 answered.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peyton List as Raimy Sullivan
- Riley Smith as Frank Sullivan
- Devin Kelley as Julie Sullivan
- Mekhi Phifer as Satch Reyna
- Lenny Jacobson as Gordo
- Anthony Ruivivar as Stan Moreno
- Daniel Bonjour as Daniel Lawrence
- Britt McKillip as Young Meghan
Supporting cast
- Julius Fair as Soloman Reyna
Guest cast
- Garry Chalk as Ivan Damnjanov
- Sean Owen Roberts as Ricky Corrado
- Viv Leacock as Chester Lee
- Michael Charles Roman as Thomas Goff
- Alexandra Metz as Maya Gowan
- Melinda Page Hamilton as Marilyn Goff
- Beth Lacke as Meghan Womack
- Dodge Prince as Robbie Womack (12 yrs)
- Richard David Lecoin as NYC Officer (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | May 12, 2017 | May 12, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 13 | October 5, 2016 | January 25, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Epilogue The CW cancelled Frequency after one season. The network released an epilogue scene giving the fans a tidy finale ending to the series. |
May 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When Detective Raimy Sullivan discovers that she can communicate with her deceased father on an old ham radio, she warns him of events that will lead to his death so he can circumvent his fate. |
October 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Signal and Noise When Raimy and Frank speak over the ham-radio and she lets him know that her mom will be murdered unless Frank can figure out a way to warn her, she also delivers devastating news regarding Stan Moreno. Meanwhile, in 2016, Raimy follows a lead in the Nightingale case, and in 1996, Frank and Satch work together to follow the same lead. |
October 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Near Far Problem When Raimy uncovers evidence in the Thomas Goff case, she relays this information to Frank over the ham radio, which prompts him to take matters into his own hands while ignoring a strong warning from Satch. Meanwhile, Gordo talks Raimy into going out for a drink where she has an interesting encounter with Daniel, who still considers her a complete stranger and possible stalker. Lastly, Raimy struggles to adapt to life without Julie, and Frank tries to adapt to life with her. |
October 19, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The CW |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2016 |
| Last aired | January 25, 2017 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |