Series synopsis
Shining Vale is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on STARZ on March 6, 2022. It ended on December 1, 2023. It was created by Jeff Astrof, Sharon Horgan. It stars Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear, Gus Birney and Dylan Gage.
A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.
Premise
A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.
Premise: Don’t get hysterical.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Courteney Cox as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
- Greg Kinnear as Terry Phelps
- Gus Birney as Gaynor Phelps
- Dylan Gage as Jake Phelps
- Mira Sorvino as Rosemary
- Merrin Dungey as Kam
- Judith Light as Joan
Guest cast
- Sherilyn Fenn as Robyn Court
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | March 6, 2022 | April 17, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 8 | October 13, 2023 | December 1, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter One - Welcome to Casa De Phelps After an affair nearly destroys their marriage, Pat and Terry Phelps move their family from the city to Connecticut, to a house that may be haunted. |
March 6, 2022 |
| 2 |
Chapter Two - She Comes at Night Pat finds a clue as to the identity of the Fifties Housewife who keeps appearing to her, while Terry confronts a demon from his own past. |
March 6, 2022 |
| 3 |
Chapter Three - The Yellow Wallpaper After years of writer’s block, Pat finally finds her muse through the help of a narcotic. Terry’s pitch to the NY Archdiocese turns out to be the presentation from Hell. |
March 13, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 9: Homecoming Pat returns home and tries to put the family back together. Terry meets his family for the first time after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Gaynor battles with Pat over the role as head of household. |
October 13, 2023 |
| 2 |
Chapter 10: She's Real As the family struggles to reconnect, Pat’s peculiar new neighbor brings a logical explanation for her psychotic break. |
October 20, 2023 |
| 3 |
Chapter 11: The Goat Terry struggles to process the knowledge that Pat hit him with an axe and he may have cheated on her with his colleague Kathryn. Meanwhile, Gaynor gets some potentially good news, and Jake has a run-in with the scary goat. |
October 27, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | STARZ |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 6, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 1, 2023 |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |