Series synopsis
5ive Days to Midnight is an American mystery drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syfy on June 7, 2004. It ended on June 10, 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton, Kari Matchett, Gage Golightly and Randy Quaid.
A physicist discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.
Premise
A physicist discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer
- Kari Matchett as Claudia Whitney
- Gage Golightly as Jesse Neumeyer
- Randy Quaid as Irwin Sikorski
- Hamish Linklater as Carl Axelrod
- Angus Macfadyen as Roy Bremmer
- Nicole De Boer as Chantal Hume
- David McIlwraith as Brad Hume
Supporting cast
- Giancarlo Esposito as Tim Sanders
Guest cast
- Chilton Crane as Jan Westville
- Samantha Crew as Katherine Neumeyer
- Ashley Hale as Annabel Westville
- Brian McCaig as Student #1
- Juno Rinaldi as Toy store clerk
- Jason Simpson as Steel Worker
- Rob Stewart as Dr. Dan Westville
- Ian Thompson as Bus driver
- Barbara Tyson as Mandy Murphy
- Susie Wickstead as Paramedic
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | June 7, 2004 | June 10, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day One J.T. Neumeyer sits at his wife's grave with his daughter, Jesse, on the anniversary of her death. Out of nowhere, a mysterious briefcase appears. Inside, the details and newspaper clippings of J.T's murder, to happen at the stroke of midnight in five days. But things get much more complicated when his girlfriend, Claudia, used to marry to the one man that might be out to kill J.T. |
June 7, 2004 |
| 2 |
Day Two As his death date comes closer, J.T. discovers more and more people that may have motives to kill him. Roy Bremmer has finally hunted down J.T, and threatens to kill him and Jessie if he doesn't hand over Claudia. Brad has become bankrupt and is desperate for some money. The mysterious briefcase of J.T.'s will be worth a lot of money, and Brad will do whatever it takes to get his hand on the case. J.T, Jessie and Claudia try to leave the city, but they are forced back into the arms of fate. |
June 7, 2004 |
| 3 |
Day Three J.T. is determined to save his life, and attempts to erase every suspect's motives for killing him. To stop Carl, he has him locked away in the psychiatric ward, unable to escape. He allows Brad to collect the briefcase on Monday, which will bring Brad the money he desperately needs, and he organises a meeting with Roy Bremmer to try and reason with him. But not everything goes to plan as Carl somehow escapes, someone gets to the case before Brad, and Roy Bremmer isn't interested in reasoning. Meanwhile, Jesse tries to find little things to stop her dad's death on Friday night. |
June 8, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syfy |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 7, 2004 |
| Last aired | June 10, 2004 |
| Runtime | 148 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |