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Harper's Island is a horror thriller/mystery created by Ari Schlossberg for CBS's 20082009 television season. The series premiered on April 9, 2009 at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Harper's Island will have only one season with 13 episodes.One or more characters will be killed every week. All questions will be answered in the 13th episode. The first three episodes aired on Thursdays, but CBS moved the program to Saturdays during the week of April 28.The series was shot in Vancouver. The actors and actresses were not told about their deaths until the day that each script was givenhe only actor to know the length of his contract was Richard BurgiCast and charactersMain Cast * Elaine Cassidy as Abby Mills, The Good Girl, the groom's best friend * Christopher Gorham as Henry Dunn, The Groom, the fiancé to Trish Wellington * Katie Cassidy as Trish Wellington, The Bride, the radiant bride-to-be * Cameron Richardson as Chloe Carter,[4] The Flirt, one of Trish's bridesmaids[5] * Adam Campbell as Cal Vandeusen, The Outsider, Chloe's boyfriend and a doctor * C.J. Thomason as Jimmy Mance, The Old Flame, a local fisherman * Jim Beaver as Sheriff Charlie Mills,[6][7][8] The Sheriff, the law on Harper's Island and Abby's father[9]Guest Stars * Richard Burgi as Thomas Wellington, The Father of the Bride, the real estate mogul and Trish and Shea's father * Victor Webster as Hunter Jennings, The Other Man, Trish's ex-college boyfriend * Matt Barr as Christopher 'Sully' Sullivan, The Best Man, Henry's best man * Dean Chekvala as J.D. Dunn, The Black Sheep, Henry's brother * Harry Hamlin as "Uncle" Marty Dunn, The Uncle, Henry and J.D.'s uncle and is their surrogate fatherCo-Stars * Gina Holden as Shea Allen, The Maid of Honor, Trish's big sister sister and the Matron of Honor * Cassandra Sawtell as Madison Allen, The Flower Girl, Shea and Richard's daughter * David Lewis as Richard Allen, The Brother-in-Law, Shea's husband * Claudette Mink as Katherine Wellington, The Stepmother, Trish and Shea's stepmother * Brandon Jay McLaren as Danny Brooks, The College Buddy, a groomsman and Henry's best friend's from college * Chris Gauthier as Malcolm Ross, The Hustler, a groomsman * Sean Rogerson as Joel Booth, The Nerd, a groomsman * Amber Borycki as Beth Barrington, The Single Girl, a bridesmaid and Trish's former college roommate * Sarah Smyth as Lucy Daramour, The Socialite, a bridesmaid and one of Trishs childhood friends * Ben Cotton as Shane Pierce, The Townie, a local fisherman who pretty much dislikes everyone * Ana Mae Routledge as Kelly Seaver, The Outcast, Shane's ex-girlfriend * Ali Liebert as Nikki Bolton, The Biker Chick, Abby's friend who manages The Cannery * Beverly Elliott as Maggie Krell, The Wedding Planner, the manager of The Candlewick Inn.DevelopmentThe show was created by Ari Schlossberg who also wrote the pilot script and developed by CBS for the 2008-2009 Television Season.In March 2008 CBS ordered a 15 minute pilot presentation of the project. In May 2008 the show was retooled, with Jeffrey Bell coming onboard as showrunner and Jon Turteltaub as an executive producer. Schlossberg remained onboard as a co-executive producer along with Karim Zriek and Dan Shotz.Bell subsequently rewrote the first episode which Jon Turteltaub would direct. During the retooling process six of the fifteen original castmembers from the pilot-presentation were replaced, including Ryan Merriman (Henry Dunn), Samantha Noble (Trish Wellington), Bill Dow (Sheriff Mills) and Bill Pullman (Uncle Marty). The roles of Thomas Wellington and Hunter Jennings were also recastActors who remained with the show from pilot-presentation to the aired television pilot include Elaine Cassidy, Cameron Richardson, Adam Campbell, C.J. Thomason, Matt Barr, Cassandra Sawtell, Brandon Jay McLaren, Chris Gauthier and Sean Rogerson.PlotThe television show is a horror thriller/mystery, described as Scream meets And Then There Were None.Friends and family come to Harper's Island for Henry Dunn and Trish Wellington's wedding. It is then when a serial killer kills the guests one by one. Only few will survive.In addition to a web series based on the show, CBS's multimedia promotion includes a [1] live online chat on a Fancast Forum each Friday with the "murder victim" from the Saturday night U.S. broadcast, where questions and comments from viewers trying to solve the mystery are encouraged, as well as providing a behind-the-scenes view from the series.The titles for the episodes of Harper's Island are based on the onomatopoeic sound that is made when the victim dies:WhapCrackleKa-BlamBangThwackSplooshThrack, Splat, SizzleGurgleSeepSnapSplashGaspSigh
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