Ten Days in the Valley is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from October 1, 2017, through January 6, 2018. The series, starring Kyra Sedgwick, was ordered direct-to-series on August 4, 2016.[1][2] After airing four episodes, ABC announced that they were pulling the series from their schedule but would air the rest of the episodes beginning December 16, 2017.[3]
Ten Days in the Valley | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Tassie Cameron |
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Composer | W. G. Snuffy Walden |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Production location | Hollywood, California |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | October 1, 2017 January 6, 2018 | –
Premise
editA television producer's life gets complicated after her young daughter disappears in the middle of the night and the two worlds she tries to navigate violently collide.
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Kyra Sedgwick as Jane Sadler[4]
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Detective John Bird[5]
- Kick Gurry as Pete Greene[6]
- Erika Christensen as Ali Petrovich[6]
- Josh Randall as Tom Petrovich[5]
- Felix Solis as Commander Elliot Gomez[6]
- Francois Battiste as Gus Tremblay[5]
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Matt Walker[7]
- Abigail Pniowsky as Lake Sadler-Greene[5]
Recurring
edit- Emily Kinney as Casey[8]
- Ali Liebert as Detective Nickole Bilson
- Ella Thomas as Detective Isabel Knight
- Gage Golightly as Lynn
- Marisol Ramirez as Beatriz
- Carlos Sanz as Chistopher Gomez
- Currie Graham as Henry Vega[5]
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Day 1: Fade In" | Carl Franklin | Tassie Cameron | October 1, 2017 | 3.44[9] | |
Although exhausted from working on her crime drama, Jane Sadler must leave her sleeping daughter, Lake, to brainstorm rewrites in her converted office behind her house. Six hours later, she returns to the house, only to discover it locked and Lake missing. Both Jane and her sister, Ali, suspect that Jane's ex-husband, Pete, has taken Lake. Jane immerses herself in her series, expecting Lake to be found soon. However, Pete has an alibi, Jane's assistant, Casey, despite Casey leaving him early within the timeframe of Lake's disappearance. Lake is then seen being read a bedtime story by an unknown man. | ||||||
2 | "Day 2: Cutting Room Floor" | Colin Bucksey | Sherry White | October 8, 2017 | 2.59[10] | |
3 | "Day 3: Day Out of Days" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Aubrey Nealon | October 15, 2017 | 2.62[11] | |
4 | "Day 4: Below the Line" | Jessica Yu | Chris Roberts | October 22, 2017 | 2.20[12] | |
5 | "Day 5: Back to Ones" | Christopher Misiano | Marsha Greene | December 16, 2017 | 1.54[13] | |
6 | "Day 6: Down Day" | Steve Robin | Tassie Cameron & Sherry White | December 16, 2017 | 1.36[13] | |
7 | "Day 7: Breaking the Story" | Constantine Makris | Aubrey Nealon & Bryan Garcia | December 23, 2017 | 1.56[14] | |
8 | "Day 8: Against Type" | Bethany Rooney | Marsha Greene & Chris Roberts | December 30, 2017 | 1.44[15] | |
9 | "Day 9: Re-Cast" | Hanelle Culpepper | Sherry White & Aubrey Nealon | January 6, 2018 | 2.55[16] | |
10 | "Day 10: Fade Out" | Steve Robin | Tassie Cameron | January 6, 2018 | 2.24[16] |
Production
editThe series began development in early 2016 with Demi Moore set to star.[17][18] She left the project for unknown reasons, and was replaced by Kyra Sedgwick.[4]
Critical reception
editThe review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 61% approval rating with an average rating of 7.45/10 based on 18 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Ten Days in the Valley's instantly tense delivery of familiar material leads to an intriguing character study and engrossing mystery despite naggingly untapped potential."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]
References
edit- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 4, 2016). "ABC Orders Drama Series 'Ten Days in the Valley' Starring Kyra Sedgwick". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 24, 2017). "ABC Sets Fall 2017 Premiere Dates For TGIT, 'Black-ish', 'The Good Doctor' & 'The Gospel Of Kevin', Which Gets New Title". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 26, 2017). "'Ten Days In The Valley' Sent To Saturday By ABC After Low-Rated Sunday Run". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (August 4, 2016). "Kyra Sedgwick to Star in ABC Drama Picked Up Straight to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Petski, Denise (January 27, 2017). "'Ten Days In The Valley': Ella Thomas, Josh Randall, Eight More Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (November 29, 2016). "Erika Christensen Among Trio Cast In ABC Drama Series 'Ten Days In The Valley'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 20, 2017). "Malcolm-Jamal Warner Joins ABC Drama Series 'Ten Days In The Valley'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 26, 2017). "'Ten Days In The Valley' Casts 'Conviction's Emily Kinney; 'Libby & Malcolm' Pilot Adds Sayeed Shahidi". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 3, 2017). "'NCIS: LA' and '60 Minutes' adjust up, 'Wisdom of the Crowd' and 'Ten Days in the Valley' down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 10, 2017). "NFL adjusts up, all others unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 17, 2017). "'Madam Secretary' and 'Wisdom of the Crowd' adjust down, '60 Minutes, 'AFV' and NFL up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 24, 2017). "'NCIS: LA' and 'Shark Tank' adjust up, 'Madam Secretary' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (December 19, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 27, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.23.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.30.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 9, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.6.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 23, 2016). "Demi Moore To Star In Drama TV Series From 'Rookie Blue' Co-Creator". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (February 23, 2016). "Demi Moore Returning to TV in Drama From 'Rookie Blue' Co-Creator". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Ten Days in the Valley: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Ten Days in the Valley - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2017.