Banshee (TV series)

Banshee
Genre
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerMethodic Doubt
ComposerKris Dirksen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Chad Feehan
  • Robert F. Phillips
Production locations
CinematographyChristopher Faloona
EditorChris A. Peterson
Running time43–59 minutes
Production companies
  • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
  • Tropper Schickler Productions
  • One Olive
  • HBO Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCinemax
ReleaseJanuary 11, 2013 (2013-01-11) –
May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
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Banshee is an American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler that aired on Cinemax for four seasons from January 11, 2013, to May 20, 2016, comprising a total of 38 episodes. Set in the small fictional[1] town of Banshee in Pennsylvania Amish country, the series' main character is an enigmatic ex-con (Antony Starr) who assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the town's murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful crime lord Rabbit (Ben Cross). Imposing his own brand of justice, Hood attempts to reconcile with his former lover, Rabbit's daughter Anastasia (Ivana Miličević), who has herself adopted an assumed identity, married, and raised a family during Hood's incarceration. Hood struggles to maintain his new identity while still embracing crime alongside his partners Job (Hoon Lee) and Sugar (Frankie Faison) and coming into conflict with local kingpin Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen).

The series was developed as part of Cinemax's drive to develop original content. A 10-episode second season debuted in January 2014. Banshee was renewed for a third season that same month, which debuted in January 2015. In February 2015, the series was renewed for an eight-episode fourth and final season.[2][3] The final episode aired on May 20, 2016.

  1. ^ "15 TV shows filmed in Pennsylvania". ABC27. April 5, 2023. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Fowler, Matt (February 12, 2015). "Banshee Renewed for Season 4". IGN. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 28, 2015). "Cinemax Cancels 'Banshee'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2015.