| Mental | |
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| Genre | Medical drama Mystery |
| Created by | Dan LeVine |
| Developed by | Fox Television Studios Fox International Channels |
| Starring | Chris Vance Jacqueline McKenzie Annabella Sciorra Derek Webster Marisa Ramirez Nicholas Gonzalez Edwin Hodge |
| Composer | Trevor Morris |
| Country of origin | Colombia United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Dan LeVine Deborah Joy LeVine |
| Production locations | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Kedzie Productions Infinity Pictures Fox Television Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | May 26 – August 14, 2009 |
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Mental (typographically stylized MƎNTAL:) is a mystery medical drama television series produced by Fox's subsidiary Fox Telecolombia, which aired from May 26 to August 14, 2009 on FOX international channels for Latin America, Europe and Asia, starring Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra. Mental was executive-produced by Deborah Joy LeVine – creator of the successful drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and the Lifetime series The Division, and executive producer of Any Day Now, Dawson's Creek and the CBS series Early Edition – and her brother and writing/producing partner, Dan LeVine. Following its U.S. debut, it aired in 35 additional countries. Fox Latin America aired the first episode as a "Worldwide Premiere" on June 2, 2009.[1][2] Fox aired the pilot episode on May 26, 2009, for the American market.[3] Fox TV Studios ordered 13 episodes. It began production on June 2, 2008, at the Fox Telecolombia production facilities in Bogotá.
Although the series was filmed in the city of Bogotá in Colombia representing Los Angeles (United States), no Colombian actor was cast as a regular character and very few were cast for occasional roles, because of the strict American nature of the series. According to TVWeek, Jacqueline McKenzie, Derek Webster, Nicholas Gonzalez, and Marisa Ramirez were added to the cast of Mental, "probably as recurrent characters."[4]
Due to declining ratings, Fox cancelled the show following its first season.[5]
- ^ Fox Latin America[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mental Lands FOX Slot, Worldscreen.com
- ^ FOX Official Mental Website Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fox TV Studios takes production abroad with "Mental", Reuters.
- ^ "Mental: FOX TV Show Cancelled, No Season Two", TV Series Finale.