Wonderland (American TV series)

*Wonderland*
Wonderland
Also known as	Bellevue
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Peter Berg
Starring	Ted Levine; Michelle Forbes; Michael Jai White; Billy Burke; Martin Donovan; Joelle Carter; Patricia Clarkson;
Theme music composer	Madonna
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2, plus 6 unaired until 2009
Production
Executive producers	Brian Grazer; Ron Howard; Tony Krantz; Peter Berg;
Producers	Peter R. McIntosh; James Steven Sadwith;
Production locations	New York City, New York, United States
Running time	50 minutes
Production companies	Hostage Productions; Imagine Television; Touchstone Television;
Original release
Network	ABC; The 101 Network;
Release	March 30 –; April 6, 2000
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Wonderland is an American medical drama television series created by Peter Berg that aired on ABC. It depicted daily life in a mental institution from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original two-week run, March 30 and April 6, 2000. DirecTV aired all eight filmed episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009.^[1] In 2014, the entire series was available for free on Hulu (which has since become a subscription service).

The show had controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment.^[2]

^ Bednarski, P. J. (2008-12-10). "DirecTV's 101 Network to Re-Run 'Wonderland'". www.broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
^ The fictitious character Dr. Robert Banger, M.D., psychiatrist, says this in a show episode:
When the pressures of modern society become too great for a person, when one's chemical dynamic becomes such that they are unbalanced, that they cease painting within the lines, they come to us. These are the people that society would prefer just go away -- the shadow people. The shadow people that project upon us their shadow and remind us just how tenuous mental health is. Our worst fears. They remind us how easy it can be to slip.

[1] Bednarski, P. J. (2008-12-10). "DirecTV's 101 Network to Re-Run 'Wonderland'". www.broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.

[2] The fictitious character Dr. Robert Banger, M.D., psychiatrist, says this in a show episode:
When the pressures of modern society become too great for a person, when one's chemical dynamic becomes such that they are unbalanced, that they cease painting within the lines, they come to us. These are the people that society would prefer just go away -- the shadow people. The shadow people that project upon us their shadow and remind us just how tenuous mental health is. Our worst fears. They remind us how easy it can be to slip.

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