The Whispers (TV series)

The Whispers
Genre
Based on"Zero Hour"
by Ray Bradbury
Developed bySoo Hugh
Starring
ComposerRobert Duncan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJune 1 (2015-06-01) –
August 31, 2015 (2015-08-31)
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The Whispers is an American science fiction drama television series created and co-executive produced by Soo Hugh with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Dawn Olmstead for ABC Studios.[1] It is based loosely on the 1951 Ray Bradbury short story "Zero Hour" from The Illustrated Man.[2][3] The pilot episode was ordered to series on May 8, 2014, and debuted on ABC on June 1, 2015.[4][5][6] On October 19, 2015, ABC canceled the series after one season.[7]

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  7. ^ "The Whispers: Cancelled by ABC; No Season Two". TVSeriesFinale. 19 October 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.