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'FlashForward' Season 1 Episode Guide

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'FlashForward' Season 1 Episode Guide

Here's an outline of season 1 of the television series FlashForward.

101. No More Good Days
In the premiere of this sci-fi series, everyone on Earth blacks out for exactly two minutes and 17 seconds, during which they see snippets from their futures six months ahead. For FBI agent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) and his partner, Demetri Noh (John Cho), the event occurs during a high-speed chase and they find themselves investigating the phenomenon.

  • First aired: Sep 24, 2009
  • Directed by David S. Goyer
  • Created for television by David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Teleplay: David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Television story: David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Mark Benford), John Cho (Demetri Noh), Jack Davenport (Lloyd Simcoe), Zachary Knighton (Dr. Bryce Varley), Peyton List (Nicole Kirby), Brían F. O'Byrne (Aaron Stark), Courtney B. Vance (Stanford Wedeck), Sonya Walger (Dr. Olivia Benford), Christine Woods (Janis Hawk), Alex Kingston (Fiona Banks), Barry Shabaka Henley (Agent Vreede), Lee Thompson Young (Al Gough), Rachel Roberts (Alda Hertzog), Genevieve Cortese (Tracy Stark), Lennon Wynn (Charlie Benford), Bryce Robinson (Dylan Simcoe).

102. White to Play
Mark and Demetri travel to Utah in hopes of locating a suspect who may be linked to the blackout. In other events, Olivia meets the man from her flash-forward and Charlie, Mark and Olivia's daughter, has difficulties coping with her vision's aftermath.

  • First aired: Oct 1, 2009
  • Directed by David S. Goyer
  • Created for television by David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Teleplay: David S. Goyer & Marc Guggenheim Story: Brannon Braga & David S. Goyer Based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Mark Benford), John Cho (Demetri Noh), Jack Davenport (Lloyd Simcoe), Zachary Knighton (Dr. Bryce Varley), Peyton List (Nicole Kirby*), Brían F. O'Byrne (Aaron Stark), Courtney B. Vance (Stanford Wedeck), Sonya Walger (Dr. Olivia Benford), Christine Woods (Janis Hawk), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nhadra Udaya), Lee Thompson Young (Al Gough), Lynn Whitfield (Anastasia Markham), Marina Black (Sheriff Keegan), Michael Massee (D. Gibbons), Alan Ruck (Tomasi), Lisa Darr (Principal Byrne) * = credit only.

103. 137 Sekunden
In Germany, Mark and Janis meet an imprisoned Nazi who claims knowledge about the mass blackout; a tip causes Demetri to fear the worst about his future; Aaron asks Mark to help him get his daughter's remains exhumed and DNA retested.

  • First aired: Oct 8, 2009
  • Directed by Michael Rymer
  • Created for television by David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Teleplay: David S. Goyer & Marc Guggenheim Based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Mark Benford), John Cho (Demetri Noh), Jack Davenport (Lloyd Simcoe* (also archive footage)), Zachary Knighton (Dr. Bryce Varley*), Peyton List (Nicole Kirby*), Brían F. O'Byrne (Aaron Stark), Courtney B. Vance (Stanford Wedeck), Sonya Walger (Dr. Olivia Benford), Christine Woods (Janis Hawk), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nhadra Udaya), Kim Dickens (Kate Stark), Thomas Kretschmann (Stefan Krieger), Lee Thompson Young (Al Gough), Barry Shabaka Henley (Agent Vreede), Curt Lowens (Rudolf Geyer), Gina Torres (Felicia Wedeck) * = credit only.

104. Black Swan
Bryce believes a patient's flash-forward may be the key to a correct diagnosis and treatment, but Olivia isn't sure; Demetri and Mark argue over their reactions to their flash-forwards; Nicole returns to work as Charlie's babysitter and shares what she saw: a murder.

  • First aired: Oct 15, 2009
  • Directed by Michael Rymer
  • Creator: David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Written by Lisa Zwerling & Scott M. Gimple Based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Mark Benford), John Cho (Demetri Noh), Jack Davenport (Lloyd Simcoe (also archive footage)), Zachary Knighton (Dr. Bryce Varley), Peyton List (Nicole Kirby), Brían F. O'Byrne (Aaron Stark), Courtney B. Vance (Stanford Wedeck), Sonya Walger (Dr. Olivia Benford (also archive footage)), Christine Woods (Janis Hawk*), Keir O'Donnell (Ned Ned), Rachel Roberts (Alda Hertzog), Lee Thompson Young (Al Gough), Barry Shabaka Henley (Agent Vreede), Rizwan Manji (Maneesh Sandhar), Arjay Smith (Louis), Sean O'Bryan (Father Seabury) * = credit only.

105. Gimme Some Truth
Mark fields questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee about his flash-forward during a hearing about funding Wedeck's team. In other events, Janis ponders how her flash-forward will impact her current relationship and Olivia receives information about Mark's flash-forward.

  • First aired: Oct 22, 2009
  • Directed by Bobby Roth
  • Created for television by David S. Goyer & Brannon Braga Teleplay: Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin Story: Barbara Nance Based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Mark Benford), John Cho (Demetri Noh), Jack Davenport (Lloyd Simcoe*), Zachary Knighton (Dr. Bryce Varley*), Peyton List (Nicole Kirby*), Brían F. O'Byrne (Aaron Stark), Courtney B. Vance (Stanford Wedeck), Sonya Walger (Dr. Olivia Benford), Christine Woods (Janis Hawk), Peter Coyote (President Dave Segovia), Talia Balsam (Surgeon General Anita Ralston), Lee Thompson Young (Al Gough), Barry Shabaka Henley (Agent Vreede), Navi Rawat (Maya), Barbara Williams (Senator Joyce Clemente), Glynn Turman (Senator Noland) * = credit only.

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