A Season in Purgatory: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mini-series based on Dominick Dunne's bestseller, which was a thinly disguised version of the real-life drama revolving around the Skakel family, a branch of the Kennedy clan, and their son Michael, whose murder of a neighbor girl was kept secret for years. (Dunne's novel was influential in reopening the investigation, which lead to Skakel's arrest and subsequent trial.) The television version is a glossy, engrossing tale of how a conspiracy can succeed when wealth is involved, only to unravel when one participant's guilt becomes too heavy a burden to bear.

Series details

• Title: A Season in Purgatory
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Family
• Premiere date: 1996-05-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50848
• IMDb ID: tt0115348

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick Dempsey — Harrison Burns
• Brian Dennehy — Gerald Bradley
• Sherilyn Fenn — Kit Bradley
• Craig Sheffer — Constant Bradley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-05-05; final listed air date 1996-05-07; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Season in Purgatory on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.