Early Edition: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is an hour-long drama about Chicago native Gary Hobson who becomes a reluctant hero when his morning newspaper reports tomorrow's headlines. Commodities trader Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) is losing it: his job, his home and his brilliant attorney wife. He thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today – giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news? While his best friend Chuck (Fisher Stevens) sees the newspaper as a ticket to personal gain, co-worker Marissa (Shanesia Davis) convinces Gary that the "early edition" should be used to better peoples' lives. So each day Gary begins anew the struggle to make sense of a world turned upside-down by the changing course of events that come from reading the "early edition."

Series details

• Title: Early Edition
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1996-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-05-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 1098

Cast and credited roles

• Kyle Chandler — Gary Hobson
• Shanesia Davis — Marissa Clark
• Fisher Stevens — Chuck Fishman
• Kristy Swanson — Erica Paget
• Myles Jeffrey — Henry Paget
• Billie Worley — Patrick Quinn

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-28; final listed air date 1997-05-17; episode order: 23.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-27; final listed air date 1998-05-23; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-09-26; final listed air date 1999-05-15; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-09-25; final listed air date 2000-05-27; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Early Edition 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.