Empire Falls: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Empire Falls is a two-part miniseries event tells the humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and influenced by the Knox River and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the past.

At the center of the story is Miles Roby, for whom the promising opportunities of youth have given way to the demands of family obligations, especially those concerning his cantankerous father Max and impressionable daughter Tick.

Series details

• Title: Empire Falls
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2005-05-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-05-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 18722
• IMDb ID: tt0376591
• TVDB ID: 84737

Cast and credited roles

• Philip Seymour Hoffman — Charlie Mayne
• Ed Harris — Miles Roby
• Helen Hunt — Janine Roby
• Robin Wright — Grace Roby
• Aidan Quinn — David Roby
• Paul Newman — Max Roby
• Joanne Woodward — Francine Whiting
• Dennis Farina — Walt Comeau
• William Fichtner — Jimmy Minty
• Estelle Parsons — Bea
• Theresa Russell — Charlene
• Kate Burton — Cindy Whiting

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-05-28; final listed air date 2005-05-29; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Empire Falls 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.