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Fringe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Fringe (2008): Drama, Action, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

When an international flight lands at Boston's Logan Airport and the passengers and crew have all died grisly deaths, FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is called in to investigate. After her partner is nearly killed during the investigation, a desperate Olivia searches frantically for someone to help, leading her to Dr. Walter Bishop, our generation's Einstein. There's only one catch: he's been institutionalized for the last twenty years, and the only way to question him requires pulling his estranged son Peter in to help. When Olivia's investigation leads her to a manipulative corporate executive, she and her team will discover that what happened on Flight 627 is only a small piece of a larger, more shocking truth and will explore the blurring line between the possible and the impossible.

Series details

  • Title: Fringe
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
  • Premiere date: 2008-09-09
  • Final broadcast date listed: 2013-01-18
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
  • TVmaze community rating: 8.6/10
  • TVMaze ID: 158

Cast and credited roles

  • John Noble — Dr. Walter Bishop
  • Joshua Jackson — Peter Bishop
  • Anna Torv — Olivia Dunham
  • Jasika Nicole — Astrid Farnsworth
  • Lance Reddick — Phillip Broyles
  • Blair Brown — Nina Sharp
  • Kirk Acevedo — Charlie Francis
  • Seth Gabel — Lincoln Lee
  • Mark Valley — John Scott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2008-09-09; final listed air date 2009-05-12; episode order: 20.
  • Season 2: premiered 2009-09-17; final listed air date 2010-05-20; episode order: 23.
  • Season 3: premiered 2010-09-23; final listed air date 2011-05-06; episode order: 22.
  • Season 4: premiered 2011-09-23; final listed air date 2012-05-11; episode order: 22.
  • Season 5: premiered 2012-09-28; final listed air date 2013-01-18; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fringe 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.

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