Pushing Daisies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

As a young boy Ned discovers that he can return the dead briefly back to life with just one touch. But his random gift isn't without deadly consequences, as he soon finds out. Grown up Ned puts his talent to good use by touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. He opens a pie shop. But his gift leaves him wary of becoming close to anyone, as beautiful waitress Olive Snook finds out. His life as a pie maker gets more complicated when private investigator Emerson Cod finds out about Ned's secret. Emerson convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect a hefty reward fee) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers.

Series details

• Title: Pushing Daisies
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2007-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-06-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 918

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Pace — Ned
• Anna Friel — Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
• Chi McBride — Emerson Cod
• Kristin Chenoweth — Olive Snook
• Jim Dale — Narrator
• Field Cate — Young Ned
• Ellen Greene — Vivian Charles
• Swoosie Kurtz — Lily Charles

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-10-03; final listed air date 2007-12-12.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-10-01; final listed air date 2009-06-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pushing Daisies 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.