The River: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The River follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him. Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark film the mission documentary-style.

Series details

• Title: The River
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2012-02-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 232

Cast and credited roles

• Bruce Greenwood — Dr. Emmet Cole
• Leslie Hope — Tess Cole
• Eloise Mumford — Lena Landry
• Paul Blackthorne — Clark Quietly
• Thomas Kretschmann — Captain Kurt Brynildson
• Daniel Zacapa — Emilio Valenzuela
• Shaun Parkes — Andreus Jude Poulaine
• Paulina Gaitán — Jahel Valenzuela
• Joe Anderson — Lincoln Cole

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-02-07; final listed air date 2012-03-20; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The River 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.