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− | The Midnight Sleuth universe is filled with numerous characters both major and incidental | + | The Midnight Sleuth universe is filled with numerous characters both major and incidental throughout the six-season storylines. As the years went by, many incidental characters (ones that appeared in only one episode) started coming back to be a part of a much bigger story arc. |
*'''The Midnight Sleuth''' | *'''The Midnight Sleuth''' | ||
− | **The detective with | + | **The detective with good hair, Midnight is one of the two core characters of the show. His backstory is a little iffy and unknown even after six seasons, however, what is known about him is that he calls Milwaukee and Chicago home, and moved to the San Francisco area sometime in the late 90s. |
*'''Laura Talbot''' | *'''Laura Talbot''' | ||
**Talk show host turned detective. She met Midnight while having him on her talk show after his first major case. | **Talk show host turned detective. She met Midnight while having him on her talk show after his first major case. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
− | When it was announced that The Midnight Sleuth was coming to television, most of the public was unaware of | + | When it was announced that The Midnight Sleuth was coming to television, most of the public was unaware of its history as a radio program and this unfamiliarity was easily noticed in the lack of viewers. While the studio heavily promoted it as the next biggest thing, the show struggled to find it's footing in the first season. Most viewers said it was far too over the top compared to similar programs at the time, while fans of the classic Midnight Sleuth said it had nothing in common with it. The show ultimately was canceled midseason. |
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+ | After much fan outcry, online funding campaigns, and protests, the show found a new home through the online streaming service [[Streamer]] and was renewed for a new season. The show became the online streaming service's highest-rated program and was quickly renewed for an additional four seasons. It ran until 2023 when the producers decided to end the show before it started to lose steam. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{MidnightSleuth}} | {{MidnightSleuth}} |
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The New Adventures of the Midnight Sleuth | |
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The show's marketing logo | |
Genre | Mystery/Detective |
Created by | Michael J. Bayheimer |
Based on |
The Midnight Sleuth by Clarence Hadden & Ernest Greene |
Developed by | Michael J. Bayheimer |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 36 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Michael J. Bayheimer |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Paramutual Pictures |
Release | |
Original release | September 28, 2017 | – October 31, 2023
The New Adventures of Midnight Sleuth was a modern reboot of the classic radio drama The Midnight Sleuth.
Contents
Premise
The New Adventures of the Midnight Sleuth follows Midnight, a partially amnesiac fake detective who solves crimes in modern-day San Francisco. He's helped by his friend Laura Talbot, a late-night talk show host and former reporter. Laura has Midnight on her talkshow after he solves a case involving the disappearance of a major political figure's daughter. Midnight's partial amnesia is a constant source of comedy as his forgetfulness causes Laura to be the brain behind their detective work.
Production
Concept
The reimagining of the show was designed in a way to better reflect the modern tastes of the audience. Producer Michael J. Bayheimer was heavily influenced by the modern reboot of Sherlock Holmes 'SHERLOCK' and borrowed a lot of the tone and imagery for his reboot. Another major change was his removal of the original sidekick "Linda" from the show, deciding she wasn't necessary for the modern audiences.
Characters
The Midnight Sleuth universe is filled with numerous characters both major and incidental throughout the six-season storylines. As the years went by, many incidental characters (ones that appeared in only one episode) started coming back to be a part of a much bigger story arc.
- The Midnight Sleuth
- The detective with good hair, Midnight is one of the two core characters of the show. His backstory is a little iffy and unknown even after six seasons, however, what is known about him is that he calls Milwaukee and Chicago home, and moved to the San Francisco area sometime in the late 90s.
- Laura Talbot
- Talk show host turned detective. She met Midnight while having him on her talk show after his first major case.
Troubled Production
9 episodes into the show's first season, the studio decided a drastic rewrite of episode 12 (which had been planned to be a mid-season regular episode). Their hopes were to breathe new life into the show before it got canceled and delayed the remaining 3 episodes of the season until after the winter season. These last three episodes proved to be the craziest and most un-Midnight Sleuth the show could be and ultimately led to the very cancellation they were hoping to avoid.
Behind The Scenes
- Midnight's trademark "great hair" was not an original element of the show. In the pilot, filmed 9 months prior to the show being picked up, the actor playing Midnight had just come off of a war movie resulting in his buzz cut hairdo. When he came back to film episode 2, the producers loved the longer hair the actor had and decided to keep it, writing it into the show and creating a new trademark.
- Laura was originally not part of the show and her addition in episode two was the result of a studio note to producer Michael J. Bayheimer.
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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101 | 1 | "News Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Chandler Bingham | Michael J. Bayheimer | 28 September 2017 | 1.2 |
The daughter of a major political figure goes missing. Midnight accidentally stumbles upon those that kidnapped her and helps her escape. | ||||||
102 | 2 | "Stars In My Eyes" | Terrance Lucas | Michael J. Bayheimer | 28 September 2017 | 1.0 |
Midnight goes on 'Late Night with Laura Talbot' to talk about his miraculous saving of the govenor's daughter. While there, the director of the show is murdered, resulting in Laura and Midnight trying to solve the case together. | ||||||
103 | 3 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 2017 | 1.1 |
Unknown | ||||||
104 | 4 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 October 2017 | 1.0 |
Unknown | ||||||
105 | 5 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 October 2017 | 0.9 |
Unknown | ||||||
106 | 6 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 October 2017 | 0.8 |
Unknown | ||||||
107 | 7 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 November 2017 | 0.7 |
Unknown | ||||||
108 | 8 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 November 2017 | 0.9 |
Unknown | ||||||
109 | 9 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 November 2017 | 0.8 |
Unknown | ||||||
110 | 10 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 March 2018 | 0.7 |
Unknown | ||||||
111 | 11 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 April 2018 | 0.7 |
Unknown | ||||||
112 | 12 | "I Now Pronounce You Midnight And Death" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 April 2018 | 0.7 |
Midnight and Laura are about to get married when Father O'Mailey ends up dead in the church before the ceremony can begin. |
Season 2 (2019)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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201 | 13 | "Shark Jumper Extraordinaire" | Melody Holland | Blake Young | 5 October 2019 | N/A |
A stunt man is found dead on the eve of his greatest trick yet. Was it an accident or did someone want him out of the picture? | ||||||
202 | 14 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
203 | 15 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
204 | 16 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
205 | 17 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
206 | 18 | "Death Knocks Thrice, Rings Once" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown |
Season 3 (2020)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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301 | 19 | "Unknown" | Unkonwn | Unknown | 2 October 2020 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
302 | 20 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 2020 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
303 | 21 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 October 2020 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
304 | 22 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 October 2020 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
305 | 23 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 October 2019 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
306 | 24 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 October 2020 | N/A |
Unknown |
Season 4 (2021)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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401 | 25 | "Unknown" | Unkonwn | Unknown | 2 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
402 | 26 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
403 | 27 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
404 | 28 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
405 | 29 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
406 | 30 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 October 2021 | N/A |
Unknown |
Season 5 (2022)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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501 | 31 | "Unknown" | Unkonwn | Unknown | 1 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
502 | 32 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
503 | 33 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
504 | 34 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
505 | 35 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
506 | 36 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 October 2022 | N/A |
Unknown |
Season 6 (2023)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601 | 37 | "Unknown" | Unkonwn | Unknown | 7 October 2023 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
602 | 38 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 October 2023 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
603 | 39 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 October 2023 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
604 | 40 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 October 2023 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
605 | 41 | "Unknown" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 October 2023 | N/A |
Unknown | ||||||
606 | 42 | "The Return of the Beginning of the End" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 October 2023 | N/A |
On the series finale, Midnight and Laura confront Daybreak and Professor R and attempt to stop them once and for all. |
Reception
When it was announced that The Midnight Sleuth was coming to television, most of the public was unaware of its history as a radio program and this unfamiliarity was easily noticed in the lack of viewers. While the studio heavily promoted it as the next biggest thing, the show struggled to find it's footing in the first season. Most viewers said it was far too over the top compared to similar programs at the time, while fans of the classic Midnight Sleuth said it had nothing in common with it. The show ultimately was canceled midseason.
After much fan outcry, online funding campaigns, and protests, the show found a new home through the online streaming service Streamer and was renewed for a new season. The show became the online streaming service's highest-rated program and was quickly renewed for an additional four seasons. It ran until 2023 when the producers decided to end the show before it started to lose steam.