To Love and Die
| To Love and Die | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Sara Goodman |
| Starring | Shiri Appleby Frances Fisher Tim Matheson Kristin Datillo Seymour Cassel Christine Adams Ivan Sergei |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | JoAnn Alfano Sara Goodman David Kanter Carla Kanter Lorne Michaels Andrew Singer |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera Setup |
| Running time | approx. 42 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network |
| Release | December 30, 2008 |
To Love and Die is the title of an American television action comedy-drama starring Shiri Appleby and Tim Matheson, and created by Sara Goodman. The show was greenlit to series on the USA Network in July 2007, with a 12-episode order that was planned to air in 2008.[1] The 2-hour pilot finally premiered on December 30, 2008, as a television movie,[2] receiving little promotion. The series was believed to have been dropped by the channel.[3]
The pilot was directed by Mark Piznarski.
Characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Hildy Young (Shiri Appleby) — Young woman with intimacy issues who, after finding her father, ends up working for him as a contract killer.
- James White (Tim Matheson) — Hildy's contract killer father.
- Janet (Frances Fisher) — Hildy's intrusive and overbearing mother who constantly inserts herself into her daughter's messy love life.
- Nancy (Kristin Datillo) — Hildy's well mannered sister that has played it safe in life, opting for a quiet suburban home, two kids and a nice, boring husband.
- Eddie (Christine Adams) — A key member of White's contracting organization
- Blue (Ivan Sergei) — James's protégé who meets his match when he meets his boss's daughter
- Grandfather (Seymour Cassel) — James's former mentor, who handed the reins to James but often complains about his way of doing things and remembers how it used to be in the old days.
Main crew
[edit]To Love and Die is produced by NBC Universal Television Studios and Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock"), Andrew Singer ("Sons & Daughters"), Sara Goodman [1], and David Kanter ("Crime & Punishment") serve as executive producers.