Zero Hour: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | Season Premiere Date: February 14, 2013

Starring: Anthony Edwards, Jacinda Barrett, Carmen Ejogo

Summary: Hank (Anthony Edwards), runs the magazine Modern Skeptic with his friends, Rachel (Addison Timlir) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster). They finds themselves involved in a dangerous, centuries-long, worldwide conspiracy after Hank's wife (Jacinda Barrett) is kidnapped.

Creator: Paul T. Scheuring and Paul Scheuring

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Spring
Air Date: August 3, 2013
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S1:E12. Ratchet
Air Date: August 3, 2013
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S1:E11. Hands
Air Date: July 27, 2013

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Feb 8, 2013

It's a measure of the skill brought to this script by Paul Scheuring that a first episode so awash in multiplying complications manages to maintain its coherence and even a significant measure of suspense. Read full review

Verne Gay

Feb 13, 2013

Ambitious and intermittently entertaining, Zero Hour--and its celebrated lead--don't quite hit all their marks. But at least the mystery's a hoot. Read full review

David Hinckley

Feb 13, 2013

It takes a while for Hank and his assistants Rachel (Addison Timlin) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster) to grasp all this, even with the unwanted help of FBI agent Beck Riley (Carmen Ejogo). Once they have, and we have, the setup is solid. Read full review

Mike Hale

Feb 13, 2013

Zero Hour is entirely dispensable, its silliness matched by its comic-book solemnity. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Feb 13, 2013

Zero Hour, while initially tantalizing (priests, Nazis, Anthony Edwards, an unholy birth, a secret map--I'm in! I'm in!), is more than a little disappointing (flat-footed dialogue, absurd plot machinations, cardboard main characters, ludicrous historical leaps--I'm out! I'm out!). Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Feb 14, 2013

Without Anthony Edwards's unpretentious intelligence anchoring Zero Hour, I doubt I could have gotten through ten minutes of the pilot without gnashing my teeth in annoyance. Read full review

Aaron Riccio

Feb 4, 2013

The first 12 minutes are enough to bury it, though given the shoddy acting, overwrought dialogue, and poor production values, it's easy to imagine that 12 full episodes would in fact bring about the end of time itself. Read full review

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wcwcaseman

Mar 3, 2013

It is sad that a show with with an interesting story line gets tossed aside because, people can't rap their heads around it. Honestly this was a great show that mixed religion with history and technology. It had a similar feel to the short series revelations. It involved an ancient societyIt is sad that a show with with an interesting story line gets tossed aside because, people can't rap their heads around it. Honestly this was a great show that mixed religion with history and technology. It had a similar feel to the short series revelations. It involved an ancient society protecting religious secrets and the re-emergence of the devil trying to gain the secrets. Sadly between people either couldn't understand the show or expected it to be something it was not. Also it didn't help that ABC debuted the show on a Sunday put the next episode and a Thursday then canceled it because not enough people watched a Sunday show on a Thursday. I believe this show was set up to fail and that is so disappointing.… Expand

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bfintal

Apr 30, 2013

I do not understand all the negative reviews on this series. When my wife and I watched the first 3 episodes, we were glued to the screen from all the mystery and intrigue. I didn't mind the cast since naturally the characters will grow over time as with any show. It's been a long time sinceI do not understand all the negative reviews on this series. When my wife and I watched the first 3 episodes, we were glued to the screen from all the mystery and intrigue. I didn't mind the cast since naturally the characters will grow over time as with any show. It's been a long time since I felt this much craving to watch the next episode in a series.… Expand

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javanut

Feb 15, 2013

The Zero Hour is a cerebral thriller which requires background knowledge and an enjoyment of history. If you are under 50 then this will probably not be a story line that you can relate. The premier is a good warm up and I hope like a lot of shows that once the cast works together for awhileThe Zero Hour is a cerebral thriller which requires background knowledge and an enjoyment of history. If you are under 50 then this will probably not be a story line that you can relate. The premier is a good warm up and I hope like a lot of shows that once the cast works together for awhile and the writers get comfortable with the story line that both will improve. I liked the cliff hanger ending of the first one and hope that each week it leave me wanting more.… Expand

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Wallacefin

Mar 9, 2013

Questa la migliore serie che abbia mai visto, non posso credere che venga interrotta. Mi piace l'ambientazione, gli attori, la storia poi veramente affascinante.

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anneke

Feb 14, 2013

I was looking forward to a good conspiracy program and this is NOT it. The acting is terrible and the story line isn't great either. Even if you love the sort of "Da Vinci Code" stuff you would not enjoy this rubbish. I have to be honest and say this show have nothing redeeming apart fromI was looking forward to a good conspiracy program and this is NOT it. The acting is terrible and the story line isn't great either. Even if you love the sort of "Da Vinci Code" stuff you would not enjoy this rubbish. I have to be honest and say this show have nothing redeeming apart from that it's not longer… Expand

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noisnam

Apr 27, 2013

bad writing and bad acting. i normally a sucker for mysteries kind of tv show, but the writing is so bad that you can laugh on it. for example, ep3, the main char follows a lead from what he pick up from the ground. then the female detective call him on phone asked him where he is. he saidbad writing and bad acting. i normally a sucker for mysteries kind of tv show, but the writing is so bad that you can laugh on it. for example, ep3, the main char follows a lead from what he pick up from the ground. then the female detective call him on phone asked him where he is. he said 28th street. then the detective ran out of the police station looking nervous and shouting right away HANK" HANK".... omg, he just talk to you on the phone, u just cant wait until you get to 28th street and go nuts..… Expand

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Heptite

Feb 14, 2013

Cheesy, over-dramatic, mediocre acting, and the typical type of series where the audience will be permanently kept on the hook without any actual plot progress or significant revelations.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 14, 2013
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  S1:E13. Spring
  Air Date: August 3, 2013
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  S1:E12. Ratchet
  Air Date: August 3, 2013
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  S1:E11. Hands
  Air Date: July 27, 2013
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  S1:E10. Escapement
  Air Date: July 20, 2013
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  S1:E9. Balance
  Air Date: July 13, 2013
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  S1:E8. Winding
  Air Date: July 6, 2013
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  S1:E7. Sync
  Air Date: June 29, 2013
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  S1:E6. Weight
  Air Date: June 22, 2013
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  S1:E5. Suspension
  Air Date: June 15, 2013
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  S1:E4. Chain
  Air Date: June 15, 2013
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  S1:E3. Pendulum
  Air Date: February 28, 2013
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  S1:E2. Face
  Air Date: February 21, 2013
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  S1:E1. Strike
  Air Date: February 14, 2013