# Falling Water (TV series)

Falling Water is an American supernatural drama television series. A commercial-free advance preview of the pilot aired on September 21, 2016 ahead of its October 13, 2016 premiere. On April 3, 2017 USA Network renewed the series for a second season, with Rémi Aubuchon replacing Blake Masters as the showrunner. On May 18, 2018, USA announced they had cancelled the series.
The pilot was written and co-created by Masters and Henry Bromell before Bromell died in 2013. In honor to his work, Bromell is still listed as a co-creator and receives a producer credit.

## Plot

Three strangers realize they are dreaming parts of the same dream. As they delve deeper into the meaning behind their connection to each other, they realize that the implications are much larger than their personal fates, and the future of the world lies in their hands.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* David Ajala as Burton, head of The Firm's in-house security
* Lizzie Brocheré as Tess, a trend spotter
* Will Yun Lee as Taka, an NYPD detective
* Kai Lennox as Woody Hammond, private equity specialist at The Firm
* Anna Wood as Olivia Watson aka The Woman in Red (season 1; "special guest star" in season 2)
* Zak Orth as Bill Boerg, founder and CEO of Boerg Industries
* Sepideh Moafi as Alexis Simms, Taka's new partner in homicide (season 2)

### Recurring

* Jodi Long as Kumiko, Taka's catatonic mother
* Brooke Bloom (season 1) and Brittany Allen (season 2) as Sabine, Tess' older sister
* Melanie Nicholls-King as Ann Marie Bowen, a woman Taka comes across who may be in a cult (season 1)
* Neal Huff as Nicholas Hull, the CEO of The Firm, the company Burton works for
* Mary McCormack as Taylor Bennett, a mysterious but powerful woman who hires Woody Hammond to manipulate other people's dreams (season 2)

## Production

The series is filmed in Toronto, Ontario; primarily at Cinespace Film Studios' Kipling Avenue facility.

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Don't Tell Bill" | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Henry Bromell & Blake Masters | September 21, 2016 (2016-9-21) | 0.467 |
| 2 | 2 | "Calling the Vasty Deep" | Jack Bender | Blake Masters | October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) | 0.507 |
| 3 | 3 | "Monsters, Most Familiar" | Jack Bender | A. M. Homes | October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) | 0.527 |
| 4 | 4 | "Castles Made of Sand" | Nick Gomez | Blake Masters & Meghan Kennedy | November 3, 2016 (2016-11-3) | 0.348 |
| 5 | 5 | "Ambergris" | Nick Gomez | Blake Masters & Meghan Kennedy | November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10) | 0.469 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Swirl" | Guy Ferland | Eoghan Mahony | November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) | 0.418 |
| 7 | 7 | "Three Half Blind Mice" | Guy Ferland | A. M. Homes | December 1, 2016 (2016-12-1) | 0.511 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Well" | Ellen Kuras | Meghan Kennedy | December 8, 2016 (2016-12-8) | 0.444 |
| 9 | 9 | "No Task for the Timid" | Ellen Kuras | Eoghan Mahony | December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) | 0.444 |
| 10 | 10 | "Circular Time" | Blake Masters | Blake Masters | December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) | 0.470 |

### Season 2 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 11 | 1 | "Shadowman" | Tim Andrew | Remi Aubuchon | January 6, 2018 (2018-1-6) | 0.279 |
| 12 | 2 | "Watchers" | Tim Andrew | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | January 13, 2018 (2018-1-13) | 0.413 |
| 13 | 3 | "Safehouse" | Christoph Schrewe | Allison Moore | January 20, 2018 (2018-1-20) | 0.346 |
| 14 | 4 | "Dröm" | Christoph Schrewe | Lana Cho | January 27, 2018 (2018-1-27) | 0.424 |
| 15 | 5 | "Promotion" | Eva Sorhaug | Mac Marshall | February 3, 2018 (2018-2-3) | 0.433 |
| 16 | 6 | "Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, Sons" | Eva Sorhaug | Albert Torres | February 10, 2018 (2018-2-10) | 0.255 |
| 17 | 7 | "Love Is a Dreamer" | Sarah Harding | Linda McGibney | February 17, 2018 (2018-2-17) | 0.469 |
| 18 | 8 | "Nothing Personal" | Michael Goi | Albert Torres & Katie Altman | February 24, 2018 (2018-2-24) | 0.197 |
| 19 | 9 | "Risk Assessment" | Sarah Harding | Allison Moore | March 3, 2018 (2018-3-3) | 0.342 |
| 20 | 10 | "The Art of the Deal" | Michael Goi | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | March 10, 2018 (2018-3-10) | 0.335 |

## Reception
### Critical response

Falling Water has received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 28% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.21/10 based on 18 reviews. The website's consensus states, "Falling Water attempts complexity and intrigue but churns out an unimaginative concept lacking a redeemable payoff." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 50 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Television Series | Falling Water | Nominated | |