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7. Was the future ever saved? (The 4400)

Science-fiction series tend to paint themselves into corners when they don't have logical endpoints, and The 4400, which aired on USA for four seasons before being cancelled in 2007, was no exception. It started with a clever premise: 4400 people who had been missing for varying lengths of time are mysteriously returned to Earth, and they haven't aged a day. Many begin developing superpower-like abilities—which is where the obvious X-Men comparisons come in—which eventually divides the world into factions, debating whether the 4400 were a threat or a boon to mankind. Even the mutants were fighting each other. (Sound familiar?) But the inner circle on the show got the inside story: A faction from the future kidnapped the 4400, empowered them, and plunked them back down in the past, and their powers were meant to change history in a myriad of complicated ways that would stave off a future apocalypse. Then another time-traveling future-faction started interfering with the plan, wanting their present to stay as it was. Season four ended with a jury-rigged "then everything changes" resolution, in the form of a huge outbreak of the "disease" that causes mutations, err, abilities; several hundred thousand were poised to gain special powers. The government turned control of Seattle over to the leader of one of the 4400 factions, just as chaos was about to rain down. But what happened next? As so often happens in these cases, fans are hoping a TV movie will wrap things up.


 

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It's with great sadness that I pass along to you the information I've just received -- The 4400 has been cancelled. We've had a great time bringing you this story and submersing you in the lives of all these incredible characters. Thank you especially to the folks on the board here whose tireless devotion to the show is nothing short of remarkable. Shout out to Bubba, by the way! I love your posts, man.

I just spoke to Joel and we had a great talk about what we all accomplished and how much we'll miss our family that is our crew and our cast... and our fans. But at least we got to go out with a bang! I had an awesome time directing the last episode. I think I got to make almost every single cast member cry (on camera). How much fun was that?!

So let me raise my metaphorical glass to you all and thank you for being so loyal and so dedicated. I wish we could go on forever, but the party has come to an end. Be well and on behalf of all of us at The 4400 -- thank you, it's been a pleasure.

Scott Peters
Creator / Executive Producer
The 4400