American Gothic (2016 TV series)
{{Short description|2016 American mystery drama television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}
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| creator = Corinne Brinkerhoff
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Juliet Rylance
- Antony Starr
- Justin Chatwin
- Megan Ketch
- Elliot Knight
- Stephanie Leonidas
- Gabriel Bateman
- Virginia Madsen
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| composer = Jeff Russo
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Matt Shakman
- Todd Cohen
- James Frey
- Justin Falvey
- Darryl Frank
- Corinne Brinkerhoff
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| producer = Shauna Jamison
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| cinematography = Alan Caso
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| runtime = 40–43 minutes
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- Full Fathom Five
- Hyla Regilla Productions
- Amblin Television
- CBS Television Studios
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| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|6|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|9|7}}
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American Gothic is an American mystery drama television series created by Corinne Brinkerhoff. CBS announced a 13-episode straight-to-series order on October 9, 2015. The show premiered on June 22, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/american-gothic/listings/|title=Shows A-Z - American gothic on cbs |publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=March 23, 2016}} On October 17, 2016, CBS cancelled the series after one season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/braindead-american-gothic-canceled-cbs-one-season-summer-series-1201838081/|title=Summer Series 'BrainDead' & 'American Gothic' Canceled By CBS After One Season|last=Andreev|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 17, 2016|access-date=October 17, 2016}}
Plot
The Hawthornes, an affluent Boston family, must redefine themselves following the discovery that their recently deceased patriarch could have been a serial killer. Suspicion arises that one of them may have been his accomplice.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Juliet Rylance as Alison Hawthorne-Price{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |date=January 19, 2016 |title=The Knick's Juliet Rylance, Defiance's Stephanie Leonidas Join CBS' Summer Mystery Thriller American Gothic|url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/19/american-gothic-cast-juliet-rylance-stephanie-leonidas-cbs/|website=TVLine|access-date=January 27, 2016}} the bisexual eldest sister of the family who is running for mayor
- Antony Starr as Garrett Hawthorne{{cite web |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=January 7, 2016 |title='American Gothic': Antony Starr Cast In CBS Drama Series|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/american-gothic-antony-starr-cast-drama-justin-chatwin-megan-ketch-1201678150/|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 27, 2016}} the mysterious prodigal eldest brother who has returned from a 14-year absence
- Micheal Doonan as Young Garrett Hawthorne
- Justin Chatwin as Cameron "Cam" Hawthorne{{cite web |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=December 7, 2015 |title=Justin Chatwin & Megan Ketch To Star In CBS Summer Series 'American Gothic'|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/justin-chatwin-megan-ketch-cast-american-gothic-cbs-1201657921/|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 27, 2016}} the younger brother, a cartoonist and recovering drug addict, and husband of Sophie and father of Jack
- Megan Ketch as Tessa Ross the younger sister and wife of Brady
- Elliot Knight as Brady Ross a police officer for the Boston Police Department and husband of Tessa
- Stephanie Leonidas as Sophie Hawthorne Cam's wife and the mother of Jack
- Gabriel Bateman as Jack Hawthorne the psychopathic son of Cam and Sophie
- Virginia Madsen as Madeline Hawthorne,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160602cbs07/|title=Arrangement in Grey and Black |publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=June 4, 2016}} wife of Mitch and mother of Alison, Garrett, Tessa, and Cam
=Recurring=
- Enrico Colantoni as Mayor Conley, the incumbent candidate Alison is running against in the upcoming election, a former safety inspector
- Jamey Sheridan as Mitch Hawthorne, husband of Madeline, father of Alison, Garrett, Tessa, and Cam
- Dylan Bruce as Tom Price, Alison's husband
- Maureen Sebastian as Naomi Flynn, Alison's campaign manager and lover
- Deirdre Lovejoy as Detective Linda Cutter, Brady's superior and the lead investigator on the re-opened SBK case
- Catalina Sandino Moreno as Christina Morales, a doctor and the daughter of SBK's final victim
- Teresa Pavlinek as Dana, a medical examiner who works with Brady and Detective Cutter
- Sarah Power as Jennifer Windham, a television reporter
- Natalie Prinzen-Klages and Nora Prinzen-Klages as Harper and Violet Hawthorne-Price, daughters of Alison and Tom
Reception
American Gothic holds a current score of 51 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 23 "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/american-gothic-2016|title=American Gothic (2016)|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 24, 2016}} The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 58% critics rating based on 24 reviews. The website consensus reads: "American Gothic may not be striving for much, yet it holds promise as a soapy, campy family murder-mystery that's ultimately just engaging enough."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/american-gothic/s01/|title=American Gothic: Season 1 (2016)|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=November 8, 2018}}
Episodes
Each episode of the series is named after a well-known American work of art, and features a visual reference to its namesake painting within the episode.{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2016/06/19/american-gothic-goes-arty-with-a-visual-nod-to-masters/ | title='American Gothic' goes arty with a visual nod to masters | last=Rorke | first=Robert | work=New York Post | publisher=News Corp | date=June 19, 2016 | access-date=July 29, 2016}}
{{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |titleR={{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/american-gothic-creator-corinne-brinkerhoff/|title=American Gothic's Creator Talks about New Show|last=Laskowski|first=Amy|date=July 6, 2016|website=bu.edu|access-date=July 12, 2016|quote="We decided to run with fine art as a motif. We've titled each episode after a famous American painting that thematically fits into that particular chapter of our story..."}}|director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Arrangement in Grey and Black
| DirectedBy = Matt Shakman
| WrittenBy = Corinne Brinkerhoff
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|6|22}}
| ShortSummary = The Hawthornes' money has come from the family's concrete business. However, the concrete was used in a tunnel that just collapsed. Found inside the rubble are the remains of an apparent victim of the "Silver Bells Killer", a serial murderer who terrorized the city 15 years ago. Mayoral candidate Alison Hawthorne-Price vows to find "SBK" if elected. Her father Mitch suffers a heart attack at her press conference. Meanwhile, in looking for brother Cam's drug stash, Tessa finds a box of silver bells, SBK's calling card, in a shed on the family estate. Garrett Hawthorne returns after a 14-year absence to visit his ailing father and whisper into his ear. Mitch tells wife Madeline that they "have to tell the truth." She cuts off his oxygen supply.
| Viewers = 3.43{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/23/wednesday-final-ratings-june-22-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624133655/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/23/wednesday-final-ratings-june-22-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Big Brother' premiere and 'Masterchef' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Jack-in-the-Pulpit
| DirectedBy = Greg Beeman
| WrittenBy = Corinne Brinkerhoff
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|6|29}}
| ShortSummary = After killing Mitch, Madeline is questioned by her family about the SBK collection in the shed. She explains that Mitch was always obsessed with true crime stories and bought the bells and newspaper clippings from a collector. However, Mitch began suffering from dementia in recent months, became convinced he was SBK, and suggested Madeline kill him. Tessa is suspicious about the dementia when others mention recently playing chess and bridge with Mitch. Detective Cutter begins investigating the tunnel collapse, as it now pertains to the SBK case. She asks Brady Ross, Tessa's husband, to find something with Mitch's DNA on it to connect him to SBK. Brady finds this impossible, as Madeline is removing everything of Mitch's from the house. The only connection is a photo of Cam wearing the same belt found with the tunnel victim.
| Viewers = 3.58{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/30/wednesday-final-ratings-june-29-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701132339/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/30/wednesday-final-ratings-june-29-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Big Brother' and 'Masterchef' adjust up, 'Wayward Pines' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Nighthawks
| DirectedBy = David Straiton
| WrittenBy = Meredith Averill
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|7|06}}
| ShortSummary = Garrett stalks a woman named Christina Morales (Catalina Sandino Moreno). He intentionally cuts himself to be stitched up by her, and she is revealed to be the daughter of an SBK victim. Madeline goes over Mitch's will with the family; he left everything to her. She plans to sell the concrete factory and later fires Gunther. Cam takes Jack to a former therapist of his and learns she recorded his sessions at the time. Sophie helps him steal the recordings, but he is caught on camera, which could damage Alison's campaign and risk his losing custody of Jack. Detective Cutter informs Madeline of having evidence she bought a belt similar to the one used in the tunnel murder. Brady interrupts them to exclaim that DNA and fingerprint evidence excludes any Hawthorne. Madeline suggests Gunther is the murderer, and he is later found hanged in the shed. A suicide note simply says: "I'm sorry."
Guest stars: Stephen Gostkowski, the kicker for the New England Patriots, appeared as himself; he is brought in to endorse Alison.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/07/wednesday-final-ratings-july-6-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709143303/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/07/wednesday-final-ratings-july-6-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Masterchef' adjusts up, 'Wayward Pines' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}
| Viewers = 3.08{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/07/wednesday-final-ratings-july-6-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709143303/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/07/wednesday-final-ratings-july-6-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Masterchef' adjusts up, 'Wayward Pines' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Christina's World
| DirectedBy = P.J. Pesce
| WrittenBy = Lawrence Broch
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|7|13}}
| ShortSummary = When a woman crippled in the tunnel crash threatens to sue both the Hawthornes and the city, Alison and the mayor must team up to stop her. Madeline's neighbor inadvertently provides the police with evidence that proves Gunther couldn't have been SBK. Sophie's drug dealer threatens her and Cam over her debt to him. Garrett continues to get close to Christina. Madeline receives a cryptic message. Brady discovers that Tessa tampered with the DNA evidence in order to test his loyalty to her family, and he swears to close the case no matter who it takes down.
| Viewers = 2.77{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/14/wednesday-final-ratings-july-13-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715150828/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/14/wednesday-final-ratings-july-13-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: ESPYs, 'Big Brother' and 'AGT' adjust up; 'The Night Shift,' 'Wayward Pines' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Artist in His Museum
| DirectedBy = Hanelle Culpepper
| WrittenBy = Lauren MacKenzie & Andrew Gettens
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|7|20}}
| ShortSummary = Madeline confronts her mother, who she's been paying to stay away from the Hawthornes. Alison and Naomi must deal with a blackmail threat by a campaign staffer. Cam goes through withdrawal and relives some buried memories, while the police track him as a prime suspect in the SBK murders. A DNA test later proves his innocence, but indicates that some other member of the Hawthornes is the killer.
| Viewers = 2.44{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/21/wednesday-final-ratings-july-20-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722160215/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/21/wednesday-final-ratings-july-20-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'America's Got Talent' and 'Whose Line' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = The Chess Players
| DirectedBy = Ed Ornelas
| WrittenBy = Allen MacDonald
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|7|27}}
| ShortSummary = News of the DNA connection comes out during Alison's debate with the mayor. While the Hawthornes hole up in their home waiting for the results of the police's tests, they turn on each other trying to find the truth. Meanwhile, Garrett takes Christina on a camping trip that ends in shocking events. The DNA tests reveal Mitch was SBK.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Gross Clinic
| DirectedBy = Steph Green
| WrittenBy = Aaron Fullerton
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|8|03}}
| ShortSummary = The Hawthornes reel from the results of the police investigation. Jack continues to show troubling behavior. Brady and Cutter discover that SBK had an accomplice.
| Viewers = 2.51{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/04/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-3-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805202342/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/04/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-3-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: CMA Festival, 'America's Got Talent' and 'Night Shift' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 4, 2016}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Kindred Spirits
| DirectedBy = Lexi Alexander
| WrittenBy = Deidre Shaw
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|8|10}}
| ShortSummary = Alison threatens Jennifer Windham, the reporter who had a dalliance with Tom and bugged their homes. Jack visits a summer camp and finds a kindred spirit in Sadie, who fires a crossbow they found at Garrett's cabin at him. Jack is expelled from summer camp after being found with a knife. Brady notices a chip in its ivory handle matches the triangular piece of ivory left at the final crime of SBK.
| Viewers = 2.38{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/11/wednesday-final-ratings-olympics-adjust-up/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812071506/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/11/wednesday-final-ratings-olympics-adjust-up/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: Olympics adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=August 11, 2016}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Oxbow
| DirectedBy = Doug Aarniokoski
| WrittenBy = Lawrence Broch
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|8|17}}
| ShortSummary = As Garrett sits in jail under suspicion of being SBK's accomplice, he reflects on his time living in the Maine woods. Alison tries to use Jennifer Windham to dig up dirt on the mayor, only to turn her into a target for the returned Silver Bells Killer.
| Viewers = 2.37{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/18/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-17-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819101856/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/18/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-17-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: Olympics, 'Big Brother' and others unchanged|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=August 18, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = The Veteran in a New Field
| DirectedBy = David Barrett
| WrittenBy = Aaron Fullerton
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|8|24}}
| ShortSummary = Alison and Brady team up to investigate Jennifer's murder. Tessa questions her mother's honesty. Garrett is released from prison and proceeds to dig up and destroy human remains in a field.
| Viewers = 2.57{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/25/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-24-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111101/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/08/25/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-24-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Big Brother' adjusts up to season high|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=August 25, 2016}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Freedom From Fear
| DirectedBy = Jet Wilkinson
| WrittenBy = Andrew Gettens & Lauren MacKenzie
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|8|31}}
| ShortSummary = The Hawthorne family's darkest secrets are revealed through a series of flashbacks to 14 years prior.
| Viewers = 2.51{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/09/01/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-31-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902141518/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/09/01/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-31-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Big Brother' adjusts up, 'America's Got Talent' and 'The Night Shift' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Madame X
| DirectedBy = Ed Ornelas
| WrittenBy = Allen MacDonald & Lauren Goodman
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|9|07}}
| ShortSummary = As Alison's mayoral campaign reaches its climax, the police close in on the Silver Bells accomplice.
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Whistler's Mother
| DirectedBy = Greg Beeman
| WrittenBy = Corinne Brinkerhoff & Aaron Fullerton
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2016|9|07}}
| ShortSummary = The Silver Bells Killer's accomplice is revealed, as the accomplice targets one of the Hawthornes on the same day Alison is elected mayor.
| Viewers = 2.55{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/09/09/wednesday-final-ratings-presidential-forum-americas-got-talent-big-brother-adjust-up/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910132733/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/09/09/wednesday-final-ratings-presidential-forum-americas-got-talent-big-brother-adjust-up/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: Presidential forum, 'America's Got Talent', 'Big Brother' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=September 9, 2016}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title|tt5257744}}
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