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HARPER'S ISLAND
Air Date: Thursday, April 09, 2009
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#101) "Whap"
[NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.]

"HARPER'S ISLAND," A 13-EPISODE MYSTERY EVENT, PREMIERES THURSDAY, APRIL 9 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

The Finale for the 13 Episode Mystery Event Airs July 2

"Whap" - HARPER'S ISLAND is a 13-episode murder mystery about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival. Henry, the boy next door, is marrying the woman of his dreams, Trish Wellington, a beautiful and wealthy heiress. But as the wedding week begins, people start dying. Every episode, someone is killed. Wedding guests and island locals, every person is a suspect. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.

In the premiere episode, Abby Mills returns to Harper's Island for the wedding celebration of her best friend, Henry Dunn, and his fiance, Trish Wellington. Abby hasn't been home in seven years, since her mother and five others were murdered by John Wakefield, on HARPER'S ISLAND, Thursday, April 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CAST:

Abby Mills: Elaine Cassidy
Henry Dunn: Christopher Gorham
Trish Wellington: Katie Cassidy
Chloe Carter: Cameron Richardson
Cal Vandeusen: Adam Campbell
Jimmy Mance: C.J. Thomason
Sheriff Charlie Mills: Jim Beaver
Matt Barr: Christopher "Sully" Sullivan
Amber Borycki: Beth Barrington
Richard Burgi: Thomas Wellington
Dean Chekvala: J.D. Dunn
Ben Cotton: Shane Pierce
Beverly Elliott: Maggie Krell
Chris Gauthier: Malcolm Ross
Harry Hamlin: Uncle Marty Dunn
Gina Holden: Shea Allen
David Lewis: Richard Allen
Ali Liebert: Nikki Bolton
Brandon Jay Mclaren: Danny Brooks
Claudette Mink: Katherine Wellington
Sean Rogerson: Joel Booth
Ana Mae Routledge: Kelly Seaver
Cassandra Sawtell: Madison Allen
Sarah Smyth: Lucy Daramour
Victor Webster: Hunter Jennings

WRITTEN BY: Co-Executive Producer & Creator Ari Schlossberg

DIRECTED BY: Executive Producer Jon Turteltaub

RATING: To Be Announced







HARPER'S ISLAND (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/9/09 - 7/11/09
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2008-2009 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (13 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 5/20/09
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, December 2008) HARPER'S ISLAND, a 13-episode mystery event, premieres Thursday, April 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and concludes Thursday, July 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). HARPER'S ISLAND is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival. In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adam Campbell as Cal Vandeusen
· Ali Liebert as Nikki Bolton
· Amber Borycki as Beth Barrington
· Ana Mae Routledge as Kelly Seaver
· Ben Cotton as Shane Pierce
· Beverly Elliott as Maggie Krell
· Brandon Jay McClaren as Danny Brooks
· C.J. Thomason as Jimmy Mance
· Cameron Richardson as Chloe Carter
· Cassandra Sawtell as Madison Allen
· Chris Gauthier as Malcolm Ross
· Christopher Gorham as Henry Dunn
· Claudette Mink as Katherine Wellington
· David Lewis as Richard Allen
· Dean Chekvala as J.D. Dunn
· Elaine Cassidy as Abby Mills
· Gina Holden as Shea Allen
· Harry Hamlin as Uncle Marty Dunn
· Jim Beaver as Sheriff Charlie Mills
· Katie Cassidy as Trish Wellington
· Matt Barr as Christopher "Sully" Sullivan
· Richard Burgi as Thomas Wellington
· Sarah Smyth as Lucy Daramour
· Sean Rogerson as Joel Booth
· Victor Webster as Hunter Jennings
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ari Schlossberg as CRTR/CO-EP
· Dan Shotz as CO-EP
· Jon Turteltaub as EP/DIR (Presentation)
· Karim Zreik as CO-EP
· Scott Peters as DIR (Pilot)
· Tyler Bensinger as CO-EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Television Studios
· Junction Entertainment