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Synopsis: Welcome to Glory, the Island of Happiness. Well, that’s what the billboard says anyway. The seemingly idyllic small island town in the Pacific Northwest is a breeding ground for eerie events, bizarre happenings and peculiar inhabitants where truth is often stranger than fiction, and sometimes even deadly. Infused with his trademark pop culture humor, Kevin Williamson brings a scary murder mystery to the small screen each week with this creepy, picture-perfect hamlet. Wunderkind novelist Mike Dolan (Eddie Cahill, Friends, Felicity) returns to his hometown after "loosely" depicting the denizens of Glory in a best-selling murder mystery about the bizarre events surrounding his own father’s supposedly accidental death. With the picturesque, yet freaky town of Glory as the backdrop for his story, Mike used his family and friends as fictional fodder and an exorcism for his personal demons. With a flare for the dramatic, no one was spared from full disclosure and exaggeration of the truth normally kept behind closed doors. Now, at 25 and four years after his wunderkind success, Mike hasn’t written a word and doesn’t exactly get a hero’s welcome upon his return home. He’s looking for a new lease on life…a chance to do something right, and maybe once and for all solve the mystery of his father’s death. As he mends proverbial fences and plays amateur sleuth to unravel the mysteries lurking beneath the placid exterior of Glory Island, he may get his wish, and may even find some new inspiration. Mike’s boyhood friend, Rudy Dunlop (Jay R. Ferguson, "Higher Learning"), whom he pegged in his book as a gay village idiot, is now the sheriff of Glory Island. Still haunted by Mike’s notorious characterization, Rudy isn’t exactly ready to jump right back into being "best buds" with Mike just cause he’s returned home. Better yet, being the law in these parts, the roles have reversed with Mike now playing the part of sidekick as he trails Rudy in search of answers to the many bizarre murders in Glory. The third side to this crime-solving trio is Ellie Sparks (Poppy Montgomery, "Blonde," Relativity), a creature of strange and morbid appeal who is a forensic pathologist and the town’s coroner. Slightly removed from her own emotions, she has an uncanny ability to dissect the intentions of those around her. Since Ellie didn’t grow up in Glory and have her name dragged through the mud in Mike’s book, she’s one of the few friendly faces he encounters. Reconnecting with family is even more difficult for Mike, yet a key first step towards redemption. His eccentric mother, Mitzi (Frances Fisher, "Titanic"), was unflatteringly painted in his book as imbalanced and bipolar, which may be only a slight exaggeration. His older sister, Sara (Amy Stewart, E.R.), inherited the local newspaper after their father’s death and reluctantly gives Mike a job as a reporter. A tough workaholic competing with the nearby larger Seattle paper, some might say Mike’s "fictional" description of Sara as "icy cold" isn’t that far off target. Mike’s one ally in this splintered family is his younger sister, Sam (newcomer Emily VanCamp). A funky and deliberately different 16-year-old, Sam strives for some edge and spice in the otherwise quaint but quirky town. Her best friend is the cute and clever Zane Walker (newcomer Ben Crowley), who has known Sam since birth and hopes their eternal flirtation will spark into romance. Zane’s mother, Hazel (Theresa Russell, "The Believer," "Black Widow"), owner of the town’s diner and aging bombshell, had the dubious honor of being the murderer in Mike’s book. While it may just be a coincidence, everyone in the town knows that her guilt in the novel might just be related to her scandalous real-life affair with Mike’s dad. The Cast: Production Credits: Airdates:
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