Series Description

The 4400 was a 60 minute sci-fi series on the USA Network about 4400 people who had disappeared without a trace over the previous six decades. Then they suddenly reappeared all at once! None of them had apparently aged since their disappearance and none had any memory of where they had been. Many of them had acquired strange abilities. Some of those abilities were helpful such as, the power to heal the sick. Other powers seem to be harmful, but are they?

The 4400 Cast

Joel Gretsch .... Tom Baldwin
Jacqueline McKenzie .... Diana Skouris
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali .... Richard Tyler
Laura Allen .... Lily Moore
Chad Faust .... Kyle Baldwin
Kaj-Erik Eriksen .... Danny Farrell
Brooke Nevin .... Nikki Hudson
Peter Coyote .... Dennis Ryland
Patrick Flueger .... Shawn Farrell
Michael Moriarty .... Orson Baile
Bill Campbell .... Jordan Collier
Conchita Campbell .... Maia Rutledge
Natasha Gregson Wagner .... April Skouris
Samantha Ferris .... Nina Jarvis
Rhonda Dent .... Elise Applebaum
Karina Lombard .... Alana Mareva
Megalyn Echikunwoke .... Isabelle Tyler

The 4400 Trivia:

Michael Moriarty and Joel Gretsch also appeared in another sci-fi miniseries titled, "Taken (2002)". Taken was about people who disappeared and the 4400 is about people who reappear. This has caused many sci-fi fans to comically rename the 4400 TV show with the title, "Put Back". If you think you've seen Bill Campbell (Jordan Collier) before but you just can't place him, you're probably remembering him as "Detective Joey Indelli" on the series, "Crime Story" or as "Rick Sammler" on "Once and Again".

The 4400 really could have used a science advisor for the 2-hour (mini) series premiere! Chinese, Russian, and U.S. Titan II missles were fired at the object that "brought back" the 4400 but Titan II missiles were actually put out of service in 1987. The object is said to be 28 minutes from impact with the earth but it only took less than a minute for the missiles to reach the object which was shown to fly past the Moon after the missiles exploded. Missiles don't fly that fast. Exhaust contrails are shown trailing the missiles in the vacuum of outer space but contrails are formed by an atmosphere. And the object is projected to hit the Earth at 47 degrees North Longitude and 122 or 123 degrees West Latitude but longitude actually denotes East/West degrees and Latitude denotes North/South degrees.

The 4400 was originally produced as a 5-part miniseries. It was so popular with viewers that the USA Network decided to say that it was really a TV series, new episodes were ordered, and the original miniseries was refered to as "Season 1". Because of the miniseries concept, the answer to where the 4400 were during their disappearances is explained during the "First Season". It's unlikely that would have been the case if the series was originally intended to be a TV show. So what's left to make the series exciting? The 4400's powers and why they have them provide plenty of options for future episodes!

The Pilot Movie was originally supposed to be two individual episodes. The second episode would have been titled, "You Can't Go Home Again". USA executives felt that they were so good, that a pilot movie was justified. Apparently, viewers agreed as it got 7.4 million viewers which set a record for the largest audience ever for a series premiere on a basic cable channel!

The 4400 was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The weather can get pretty bad there at times and can complicate outdoor filming. The filming of the scene at Buntzen lake where the 4400 returned in the pilot was delayed due to excessive wind, hail, and large amounts of rain for many days.

The Homeland Security Command Center set is a "hand-me-down" with a new paint job from the "Jake 2.0" series.

The 4400 Theme Song

So Long ago, another life,
I can feel your heartbeat.
It's not a dream, remember us,
I can see it in your eyes.

We'll find our place in time,
A place in time beyond the sun.
We'll find our place in time,
A place in time to call our own.