Scripted series · ABC
Emergence
Protecting her secret is just the beginning.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Allison Tolman
Jo Evans
13 eps
Alexa Swinton
Piper
13 eps
Owain Yeoman
Benny Gallagher
13 eps
Ashley Aufderheide
Mia Evans
13 eps
Robert Bailey Jr.
Chris Minetto
13 eps
Zabryna Guevara
Abby Fraiser
13 eps
Donald Faison
Alex Evans
13 eps
Clancy Brown
Ed Sawyer
13 eps
Quincy Dunn-Baker
Freddie Martin
1 eps
Denise Pillott
Officer Lopez
1 eps
Lisann Valentin
Paramedic
1 eps
Ptolemy Slocum
Ken
2 eps
Gia Crovatin
Caitlyn Martin
2 eps
Max Crumm
David
1 eps
Cathy Salvodon
Nurse
1 eps
Nikki Massoud
Lily Salgado
1 eps
Alexis Molnar
Punk Woman
2 eps
Ashlie Atkinson
April
2 eps
Ignacio Serricchio
Chase Knolls
3 eps
John Ellison Conlee
Marcus Brill
1 eps
Ian Campbell Dunn
Frankie
3 eps
Shannon Weiss
Nurse
1 eps
Sean Ringgold
Walter
3 eps
Terry O'Quinn
Richard Kindred
5 eps
Tamara Tunie
Maria Wilkis
2 eps
Manny Ureña
IT Tech
1 eps
Seth Barrish
Alan Wilkis
3 eps
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Vanessa Cox
1 eps
Deanna Greif
Bartender
1 eps
Laith Nakli
Yousef
2 eps
Vinson German
Crew Man
1 eps
Lucas Van Engen
Charlie
2 eps
Gabriel Sloyer
Francis
1 eps
Tom O'Keefe
Sam
1 eps
Kam Perez
Noah
1 eps
Sarah Louise Lilley
Mom
1 eps
Maria Dizzia
Emily
9 eps
Manu Narayan
Justin
1 eps
Currie Graham
Michael Denman
2 eps
Rowena King
Helen
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Emergence actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Emergence reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Where You Belong
Jo and Chris must evade the FBI as they investigate an elusive group of cyber terrorists. Ed’s presented with a cancer treatment that seems too good to be true, and a mysterious woman’s attempt to reach Piper puts the entire Evans family in danger.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Kendra Chapman Davis
S01E05
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Jo is determined to prove Kindred was behind the attack on Benny and April. Meanwhile, Piper experiences intense, confusing visions.
- Directed by Patricia Cardoso
- Written by Brant Englestein
S01E10
15 Years
After months of dead ends, the Evans family receives information that could finally lead them to Piper; Ed helps Mia as she tries to send Piper a message; Alex and Chris stumble upon a mysterious shipment in the harbor.
- Directed by Leslie Hope
- Written by David H. Goodman, Brant Englestein
S01E01
Pilot
A police chief who takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
S01E06
Mile Marker 14
Jo and Benny investigate the death of Kindred’s former business partner. Meanwhile, Mia and Piper experiment with Piper’s powers, and Alex confronts Ed about his health.
- Directed by Sydney Freeland
- Written by Nick Parker
S01E03
2 MG CU BID
A mysterious illness takes hold of Piper, while Jo and Benny investigate a powerful tech mogul, Richard Kindred. As Piper’s health deteriorates, Jo weighs accepting help from an unknown source. Meanwhile, Alex works to decipher a radio frequency code from Piper’s plane crash, and Ed has a follow-up oncology appointment.
- Directed by Peter Leto
- Written by David H. Goodman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
Killshot (2)
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
S01E11
Applied Sciences
- Directed by J. Miller Tobin
- Written by Nick Parker, Jerome Schwartz
S01E10
15 Years
- Directed by Leslie Hope
- Written by David H. Goodman, Brant Englestein
S01E09
Where You Belong
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Kendra Chapman Davis
S01E08
American Chestnut
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Lindsey Allen
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Tara Butters
Creator
Michele Fazekas
Showrunner
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Lindsey Allen
Writer
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David H. Goodman
Writer
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Nick Parker
Writer
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Lindsey Allen
Writer
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Jerome Schwartz
Writer
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Holly Brix
Writer
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Chris Dingess
Writer
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Brant Englestein
Writer
Kendra Chapman Davis
Writer
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Joey Siara
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tara ButtersExecutive Producer
- Michele FazekasExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lindsey AllenWriter
- David H. GoodmanWriter
- Nick ParkerWriter
- Lindsey AllenWriter
- Jerome SchwartzWriter
- Tara ButtersWriter
Direction
- Paul McGuiganDirector
- Christopher MisianoDirector
- J. Miller TobinDirector
- Alex PillaiDirector
- Peter LetoDirector
- Craig ZiskDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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