Scripted series · NBC
Highway to Heaven
Some powers are higher than others.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Landon
Jonathan Smith
111 eps
Victor French
Mark Gordon
111 eps
Garette Ratliff Henson
2 eps
Helen Hayes
2 eps
Ronne Troup
2 eps
Didi Conn
Birdy Belker
2 eps
Robert Mandan
2 eps
Noble Willingham
2 eps
Barry Williams
2 eps
William Schallert
2 eps
Tom Sullivan
2 eps
Georgia Schmidt
3 eps
Dorothy McGuire
Jane Thompson
3 eps
Natalie Gregory
Jennifer Bradley
3 eps
Elizabeth Storm
2 eps
Mary Jackson
2 eps
Bill Macy
Max
2 eps
Bart Conner
2 eps
Peter Billingsley
Ridley
2 eps
Laurie Walters
2 eps
Patricia Smith
2 eps
Eddie Quillan
2 eps
James Sloyan
2 eps
Tyler McVey
2 eps
Lew Ayres
3 eps
Will Estes
2 eps
Ken Olandt
2 eps
Owen Bush
2 eps
Ned Beatty
Bill Cassidy
2 eps
Alan Fudge
2 eps
Danny Pintauro
2 eps
John Lawlor
2 eps
Anne Marie Howard
2 eps
Henry G. Sanders
2 eps
Joshua John Miller
2 eps
Leann Hunley
Jennifer
2 eps
Richard Bull
3 eps
Dean Scofield
2 eps
Brian Lane Green
2 eps
Jim Haynie
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Highway to Heaven actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Highway to Heaven reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 111 episodes.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E13
Merry Christmas from Grandpa
- Directed by Michael Landon
- Written by Michael Landon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Michael Landon
Creator
William F. Claxton
Showrunner
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Elaine Newman
Writer
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Rift Fournier
Writer
David Ketchum
Writer
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James Kearns
Writer
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Lan O'Kun
Writer
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David Chomsky
Writer
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David Thoreau
Writer
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Vince Gutierrez
Writer
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Jerry Winnick
Writer
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Geoffrey Fischer
Writer
Dan Gordon
Writer
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Parke Perine
Writer
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Robert Schaefer
Writer
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Paul W. Cooper
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael LandonExecutive Producer
- Kent McCrayProducer
Writing
- Elaine NewmanWriter
- Rift FournierWriter
- Michael LandonWriter
- David KetchumWriter
- James KearnsWriter
- Lan O'KunWriter
Direction
- Michael LandonDirector
- William F. ClaxtonDirector
- Victor FrenchDirector
- Dan GordonDirector
Cinematography
- Brianne MurphyDirector of Photography
- Ted VoigtlanderDirector of Photography
Music
- David RoseOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
Highway to Heaven · Highway to Heaven
Where to watch
Streaming
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