Scripted series · CBS
Jericho
For the town of Jericho, the end of the world is just the beginning.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Skeet Ulrich
Jake Green
29 eps
Lennie James
Robert Hawkins
29 eps
Ashley Scott
Emily Sullivan
29 eps
Michael Gaston
Gray Anderson
29 eps
Kenneth Mitchell
Eric Green
29 eps
Brad Beyer
Stanley Richmond
29 eps
Sprague Grayden
Heather Lisinski
24 eps
Alicia Coppola
Mimi Clark
29 eps
Erik Knudsen
Dale Turner
29 eps
Gerald McRaney
Johnston Green
22 eps
Bob Stephenson
Jimmy
7 eps
Shoshannah Stern
Bonnie Richmond
29 eps
April Parker Jones
Darcy Hawkins
2 eps
Pamela Reed
Gail Green
29 eps
Clare Carey
Mary Bailey
29 eps
Richard Speight Jr.
Bill
29 eps
Erin Daniels
Maggie
2 eps
Ned Bellamy
Deputy Perkins
2 eps
James Eckhouse
Scott Rennie
1 eps
John Diehl
Governor Trader
1 eps
Brian Tee
Cheung
1 eps
Kyle Bornheimer
Chris Calley
1 eps
James Remar
Jonah Prowse
5 eps
Christopher Wiehl
Roger Hammond
2 eps
George Newbern
President Glen Tomarchio
1 eps
Candace Bailey
Skylar Stevens
15 eps
David Huddleston
E.J. Green
2 eps
D. B. Sweeney
John Goetz
3 eps
Clayne Crawford
Mitchell Cafferty
4 eps
Timothy Omundson
Phil Constantino
6 eps
Siena Goines
Sarah Mason
5 eps
Shiloh Fernandez
Sean Henthorn
6 eps
Tiffany Thornton
Stephanie Lancaster (uncredited)
1 eps
Chris Kramer
Chavez
4 eps
Madison Pettis
Stacy Clemons
1 eps
James Ransone
Daryl
1 eps
Taylor Nichols
Norman Perry
1 eps
Jazz Raycole
Allison Hawkins
13 eps
John M. Jackson
Ambassador Sam Travis
1 eps
Darby Stanchfield
Dr. April Green
14 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Jericho actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Jericho reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Tension.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Fallout
The fallout from the nuclear blast in Denver will hit Jericho in an hour and Jake has to get the residents inside. The official shelter is not adequate and Jake must find another shelter to protect them. Emily faces troubles of her own while being picked up by who she thinks are two officers.
- Directed by Jon Turteltaub
- Written by Stephen Chbosky
S01E01
Pilot
After a nuclear disaster caused by several terrorist attacks wipes out most of North America, residents of a small Kansas town have to come to terms with a very different reality.
- Directed by Jon Turteltaub
- Written by Stephen Chbosky
S01E09
Crossroads
The residents of Jericho receive a visit from a group of questionable outsiders and they realize that they need to form a plan to keep the outsiders out. Emily has a dream about her wedding morning to Roger. She wakes up and realizes that he is probably dead.
- Directed by Paul McCrane
- Written by Robert Levine
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E07
Patriots and Tyrants
- Directed by Seith Mann
- Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg
S02E05
Termination for Cause
- Directed by Guy Norman Bee
- Written by Rob Fresco
S02E02
Condor
- Directed by Christopher Leitch
- Written by Matthew Federman, Stephen Scaia
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jon Turteltaub
Creator
Jonathan E. Steinberg
Creator
Stephen Chbosky
Showrunner
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Josh Schaer
Writer
Robbie Thompson
Writer
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Carol Barbee
Writer
Nancy Won
Writer
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Mike Ostrowski
Writer
Mike Kelley
Writer
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Dan O'Shannon
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Dan Stolz
Writer
Rob Fresco
Writer
Joy Gregory
Writer
Frank Military
Writer
Robert Levine
Writer
Karen Hall
Writer
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Matthew Federman
Writer
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Ellie Herman
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Stephen Scaia
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Carol BarbeeProducer
- Jon TurteltaubProducer
- Dan ShotzProducer
- Stephen ChboskyProducer
Writing
- Josh SchaerWriter
- Robbie ThompsonWriter
- Carol BarbeeWriter
- Nancy WonWriter
- Mike OstrowskiWriter
- Mike KelleyWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Martha MitchellDirector
- Steven DePaulDirector
- Christine MooreDirector
- James Whitmore Jr.Director
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel Streaming
- Paramount+ Amazon ChannelStreaming
- Fandango At HomeBuy
- Paramount+ Roku Premium ChannelStreaming
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