
Scripted series · CBS
Medium
She Sees What Others Can't.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Medium actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Medium reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 128 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200530 episodes

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200516 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S01E07 Jump Start

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200522 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S02E03 Time Out of Mind

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200621 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S03E02 Be Kind, Rewind

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200816 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S04E12 Partners in Crime

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200918 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S05E17 The Talented Ms. Boddicker

Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200922 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S06E12 Dear Dad...

Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201013 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S07E12 Labor Pains
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E07
Jump Start
Allison investigates the supposed suicide of a girl who was dating D.A. Larry Watt's son Greg. When the girl's body is found in a ravine, new evidence is presented that implicates the defense attorney. Meanwhile, Joe is concerned about one of his colleagues after Allison has a premonition of the colleague having a heart attack.
- Directed by Artie Mandelberg
- Written by Melinda Hsu Taylor

S02E20
The Darkness Is Light Enough
Allison repeatedly dreams about a woman who is being watched by a stranger in her bedroom.
- Directed by Aaron Lipstadt
- Written by Analisa Brouet, Nick Wauters

S01E05
In Sickness and Adultery
Allison seeks Catherine's (the psychic she talked to in "Pilot") help after learning that Joe has scheduled a biopsy exam. The psychic gives her a strange message that later comes back to haunt Allison. A case about the homicide of a police officer takes a shocking turn when Allison dreams where the murder weapon is located and is then called to the stand to testify how she obtained the information. Meanwhile, Allison fears that Joe is having an affair when he repeatedly comes home late from work.
- Directed by Aaron Lipstadt
- Written by Michael Angeli
S01E01
Pilot
Joe tries to prove that Allison's dreams are stress related by sending descriptions of them to law enforcement agencies. However, when one of her dreams matches a homicide in Texas, his attempt is thwarted.
- Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron
- Written by Glenn Gordon Caron

S01E04
Night of the Wolf
Allison tries convincing Devalos that she heard a witness misinforming a police sketch artist, making them look for the wrong man. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Bridgette's new playmate indicates that another member of the family can see the dead.
- Directed by Artie Mandelberg
- Written by René Echevarria

S01E03
A Couple of Choices
Allison has a dream of a husband and wife committing a murder/suicide. D.A. Devalos introduces her to a friend of his, Detective Lee Scanlon, who's sister and brother in-law's deaths were also ruled a murder/suicide, and sees a connection. After learning about Allison's methods of investigation, Scanlon decides he doesn't want her help.
- Directed by Jeff Bleckner
- Written by Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Angeli
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S07E13
Me Without You
- Directed by Peter Werner
- Written by Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny



S07E10
Blood on the Tracks
- Directed by Aaron Lipstadt
- Written by Geoffrey Geib

S07E09
The People in Your Neighborhood
- Directed by Peter Werner
- Written by Arika Lisanne Mittman, Denise Thé

S07E08
Smoke Damage
- Directed by Vincent Misiano
- Written by Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Glenn Gordon Caron
Showrunner
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Sterling Anderson
Writer
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Heather Mitchell
Writer
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Analisa Brouet
Writer
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Bernadette McNamara
Writer
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Nick Wauters
Writer
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Tim Talbott
Writer
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Robert Doherty
Writer
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Rob Pearlstein
Writer
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Moira Kirland
Writer
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René Echevarria
Writer

Craig Sweeny
Writer

Bruce Miller
Writer
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Arika Lisanne Mittman
Writer

Denise Thé
Writer
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Michael Narducci
Writer
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Chris Dingess
Writer
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Writer

Peter Egan
Writer
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Matt Witten
Writer
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Jordan Rosenberg
Writer

Diane Ademu-John
Writer
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Corey Reed
Writer

Michael Angeli
Writer
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Geoffrey Geib
Writer
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Steve Lichtman
Writer
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Davah Avena
Writer
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Ken Schefler
Writer
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Travis Donnelly
Writer
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Gary Tieche
Writer

Melinda Hsu Taylor
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Glenn Gordon CaronProducer
- Kelsey GrammerProducer
- Javier Grillo-MarxuachProducer
- Laurie SeidmanProducer
Writing
- Sterling AndersonWriter
- Heather MitchellWriter
- Analisa BrouetWriter
- Bernadette McNamaraWriter
- Nick WautersWriter
- Tim TalbottWriter
Direction
- Arlene SanfordDirector
- David PaymerDirector
- Peter WernerDirector
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Edwin SherinDirector
- Robert Duncan McNeillDirector
Cinematography
- Paul TheriaultDirector of Photography
- Tim SuhrstedtDirector of Photography
- Larry ReibmanDirector of Photography
- Douglas S. HolgateDirector of Photography
- Rick DrapkinDirector of Photography
- Ken KelschDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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