
Scripted series · USA Network
The 4400
Who's in it
Cast
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Signature profile
The 4400 reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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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.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 44 episodes.
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Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20061 episode

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20045 episodes
7.6IMDbDuring the past century, thousands of people have gone missing. When 4400 of them return all at once unharmed and looking the same as when they disappeared, the government investigates, unsure of how this can be possible. What the government does not know is that the presence of these 4400 will change the human race in many unexpected ways.
Best episode · S01E05 White Light

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200513 episodes
7.8IMDbOver one year ago, thousands of missing people returned. Slowly, they begin to manifest strange powers - to heal and to destroy, to alter the present and to perceive the future. As it becomes clear that their gifts could reshape the world, the struggle for control begins. Who will decide the fate of humanity?
Best episode · S02E02 Wake Up Call (2)

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200613 episodes
8.0IMDbThe third season continues exploring the travails of the 4400 people who all at once returned in a ball of light to Earth; though the returnees had not aged physically, many of them reappeared with dramatic abilities ranging from enhanced reflexes to precognition.
Best episode · S03E02 The New World (2)

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200713 episodes
7.5IMDbSeason four continues the incredible story of the 4400. Old adversaries become new allies, and family ties are strained to the breaking point in the battle over promicin. Can the 4400 lead mankind into a new world, or will the forces working against them spell the end for their kind?
Best episode · S04E05 Try The Pie
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S02E12
The Fifth Page
When 4400s around the world come down with life-threatening illnesses, Ryland comes back to NTAC and orders the sick - and even unaffected 4400s - to be quarantined. Tom and Diana race to find a cure and discover a shocking secret in the process.
- Directed by Scott Peters
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

S03E05
Gone (2)
Tom and Diana continue to investigate the disappearance of the 4400 children. Isabelle and Shawn's relationship becomes public.
- Directed by Scott Peters
- Written by Darcy Meyers

S03E04
Gone (1)
Someone is targeting young 4400's and Maia gets kidnapped. A mistake from Shawn's past comes back to haunt him. Richard is given a position of authority at the 4400 Center.
- Directed by Morgan Beggs
- Written by Bruce Miller

S03E03
Being Tom Baldwin
Tom is accused of murdering TJ Kim. 17 year old Boyd Gelder has the ability to change his appearance whenever he chooses. Meanwhile, Shawn and Isabelle grow closer.
- Directed by Colin Bucksey
- Written by James Morris, Shintaro Shimosawa

S03E01
The New World (1)
Ryland and other government officials are on trial for withholding vital information that they discovered about the returnees when a disturbing sound is heard the courtroom. Tom and Diana, with the help of Gary Navarro, try and track down T.J Kim, who they believe is responsible for the piercing sound heard in the courtroom. Richard and Lily are forced to deal with a now grown Isabelle While Lily also suffers from a rapid aging disease that Shawn is unable to heal. Tom and Diana also investigate a radical organisation called the Nova Group that appears to have ties with Shawn and the 4400 Center.
- Directed by Vincent Misiano
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Frederick Rappaport

S03E06
Graduation Day
Isabelle seeks revenge on the Nova Group after they attack Shawn. Alana confronts the man responsible for killing her husband and son in a car accident nine years ago.
- Directed by Aaron Lipstadt
- Written by Craig Sweeny
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S04E13
The Great Leap Forward
- Directed by Scott Peters
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

S04E12
Tiny Machines
- Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

S04E11
Ghost in the Machine
- Directed by Morgan Beggs
- Written by Frederick Rappaport

S04E10
One of Us
- Directed by Scott Peters
- Written by Craig Sweeny, Michael Narducci

S04E09
Daddy's Little Girl
- Directed by Nick Copus
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Amy Berg

Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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René Echevarria
Creator

Scott Peters
Showrunner

Ira Steven Behr
Executive producer
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Maira Suro
Executive producer
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Perry Simon
Executive producer
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Nick Wauters
Writer
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Adam Levy
Writer
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Writer
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Andrew Colville
Writer
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Frederick Rappaport
Writer

Craig Sweeny
Writer

Bruce Miller
Writer
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Michael Narducci
Writer
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James Morris
Writer
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Shintaro Shimosawa
Writer

Douglas Petrie
Writer
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Lisa Melamed
Writer

Amy Berg
Writer
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Darcy Meyers
Writer
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Mark Kruger
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ira Steven BehrExecutive Producer
- Maira SuroExecutive Producer
- Kathy GilroyProducer
- Yves SimoneauProducer
- René EchevarriaExecutive Producer
- Craig SweenyProducer
Writing
- Ira Steven BehrWriter
- Nick WautersWriter
- Adam LevyWriter
- Robert Hewitt WolfeWriter
- Andrew ColvilleWriter
- Frederick RappaportWriter
Direction
- John BehringDirector
- Tim HunterDirector
- Craig Ross Jr.Director
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Leslie LibmanDirector
- Michael W. WatkinsDirector
Cinematography
- Stephen JacksonDirector of Photography
- Thomas BurstynDirector of Photography
- Tony WestmanDirector of Photography
- Philip LinzeyDirector of Photography
Music
- George S. ClintonOriginal Music Composer
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