Scripted series · ABC
The Whispers
Not all imaginary friends are imaginary.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lily Rabe
Claire Bennigan
13 eps
Barry Sloane
Wes Lawrence
13 eps
Milo Ventimiglia
John Doe
13 eps
Derek Webster
Jessup Rollins
13 eps
Kristen Connolly
Lena Lawrence
13 eps
Kylie Rogers
Minx Lawrence
13 eps
Kyle Breitkopf
Henry Bennigan
13 eps
Spencer Drever
Michael
13 eps
Catalina Denis
Dr. Maria Benavidez
2 eps
Abby Ryder Fortson
Harper Weil
2 eps
Autumn Reeser
Amanda Weil
2 eps
Alison Araya
Callie
1 eps
Darien Sills-Evans
General Ousmane Damba
1 eps
Ki Hong Lee
Peter Kim
1 eps
David Andrews
Secretary of Defense Frommer
2 eps
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
Dr. Karif
1 eps
Alan Ruck
Executive Director Alex Myers
2 eps
Jamison Jones
Harrison Weil
1 eps
Dee Wallace
Willie Starling (Grammy)
1 eps
Emma Tremblay
Tania
1 eps
Benjamin Cook
kite boy
1 eps
Hiro Kanagawa
team member 1 (Brent)
1 eps
Morgan David Jones
team member 2 (Miguel)
1 eps
Jessica Harmon
team member 3 (Willa)
1 eps
Riyaz Janif
store owner/Hamal
1 eps
Paul Jarrett
Justus
1 eps
James Sullivan
E.A.S. car mechanic
1 eps
Dylan Poyser
Teddy
1 eps
Wesley Salter
Scientist
1 eps
Emily Delahunty
Jasmine
1 eps
Ava Telek
Tina
1 eps
Kayden Magnuson
Cassandra Winters
5 eps
Tyson Bellusci
MP 2
1 eps
Gracie Prewitt
Caroline Winters (uncredited)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Whispers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Whispers 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
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
X Marks the Spot
FBI child specialist Claire Bennigan investigates when kids are persuaded to play dangerous games.
- Directed by Brad Turner, Mark Romanek
S01E08 · Signature episode
A Hollow Man
Claire and Sean track down a man who had his own deadly encounter with Drill — over 30 years ago.
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
- Written by Daniel C. Connolly
S01E12 · Signature episode
Traveller in the Dark
One of the children is taken over by Drill, but not everyone is sure which one it is, leading to confusion and fear.
- Directed by P.J. Pesce
- Written by Daniel C. Connolly, Soo Hugh
S01E02 · Signature episode
Hide & Seek
As John pursues his mission, Claire looks into his identity. Drill keeps playing a dangerous game.
- Directed by Charles Beeson
- Written by Soo Hugh
S01E09 · Signature episode
Broken Child
Claire, Sean, Wes and Lena attempt to unravel the past of a man who first encountered Drill over 30 years ago, which could lead to a way to kill it — before Drill finds a way to murder the man first.
- Directed by Brad Turner
- Written by Ubah Mohamed
S01E11
Homesick
While Drill loses strength, all of the children he has contacted are becoming ill. Thinking they might actually be able to defeat this unseen foe, Wes convinces the President to let him round up all of the children in a protected zone in the hopes that Drill will wither and fade away. Meanwhile, one of the team mourns the loss of a love one.
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
- Written by Michael Russell Gunn, Alison Tatlock
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
Game Over
- Directed by Charles Beeson
- Written by Zack Estrin, Ubah Mohamed
S01E12 · Signature episode
Traveller in the Dark
- Directed by P.J. Pesce
- Written by Daniel C. Connolly, Soo Hugh
S01E11
Homesick
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
- Written by Michael Russell Gunn, Alison Tatlock
S01E10
Darkest Fears
- Directed by Edward Ornelas
- Written by Dean Widenmann, Holly Harold
S01E09 · Signature episode
Broken Child
- Directed by Brad Turner
- Written by Ubah Mohamed
S01E08 · Signature episode
A Hollow Man
- Directed by Kenneth Fink
- Written by Daniel C. Connolly
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Daniel C. ConnollyWriter
- Dean WidenmannWriter
- Soo HughWriter
- Zack EstrinWriter
- Holly HaroldWriter
- Michael Russell GunnWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Edward OrnelasDirector
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Mark RomanekDirector
- Guillermo NavarroDirector
- Holly DaleDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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