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Brimstone

  • TV Series
  • 1998–19991998–1999
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.8K
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Brimstone (1998)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
A dead cop, sentenced to Hell, is returned to Earth by the Devil to recover 113 escaped evil spirits.A dead cop, sentenced to Hell, is returned to Earth by the Devil to recover 113 escaped evil spirits.A dead cop, sentenced to Hell, is returned to Earth by the Devil to recover 113 escaped evil spirits.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Creators
    • Ethan Reiff
    • Cyrus Voris
  • Stars
    • Peter Horton
    • John Glover
    • Lori Petty
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  • Creators
    • Ethan Reiff
    • Cyrus Voris
  • Stars
    • Peter Horton
    • John Glover
    • Lori Petty
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    • 49User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Episodes13

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    Peter Horton
    Peter Horton
    • Ezekiel Stone
    13 episodes13 eps • 1998–1999
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • The Devil…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1998–1999
    Lori Petty
    Lori Petty
    • Max
    7 episodes7 eps • 1998–1999
    Teri Polo
    Teri Polo
    • Det. Sgt. Delilah Ash…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1998–1999
    María Costa
    • Teresita…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1998–1999
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Father Horn
    4 episodes4 eps • 1998
    Scott Lawrence
    Scott Lawrence
    • Detective Fraker
    4 episodes4 eps • 1998–1999
    Stacy Haiduk
    Stacy Haiduk
    • Rosalyn Stone
    3 episodes3 eps • 1998–1999
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    • Detective Clemens
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    John Cassini
    John Cassini
    • Cal…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–1999
    Saida Pagan
    • Field Reporter…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–1999
    Timilee Romolini
    Timilee Romolini
    • Shannon
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Det. William Kane
    1 episode1 ep • 1998
    Alexandra Powers
    Alexandra Powers
    • 'Sally' Ann McGee
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Lee Varner
    1 episode1 ep • 1998
    Roger Yuan
    Roger Yuan
    • Da Ming Po
    1 episode1 ep • 1998
    Norbert Weisser
    Norbert Weisser
    • Martin Benedict
    1 episode1 ep • 1998
    Peter Woodward
    Peter Woodward
    • Father Edward Salinas
    1 episode1 ep • 1998
    • Creators
      • Ethan Reiff
      • Cyrus Voris
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    • Trivia
      Brimstone is no longer available on DVD and cannot be found on Amazon or any other medium despite fanfare to have it released as such. As of January 27, 2018, "Brimstone is still 13th-ranked on TvShowsOnDvd.com's list of unreleased shows. On September 15, 2008, during a Home Theater Forum chat, Warner Home Video representatives said that "Despite the wonderful work of Peter Horton and John Glover, there are no plans at this time to release Brimstone".
    • Quotes

      [Stone meets the Devil in an elevator]

      Ezekiel Stone: Going up or down?

      The Devil: Guess.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Depictions of the Grim Reaper in TV (2014)

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    Could and should have been bigger than "X-Files"
    TV executives are a strange breed. They often commission a series and order a certain number of episodes from the producers. They will then proceed NOT to publicise or market said series, before either scheduling it in a prime-time slot opposite an established runner on a competing channel, or consigning it to a late-night "graveyard" slot to be screened when the world is sleeping. They will then hold up their hands in dismay and wonder why on earth their hoped-for viewing figures have failed to materialise, before abruptly cancelling the show half-way through its planned first season before it has even had a chance to build up an audience base. Such a fate almost befell the now massively popular and seemingly never-ending `X-Files', and alas DID befall the wonderful and innovative `Brimstone' which I believe would have become a huge hit if only it had been given a fair chance. This is particularly galling in view of the utter dross that DOES get renewed season after season – the singularly awful `Friends' and the massively overrated `Quantum Leap' springing immediately to mind here. The basic premise of `Brimstone' is as follows: In 1983, a New York cop, Zeke Stone, takes the law into his own hands and kills his wife's rapist. Soon afterwards he is killed in the line of duty. Because of this one `evil deed' in an otherwise good life, his soul is sent to Hell. Fifteen years later, the Devil returns him to Earth to hunt down `113 of the most vile creatures' – other damned souls who have broken out of Hell and have returned to Earth to sow more evil. The deal is that if Zeke can round up all 113 of the Devil's `wayward children', he gets a second chance at life on Earth as a normal mortal. Outwardly Zeke looks like a normal living man, and he can eat, drink, sleep and feel all human emotions. Yet he is – like the damned souls he is hunting – a `walking dead man' and cannot be hurt except by another damned soul. And the only way for Zeke to return a damned soul to Hell is to get up close and personal and take out their eyes (the `windows to the soul'). Clearly, by giving Zeke so many damned souls to hunt down (he basically rounds up one per episode), it seems that the original intention was for the show to run for 5 or 6 seasons. As it was, it managed to run for just half a season (a total of only 13 episodes) before the Men in Grey Suits at Fox pulled the plug. Unfortunately the final episode of `Brimstone' (which of course was never meant to be the final episode) was a massive anti-climax – Zeke didn't even manage to send that week's damned soul back Downstairs – and the viewer is left with a feeling of the story being left hanging in mid-air. Which unfortunately it was. Series cancelled prematurely just as an ongoing story sub-plot was getting established. The casting of Peter Horton as Zeke Stone and John Glover as The Devil was nothing short of inspired. Horton gives a superb performance as the shabby and down-at-heel detective Stone, with Glover's whimsical, humorous yet obviously `evil' Devil stealing every scene he's in. The interplay between the two leads is an absolute joy to watch, with Zeke simply wanting The Devil to leave him in peace to get on with the job of hunting down the wayward souls, and The Devil constantly popping up at inopportune moments to chide, tease and sometimes threaten the harrassed detective. Lori Petty also does a semi-regular turn as the manager of the run-down hotel that Zeke uses as his base. The show's overall look and feel is dark, gothic and not a little spooky, much of the camerawork being shadowy and brooding, giving the whole thing a very eery atmosphere indeed. The Devil's humour is likewise quite dark, and in keeping with the show, it never degenerates into silly comedy. One can only wonder about what other evil souls Stone would have had to round up in subsequent adventures, had the series been given a fair crack of the whip. As it was, we saw him round up and send back to Hell such adversaries as a Carthaginian general, a sexy but deadly 1920s plague carrier, a beautiful Medieval French temptress who sets her suitors on fire, a former SS concentration camp warder, an ancient Chinese poet who writes using the blood of virgins and – in a nice twist in Episode 3 – his wife's rapist, whom he has to hunt down and `kill' a second time. Originally Fox ordered 19 episodes for the first `Brimstone' season. And some time ago I found on the Web a short synopsis (written by the show's producers) of the six episodes that should have been made but weren't. If anybody reading this wants to know what would have happened in the rest of Season One, mail me and I'll happily send you the synopses. No doubt it's too much to hope for a relaunch of the show by another network. And a DVD or video release are probably just as unlikely. I fear that this great show will soon be forgotten by all but a small die-hard following. So if you see this show in syndication on a local TV channel, watch it while you still can. Don't miss out on this wonderful series.
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    • Apr 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brimstone: el pacto
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • BEI Brimstone
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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