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The River

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  • 65   Metascore
  • 2012-2012
  • 1 Season
  • ABC
  • Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
  • TV-14
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An explorer goes missing in the Amazon.

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Cast & Crew See All

Bruce Greenwood
Dr. Emmet Cole
Joe Anderson
Lincoln Cole
Leslie Hope
Tess Cole

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Magus

Tue, Feb 7, 201244 mins

An adventurer named Emmet Cole who worked for the show named "The Undiscovered Country", went missing after 22 successful years. Show members persuaded his wife and son to go on the quest to find Emmet who were reluctant at first due to family problems. As Emmett went missing in the Amazon but they picked up his beacon signal and went after after him, they found some strange and supernatural powers influencing the abandoned and unidentified place called Boiuna. Furthermore, they found found out that Emmet is alive since he was speaking through one of the crew members and continued their quest.

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Awards

  • 2013 - Saturn Award - Best DVD/Blu-Ray Television Release - nominated
  • 2012 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - nominated
  • 2015 - Festival Award - Best Script - winner
  • 2022 - SAFTA Golden Horn - Best Achievement in Sound - TV Soap/Telenovela - nominated

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