Synopsis
The River is an American
paranormal/action/horror/found-footage television series that debuted
during the 2011–12 television winter season on ABC as a midseason
replacement. Eight episodes were produced for the first season. The series premiered on February 7, 2012.
Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) went looking for "magic" deep in the uncharted Amazon basin
and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out
there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids
who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own
son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson),
he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is
finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon
suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Leslie Hope),
Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the
rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne),
film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and
new acquaintances includes the missing cameraman's daughter, Lena Landry
(Eloise Mumford), Magus mechanic Emilio Valenzuela (Daniel Zacapa) and private security bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Thomas Kretschmann).
Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_%28U.S._TV_series%29
