JERICHO is a drama about what happens when a nuclearmushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of asmall, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated andwondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Fear of the unknown propelsJericho into social, psychological and physical mayhem when all communicationand power is shut down. The town starts to come apart at the seams as terror,anger and confusion bring out the very worst in some residents. Jake Green, theprodigal son of the town's mayor, becomes a reluctant hero when a school buscrashes as a result of the explosion. Mayor Johnston Green is conflicted with the return of his estranged son,but is called to action when the town begins to riot.  Johnston's wife, Gail, is the strong, savvy first lady of thetown who runs interference between her husband and her favorite son. Attemptingto usurp the mayor's power is Johnston's political adversary Gray Anderson, whois not above putting his personal agenda before the welfare of the verycommunity he wants to lead. Though the cloud appears in the distance, itaffects all the residents in Jericho, including Dale Turner, the 16-year-oldtrailer park kid everybody picks on who finds himself in a position that couldchange his status; Robert Hawkins, a mysterious stranger who seems to be ajack-of-all-trades as he steps in to help restore order; Heather Lisinski, apretty, young school teacher on the bus with her students returning from aclass trip when the glare from the explosion causes a terrible accident; EmilySullivan, Jake's high school sweetheart who lives outside of town andinnocently goes about her business unaware of the catastrophe, Bonnie Richmond,a pretty 17-year-old who is hearing impaired; and Bonnie's older brotherStanley, Jake's best friend from childhood and an avid car lover who works onthe family farm. In this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid,personal agendas take over and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, somepeople will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the mostunlikely heroes will emerge.

STARRING:

                                                                        SkeetUlrich............................................... JakeGreen

                                                                        GeraldMcRaney.................................. JohnstonGreen

                                                                        AshleyScott........................................... EmilySullivan

                                                                        PamelaReed............................................... GailGreen

                                                                        KennethMitchell......................................... EricGreen

                                                                        LennieJames...................................... RobertHawkins

                                                                        SpragueGrayden................................ HeatherLisinksi

                                                                        MichaelGaston.................................... GrayAnderson

                                                                        ErikKnudsen............................................ DaleTurner

                                                                        BradBeyer....................................................... Stanley

                                                                        ShoshannahStern.............................................. Bonnie

PRODUCED BY:                                            CBSParamount Network Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:  Jon Turteltaub, StephenChbosky and Carol Barbee

CREATED BY:                                                Jonathan A. Steinberg & Josh Schaer and Stephen Chbosky

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