Safe Harbor (1999 TV series) explained

Genre:Drama
Creator:Brenda Hampton
Composer:Kevin Kiner
Country:United States
Company:Spelling Television[1]
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Camera:Film; Single-camera
Runtime:60 minutes
Network:The WB

Safe Harbor is an American drama television series that aired on The WB[2] from September 20 to November 28, 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Brenda Hampton, who at the time was best known for work on the fellow WB series 7th Heaven, the series was paired with 7th Heaven on the network's Monday night lineup. Despite 7th Heaven being the No. 1 show on The WB during the 1999-2000 season,[3] Safe Harbor was unable to hold a solid audience after 7th Heaven and was canceled after ten episodes and one season with the show moving to Sunday nights where the last two episodes aired.

Premise

John Loring (Gregory Harrison) is the sheriff of a local Florida town named Magic Beach. He is a widower who has his hands full finding the truth behind his wife's death and raising his three sons Hayden (Christopher Khayman Lee), Turner (Jeremy Lelliott) and Jeff (Jamie Williams). Jeff is best friends with Chris (Orlando Brown) and Jamie (Chyler Leigh) is a runaway that John cares for. Helping John raise his kids is his eccentric mother Grandma Loring (Rue McClanahan) who runs the local beach-side motel.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. News: Belcher . Walt . 'Safe Harbor' in danger of cancellation . 30 May 2022 . The Tampa Tribune . November 15, 1999.
  2. News: Huff . Richard . WB's 'Safe Harbor' finds itself in risky waters . 30 May 2022 . The Kansas City Star . October 25, 1999.
  3. News: US-Jarescharts . Quoten Meter. May 30, 2002 . 2010-01-10.