Wasteland (American TV series)

American TV series or program

Wasteland

Genre| Drama
Created by| Kevin Williamson
Starring|

* Sasha Alexander
* Marisa Coughlan
* Rebecca Gayheart
* Eddie Mills
* Dan Montgomery Jr.
* Brad Rowe

Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 12 (9 unaired)
Production
Executive producer| Kevin Williamson
Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies|

* Outerbanks Entertainment
* Miramax Television

Original release
Network| ABC
Release| October 7 (1999-10-07) –
October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21)

Wasteland is an American drama that aired on ABC from October 7 until October 21, 1999. The show was created by Kevin Williamson. It explored such topics as college, friendships, romance and homosexuality. It aired only three episodes in October 1999 before ABC canceled it. However, Showtime's ShowNext channel aired the 10 remaining episodes in 2001.[1]

## Summary

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Wasteland tells the story of six friends after college. Dawnie is a graduate student writing a thesis on the "Lost Generation", and at 27, she is standing strong as a virgin. Alongside are her two best female friends: Sam, a sassy social worker, and Jesse, a publicist obsessed with the downtown dating scene. Other characters include Vandy, a musician by day, bartender by night who still carries a torch for Sam, Ty, who reappears after dumping Dawnie for not "putting out", and Russell, a gay soap opera star terrified of being out and Ty's college roommate.

## Cast

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* Sasha Alexander as Jesse Presser
* Marisa Coughlan as Dawnie Parker
* Rebecca Gayheart as Samantha 'Sam' Price
* Eddie Mills as Vandy
* Dan Montgomery Jr. as Russell Baskind
* Brad Rowe as Tyler 'Ty' Swindell
* Jeffrey D. Sams as Vincent 'Vince' Lewis

### Notable guest appearances

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* Adam Scott as Phillip The Coffee Boy
* Benjamin Markham as Gothic Bill
* Frank Grillo as Cliff Dobbs

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date

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1| "Pilot"| Steve Miner| Kevin Williamson| October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07)
2| "Empty Pockets"| Michael Schultz| Kevin Williamson| October 14, 1999 (1999-10-14)
3| "Double Date"| Stephen Gyllenhaal| Maggie Friedman| October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21)
4| "Indian Summer"| Keith Samples| Heidi Ferrer| Unaired
5| "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"| Arlene Sanford| Jim Praytor & Andi Bushell| Unaired
6| "Best Laid Plans"| Sandy Smolan| Story by : Kimberly Costello
Teleplay by : Jim Praytor & Andi Bushell & Maggie Friedman| Unaired
7| "Thanks for Nothin'"| Rick Rosenthal| Jim Praytor & Andi Bushell| Unaired
8| "Truth or Consequences"| Kenny Ortega| Kevin Arkadie| Unaired
9| "The Object of My Affection"| Sandy Smolan| Maggie Friedman| Unaired
10| "Great Expectations"| Lou Antonio| Kip Koenig| Unaired
11| "The Morning After"| Joe Napolitano| Maggie Friedman & Jim Praytor & Andi Bushell| Unaired
12| "Defying Moments"| Melanie Mayron| Pamela Parker & Damon Lindelof| Unaired
13| "Death Becomes Us"| Patrick R. Norris| Story by : Damon Lindelof & Pamela Parker
Teleplay by : Jim Praytor & Andi Bushell & Maggie Friedman| Unaired

## References

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1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1282\. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

## External links

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* Wasteland at IMDb

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TV series created|

* Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
* Wasteland (1999)
* Glory Days (2002)
* Hidden Palms (2007)
* The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
* The Following (2013–2015)
* Stalker (2014–2015)
* Time After Time (2017)
* Tell Me a Story (2018–2020)

Films written|

* Scream (1996)
* I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
* Scream 2 (1997)
* The Faculty (1998)
* Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999, also directed)
* Cursed (2005, also produced)
* Scream 4 (2011, also produced)
* Sick (2022, also produced)

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