Pasadena (TV series)
Pasadena is an American primetime soap opera that originally aired on Fox from September to November 2001.
Summary
The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a stranger's suicide, and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by her own very wealthy California family, the Greeleys. Other cast members included Dana Delany and Martin Donovan as Lily's parents, Will and Catherine McAllister, and Chris Marquette as Lily's brother, Mason. Mark Valley, Balthazar Getty, and Natasha Gregson Wagner portrayed Catherine's siblings Robert, Nate, and Beth Greeley, while Philip Baker Hall and Barbara Babcock played Greeley patriarch and matriarch George and Lillian, respectively, in recurring roles. Alan Simpson was cast as Lily's love interest Henry Bellow, with Derek Cecil as Henry's brother Tom in a recurring role.Cast
- Dana Delany as Catherine McAllister, Lily's unstable mother
- Martin Donovan as Will McAllister, Lily's unfaithful father
- Balthazar Getty as Nate Greeley, Lily's drug-addled uncle
- Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, a high-school girl uncovering her family's secrets
- Christopher Marquette as Mason McAllister, Lily's sexually frustrated brother
- Nicole Paggi as Jennie Bradbury, Lily's bratty best friend
- Alan Simpson as Henry Bellow, a new boy at Lily's school, who is searching for his mother
- Mark Valley as Robert Greeley, Lily's arrogant and violent uncle
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Beth Greeley, Lily's free-spirited aunt
Production
Pasadena was created by Mike White, who attended elementary and high school in Pasadena, California. Actress/director Diane Keaton directed the pilot episode, and was among the show's executive producers. Other producers included Mark B. Perry, Dana Baratta, R. W. Goodwin, and Bill Robinson. The pilot was edited by Tatiana S. Riegel.Release
Broadcast and syndication
Only four episodes were originally aired in the U.S. in 2001, though 13 were filmed, with the last episode seemingly resolving the central mystery of the series. In late 2005, the series was shown in its entirety for the first time in the United States, on the cable channel SoapNet.In 2003 and 2004, all 13 episodes were aired in various countries, such as Romania, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Mexico, Serbia, Slovakia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Russia, South Africa, Israel, and China. It began airing in Belgium on Club RTL on June 27, 2010.