Forever
2014
Original language: English
- drama
- crime
- mystery
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.
What it’s like
Polished network-procedural lighting: bright, clean fluorescents in the morgue and precinct, warm amber interiors at home, and New York streets at dusk with traffic glow and wet pavement. Flashbacks to earlier centuries shift into softer, browner tones that give the past a faded, held-in feel. The score is light and melodic, with a playful strings-and-piano underlay that keeps the grim subject matter from settling too heavily. Each episode runs on a familiar case-of-the-week rhythm, with autopsy scenes shown in clinical detail but rarely lingering on gore; violence happens off-page or in brief, sharp bursts. The vibe is witty, warm and quietly melancholy, the kind of thing to watch on a weeknight with a drink, or as an easy background pick when you want a mystery without dread. Its emotional center is a lonely, sardonic man slowly letting a skeptical partner closer, and a long-held friendship that adds gentle bittersweetness. It suits viewers who want a crime show with charm, a light supernatural hook, and a warm, humane heart rather than nihilism or horror.
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