The Chronicle (TV series)

The Chronicle is an American science fiction comedy television series starring Chad Willett that was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel from July 14, 2001, to March 22, 2002. The series is based on the News from the Edge series of novels by Mark Sumner, a St. Louis–based author. The series was originally sold to NBC, which shot the pilot, but later found a home on Sci-Fi Channel. The original creative producers who brought the series to television were German Michael Torres and Trevor Taylor.

Premise

The show centers on a group of journalists at a tabloid newspaper, The Chronicle, and the contradictions that transpire when they realize that the various monsters, aliens, and mutants turn out to be real. ==Cast==

Cast

Main • Chad Willett as Tucker Burns • Rena Sofer as Grace Hall • Reno Wilson as Wes Freewald • Jon Polito as Donald Stern Recurring • Curtis Armstrong as Sal the Pig-Boy • Sharon Sachs as Vera • Elaine Hendrix as Kristen Martin • Octavia Spencer as Ruby • April Bolds Chronicle Staff Writer ==Production==

Production

Series creator Silvio Horta adapted the book series News from the Edge by Mark Sumner, whose concept was that every outlandish picture or story in a tabloid is real. Horta stated his intention was to make a more fun, less dour version of The X-Files. The series was initially developed for NBC as a half-hour comedy, but they passed on the produced pilot. The project was then picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel, where it was expanded to an hour-long comedic monster of the week format, similar in tone to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ==Episodes==

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