The Gates

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Title screen image for the ABC television series The Gates.

The Gates is an American supernatural crime drama television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network on Sunday, June 20, 2010.

The series revolves around a group of supernatural beings that live in a gated community. A human family arrives to take up residence there and the story of the series begins.

Within this series, there is at least one character, Andie Bates, who appears to be a succubus and is referred to as such in the series.

While she has been called one by the local doctor, it has yet to be seen if she is a traditional Succubus or not.

Series Data

• Series Title: The Gates
• Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Supernatural, Horror, Thriller
• Written by: Grant Scharbo, Richard Hatem
• Directed by: Terry McDonough
• Starring: Rhona Mitra, Colton Haynes, Frank Grill, Janina Gavankar, Chandra West, Luke Mably, James Preston, Marisol Nichols, Skyler Samuels, Travis Caldwell, Victoria Platt, Justin Miles
• Country of origin: United States
• Language(s): English
• No. of seasons: 1
• Executive producer(s): Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo, Richard Hatem
• Running time: approx 45 min
• Production company(s): Fox Television Studios, Little Engine Entertainment
• Original channel: ABC
• Picture format: HDTV 720p
• Original run: June 20, 2010 – present
• Website: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-gates

Plot

Nick Monohan and his family move from Chicago to a quiet, upscale planned community called The Gates, where he will be chief of police. They soon realize that their neighbors are not who they seem to be. The Gates is filled with different beings such as vampires, witches, werewolves, and succubi. The parents at The Gates will protect their children from the outside world even if it means lying for their misdemeanors.

Cast

• Frank Grillo as Nick Monohan
• Marisol Nichols as Sarah Monohan
• Travis Caldwell as Charlie Monohan
• Rhona Mitra as Claire Radcliff
• Luke Mably as Dylan Radcliff
• Skyler Samuels as Andie Bates - The Succubus in the series
• Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski
• Victoria Platt as Peg Mueller
• Chandra West as Devon Buckley
• Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan
• Janina Gavankar as Leigh Turner
• James Preston as Luke Ford
• Rachel DiPillo as Lexie

Episodes

Please see List of The Gates episodes elsewhere in the SuccuWiki for more information on episodes in this series.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

• Season: 1
• Timeslot: Sunday 10:00 pm
• Original Airing: June 20, 2010
• Rank: N/A
• Viewers (in millions): 3.87 as of June 31, 2010.
• Season Premiere: June 20, 2010
• Season Finale: N/A
• TV Season: 2010

Development and production

In January 2009, The Gates was among numerous television pilot scripts being considered by ABC for the 2009–2010 season. It was not until October 2009 that ABC first announced development of the series, which is an international co-production for Fox Television Studios through their international paradigm. A green-light for the 13 episode order was contingent on international financing for the project, which makes the series more economically feasible as a summer replacement.

Casting began in January 2010. In early February, casting announcements included Frank Grillo in a lead role, as well as Luke Mably, Janina Gavankar, and Chandra West having joined the cast. Late March 2010 castings included Marisol Nichol and Rhona Mitra in leading roles. Victoria Platt, Skyler Samuels and newcomer Justin Miles were also cast in the project. Paul Blackthorne will appear in a recurring role.

Filming began in Shreveport, Louisiana on March 29, 2010, and was expected to continue until August 2010. Original reports by Variety suggested that the series might be filmed overseas, with another outlet mentioning South America.

External links

• The original source of this article at Wikipedia
• Official ABC site of The Gates
• The Gates at the Internet Movie Database
• The Gates at TV.com