Roswell (1999)★ 7.5/10

TV-14 · US · 42 min · October 4, 1999 · 3 seasons

Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Directed by: Patrick R. Norris, Paul Shapiro, Jonathan Frakes, David Semel, David Nutter

Written by: Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, Ronald D. Moore, Thania St. John, Gretchen J. Berg

The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.

Original title

Roswell

Storyline

Living among the citizens of the infamous New Mexico city of Roswell are some who are not there by choice. They are there to follow a destiny given to them by the members of their dying race, a race that they are someday destined to save. This is the background behind the WB series "Roswell". Max Evans, Isabel Evans and Michael Guerin are teenage humans with extraordinary gifts - gifts that are "not-of-this-earth". They are human/alien hybrids, sent here to complete their destiny. Their counterparts have already perished in a war of attrition, thus one day, they will return to their home planet and save their race. Before a fateful day in 1999, the teens hid their gifts. The event that forever changed their lives was when Max healed Liz Parker (a classmate) after she was fatally shot in the stomach in a dispute between two customers at the restaurant where she waitresses. A close relationship then develops between Max and Liz. Central to the first season were the relationships between the hybrids and their human companions. That focus has shifted during the drama's second season. "Roswell" is now distinctly a science-fiction show built on the relationships between humans and aliens.

Rating

7.5 / 10 · 32,396

Companies

Jason Katims Productions, New Regency Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, The WB Television Network, United Paramount Network (UPN), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, CNBC-e, CTV Television Network, Chum Television, FS Film, Kinowelt Home Entertainment, MTV Italia, NHK Sôgô, Rai 2, Sci Fi, TV6, Televisión Federal (Telefe), Walt Disney Television

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