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"I do this gesture that I just think is false," Hanks said of a key moment in one of his most enduring films.

Tom Hanks admits he'll 'get up and leave the room' if this 'painful' scene of his comes on

"I do this gesture that I just think is false," Hanks said of a key moment in one of his most enduring films.

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- Tom Hanks said that each of his movies are "such profound experiences of success and failure" because of moments in his performances that he doesn't like.

- "There are movies that have moments in [them] that I cannot watch because I didn't get there," he explained.

- Hanks cited one particular scene in *Cast Away* that he cannot bear to watch: "I will get up and leave the room before that scene comes on."

Tom Hanks has a few regrets about his acting choices.

The *Forrest Gump* actor candidly discussed how he retroactively views his performances during an interview with *The Rest Is Entertainment*. Hanks responded to a listener's question about making mistakes in his career.

Hanks indicated that whether his movies are received warmly or poorly, "they are all such profound experiences of success and failure" because individual moments of his performances stand out to him as unsuccessful.

"I do not watch these movies after the first time, really, 'cause they never change," he said. "And there are movies that have moments in [them] that I cannot watch because I didn't get there. And sometimes these are the big moments. I simply did not get there. And I know it. And I was confounded by any number of things."

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Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt in 'Cast Away'.

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Hanks then cited one particular scene that he cannot bear to watch. "There is a moment that is painful for me in *Cast Away*," he said before describing a scene in which his protagonist Chuck Noland reunites with his former girlfriend Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt) after being stranded on an island. "Chuck is back in Kelly's house and he gives her her watch back, and there's a moment where I just think I'm not there. All it is is a turnaround on me."

Hanks doesn't find his performance in that moment believable. "I do this gesture that I just think is false, and is me, and is not Chuck," he said. "If the movie is on, I will get up and leave the room before that scene comes on."

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The *Da Vinci Code* actor said that he didn't realize his mistake until he saw the completed movie for the first time. "It wasn't until I actually saw it when it went down, and I think that we were just moving on there, and I wasn't there," he said.

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Hanks then responded to a question about whether or not he gives himself credit when he nails a scene or moment on screen.

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"The only time that that happens is when I have no recollection of it whatsoever," he said. "But it's not a thing, I can't linger on that. I don't sit there and say, 'Oh, watch this movie. Watch this moment that comes up, we really nailed that.' I look at it, and all I can say is, 'I was cold. Looks like I'm warm, I was really freezing that day.' Or, 'That beard was sticky.'"

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PHOENIX (AP) — Valeriane Ayayi had 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury snapped a four-game losing streak by extending the Seattle Storm's skid to 10 straight in a 93-73 victory on Saturday.

Kahleah Copper added 17 points for the Mercury (5-12), who pulled away with a 14-0 run to start the third quarter.

Phoenix got double-doubles from Noemie Brochant with 16 points and 10 assists, and Natasha Mack — 10 points and 10 rebounds. Lexi Held scored 11 in her first career start, while DeWanna Bonner added 10 points.

Natisha Hiedeman led the Storm (3-14) with 20 points and rookie Flau'jae Johnson scored 13. Dominique Malonga and reserve Zia Cooke added 10 points each.

Seattle led 24-19 after one quarter on 48% shooting, but finished at 36%.

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Celebrating more than half a century of quoting, &34;You're gonna need a bigger boat.&34; What happened to the cast of Jaws? See the stars of the first summer blockbuster more than 50 years later Celebrating more than half a century of quoting, &34;You're gonna need a bigger boat.&34; By Randall Colburn :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/RandallColburnauthorphotoe7e8b48d9f8645588439077e721a5f48.jpg) Randall Colburn Randall Colburn is a writer and editor at . His work has previously appeared on The A.V. Club, The Guardian, The Ringer, and many other publications.

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- *Jaws* turns 51 this year, having premiered on June 20, 1975.

- Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw led a cast rounded out by Martha's Vineyard locals.

- Director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley both expressed regret over how the film contributed to the demonization of great white sharks.

*Jaws* terrified audiences when it was released during the early summer of 1975, but no one was more haunted by the film than its director, Steven Spielberg. Only 27-years-old during production, Spielberg found his movie riddled with delays and mechanical issues, earning the project the nickname “Flaws.” In the 2025 National Geographic documentary *Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story*, Spielberg said directing the film gave him “consistent nightmares,” explaining, “I was still on the movie, and the film was never ending."

In the 51 years since *Jaws* premiered, the movie has topped critical lists, celebrated for its contributions to cinema and culture, while simultaneously receiving criticism — including from Spielberg himself — for villainizing sharks and contributing to the decline of the predator's population.

See what the cast of *Jaws* has been up to in the 51 years since the horror classic premiered.**

Roy Scheider (Chief Martin Brody)

Roy Scheider as Chief Brody in 'Jaws'; Roy Scheider at 'The Myth of Fingerprints' premiere in 1997

Roy Scheider as Chief Brody in 'Jaws'; Roy Scheider at 'The Myth of Fingerprints' premiere in 1997.

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Roy Scheider had already appeared in some of the best movies of the '70s (1971's *Klute *and* The French Connection*) before landing the role of *Jaws*' Martin Brody, Amity Island's noble police chief and deliverer of the oft-(mis)quoted, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Though filmmaker William Friedkin would later lament to EW that the actor "became difficult" following the success of *Jaws*, Scheider remained a reliable player in film and on TV up until his death in 2008, balancing work with acclaimed filmmakers, including David Cronenberg (*Naked Lunch*, 1991) and Francis Ford Coppola (*The Rainmaker*, 1997), with TV gigs on *seaQuest DSV* and *Family Guy*.

Most notable, however, was Scheider's turn as Joe Gideon in the Bob Fosse-directed semi-autobiographical musical *All That Jazz *(1979), an electric and athletic turn that scored him his second Academy Award nomination, as well as nods from the Golden Globes and BAFTAs. Speaking with EW, Friedkin called it "one of the finest performances by an American actor in a movie."

Scheider maintained a fondness for *Jaws* throughout his life, reprising his role for the 1978 sequel, *Jaws 2*, and narrating a documentary, *The Shark Is Still Working* (2012).

As *The Shark Is Still Working* producer J. Michael Roddy told EW ahead of its release, Scheider remained close with the residents of Martha's Vineyard, where *Jaws* was filmed, and helped connect the documentarians with locals.

“Roy was an amazingly generous man,” Roddy told us. “He said, ‘What do you need?’ and that opened a lot of doors for us. Then we said, 'Let’s shoot for the stars. Let’s really make this as exhaustive as possible. Let’s track down the stories that we haven’t heard. We’re doing this for the fans, by the fans.' We wanted to make the documentary we always wanted to see. So no stone was left unturned.”

All they needed was a narrator, and Roddy and his fellow producers had some great voices in mind. They checked in with Scheider, who was sick with cancer, and asked his opinion about a few names they were bouncing back and forth. “And he was like, ‘Well, what about me?’ And it clicked,” says Roddy. “Here’s the man that was our gateway. He’s our Everyman. We took his journey on *Jaws*. Why not let him take us on this journey on the impact and legacy of *Jaws*?”

Just four months after recording the narration, Scheider died of complications from multiple myeloma in February 2008. He was 75.

Richard Dreyfuss (Matt Hooper)

Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper in 'Jaws'; Richard Dreyfuss at a screening of ‘American Graffiti’ during the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 14, 2023, in Los Angeles

Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper in 'Jaws'; Richard Dreyfuss at a screening of ‘American Graffiti’ during the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 14, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Richard Dreyfuss was still early in his career when he played marine biologist Matt Hooper in *Jaws*, having made waves two years earlier in George Lucas' *American Graffiti* (1973).

In 1977, he turned in two of his most acclaimed performances in Spielberg's *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* and the Neil Simon-penned *The Goodbye Girl*, the latter of which won him an Oscar, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe. He would go on to score another Academy Award nomination for his dramatic turn in *Mr. Holland's Opus* (1995).

Throughout his 50-plus-year career, Dreyfuss has pivoted between drama (*Stand By Me*, 1986), comedy (*What About Bob?*, 1991), family fare (*James and the Giant Peach*, 1996), and social commentary (*W.*, 2008). He even donned an apron for a 2020 charity edition of *The Great British Bake Off*.

In 2023, Dreyfuss made headlines for remarks he made after seeing *The Shark Is Broken*, a Broadway play about the making of *Jaws* co-written by the son of Robert Shaw, who played sea captain Quint and allegedly feuded with Dreyfuss on set.

Speaking with EW in 2011, Spielberg described the pair as having "a real mano-a-mano relationship throughout the entire production," adding, "We started *adding* scenes based on how Robert and Richard were behind the scenes! We started putting some of those anecdotes into the actual film. Matt Hooper’s squeezing of the Styrofoam cup in answer to Shaw’s squeezing of the beer can was something that actually happened."

After seeing the play, which portrays an adversarial relationship between the actors, Dreyfuss told *Vanity Fair* in 2023* *that he was hurt by how the production made his character "a big jerk" and a "fool."

Speaking to his and Shaw's mutual ribbing, he said, "We didn't take any of that seriously... That was not a feud… We never had any bad feeling between us, ever... There was an ongoing kind of humor between us. If you only saw us on the set, then you might think that there was something — a feud that was going on — but it was never real."

Robert Shaw (Quint)

Robert Shaw as Quint in 'Jaws'; Robert Shaw on the set of 'The Deep' in 1976

Robert Shaw as Quint in 'Jaws'; Robert Shaw on the set of 'The Deep' in 1976.

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Richard Dreyfuss was at the start of his career in *Jaws*, and Robert Shaw was near the end of his. In the 1940s, Shaw began performing Shakespeare with the famous Old Vic theater company in London. He eventually found his way to Hollywood, and in 1967 was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his turn as Henry VIII in *A Man for All Seasons* (1966).

Aside from *Jaws*, Shaw is likely best known for his performance as assassin Donald Grant in *From Russia With Love* (1963) and mobster Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* (1973), though he also leaves an impression in films including *Battle of the Bulge* (1965) and *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974).

Shaw was also renowned as a writer of multiple novels, plays, and screenplays. He also had a hand in refining Quint's famous *Indianapolis* monologue. As Spielberg explained to Ain't It Cool in 2011, Shaw helped shape and trim it down after a few drafts of the speech were penned by writer Howard Sackler and filmmaker John Milius.

"Robert was great with me," Spielberg told EW in 2011. "He really was, yeah. We had a very good working relationship. Robert was a *colorful* character. A brilliant actor, but a very colorful personality."

When asked to elaborate on "colorful," Spielberg elaborated, "'Colorful' just means that he was *very challenging*. If you challenged him, he would challenge you."

In 1978, Shaw died of a heart attack at the age of 51.

The actor's "colorful" nature, fueled in part by his well-documented alcohol problem, is front and center in *The Shark Is Broken*, the play about the making of *Jaws* (and the *Indianapolis* monologue, in particular) co-written by and starring his son, Ian Shaw.**

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Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody)

Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody in 'Jaws'; Lorraine Gary at a 'Jaws' screening at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, Calif

Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody in 'Jaws'; Lorraine Gary at a 'Jaws' screening at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, Calif.

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Lorraine Gary played Ellen Brody, wife of Roy Scheider's Chief Brody, in *Jaws, Jaws 2*, and *Jaws: The Revenge* (1987), which finds her mourning her late husband while squaring off against a great white that followed her to the Bahamas in search of revenge. (Yeah, it's weird.)

Gary worked extensively throughout the late-'60s and '70s, appearing on series such as *Ironside*,* McMillan & Wife*, and *Kojak* before making her film debut in *Jaws*. She would go on to appear in movies including *Car Wash* (1976), *Just You and Me, Kid* (1979), and Spielberg's *1941* (1979), which she declared to be her final role before retiring. (She would briefly come out of retirement for *Jaws: The Revenge*.)

When she was 19, Gary married Sidney Sheinberg, the Universal Pictures head who Spielberg credited with "[giving] birth to my career" after the mogul's 2019 death. The pair raised two sons, Bill and Jonathan.

"It was Sid that decided to spend the extra money to bet on Steven's talent," Gary told PEOPLE in June 2025. "He knew this was going to be a very big movie, and it was Sid's idea to open huge in 400 theaters, which was generally not done. And he's the man you can blame for the summer blockbusters! I blame him for that, too. I don't like most of those other movies, but I did like *Jaws*."

Murray Hamilton (Mayor Larry Vaughn)

Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn in 'Jaws'; Murray Hamilton on ABC's 'Hail to the Chief' in 1985

Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn in 'Jaws'; Murray Hamilton on ABC's 'Hail to the Chief' in 1985.

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Sure, the shark is scary, but *Jaws*' true villain is Larry Vaughn, the Amity Island mayor who prioritizes profits over safety. Played with oily charisma by Murray Hamilton, the character is still booed to this day.

Hamilton's screen career began 30 years prior to *Jaws*' release, with the actor appearing in enduring classics like *The Spirit of St. Louis* (1957), *The Hustler* (1961), and *The Graduate* (1967), in which he played the cuckolded Mr. Robinson.

"I had been a big fan of his from *The FBI Story* with James Stewart to *The Graduate,"* Spielberg said in the 2023 book *Spielberg: The First 10 Years* (via *Vanity Fair*). "I wanted to work with him, and I saw him instantly as the mayor of Amity. I didn’t have to go through many other actors. He was the first choice for the part, and I was lucky to get him."

Hamilton would later reunite with Spielberg for *1941*, and also reprise his *Jaws* role for the sequel. In addition to a supporting role in megahit *The Amityville Horror* (1979), Hamilton's post-*Jaws* career was filled with guest appearances on popular series, including* B. J. and the Bear*; *Murder, She Wrote*; and *The Golden Girls*, the latter of which found him playing the father of Rue McClanahan's Blanche.

The actor was meant to reprise Mayor Vaughn once more for *Jaws: The Revenge*, but died of lung cancer at the age of 63 in 1986, prior to production. He left behind a wife, Terri DeMarco Hamilton of the DeMarco Sisters, and a son, David.

Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner)

Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner in 'Jaws'; Lee Fierro in Martha's Vineyard in 2005

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Lee Fierro was a mother and Martha's Vineyard local who stepped into the key role of Mrs. Kintner, the grieving mother of Alex, a boy killed by the shark.

Fierro only appeared in three films — *Jaws, Jaws: The Revenge*, and *The Mistover Tale* (2016) — but she served as artistic director of the Island Theatre Workshop for more than 25 years, and acted in several productions at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

"The choice of Lee Fierro was one of the better ones," said *Jaws* casting director Shari Rhodes in the BBC’s 1997 documentary, *In The Teeth of Jaws*. "There's something about living on that island and understanding what having a child in that water can mean. You have this absolute horror of that child not coming back."

Fierro's famous slap of Roy Scheider's Chief Brody was so intense that Scheider himself wrote about it in his autobiography. "The actress had no idea how to hit someone in the movies. Every time she slapped me, she really slapped me, and it hurt like hell. She had no control," he wrote. "A couple of times I wanted to strangle her, but it was very effective.” The shot apparently took 17 takes.

Fierro died in 2020 at age 91 from complications related to COVID-19.

Carl Gottlieb (Meadows)

Carl Gottlieb as Meadows in 'Jaws'; Carl Gottlieb attends the 9th annual Variety Children’s Charity of SoCal Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament at Paramount Studios on July 18, 2018, in Los Angeles

Carl Gottlieb as Meadows in 'Jaws'; Carl Gottlieb attends the 9th annual Variety Children’s Charity of SoCal Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament at Paramount Studios on July 18, 2018, in Los Angeles.

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Carl Gottlieb played Meadows, an Amity Island reporter, in *Jaws*, but he was a bigger presence behind the scenes, working with Spielberg as a co-writer.

Speaking in the documentary *In the Teeth of Jaws*, Gottlieb describes the film's first draft, penned by Howard Sackler, as "a fairly conventional thriller... without much humor to it," adding that "the characters were kind of one-dimensional."

Spielberg said, "I asked Carl Gottlieb, who was a friend of mine, to come in to do a polish and help me... if I wanted to improvise scenes, Carl would be there to help organize the improvisation and help put it on paper."

Gottlieb would go on to contribute to the scripts for* Jaws 2* and *Jaws 3-D* (1983), and would even write a book, 1975's *The Jaws Log*, about the film's production. He also worked on scripts for films including *The Jerk* (1979) and *Doctor Detroit* (1983), and directed the Ringo Starr-starring *Caveman* (1981).

Gottlieb continued to act, appearing in films like *The Sting II* (1983), *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), and *Clueless* (1995). His most recent credit is an episode of Tim Heidecker's gonzo spy spoof *Decker*, in which he played himself.

Susan Backlinie (Chrissie Watkins)

Susan Backlinie as Chrissie in 'Jaws'; Susan Backlinie at Chiller Theatre Expo Halloween 2023 on Oct. 27, 2023, in Parsippany, N.J

Susan Backlinie as Chrissie in 'Jaws'; Susan Backlinie at Chiller Theatre Expo Halloween 2023 on Oct. 27, 2023, in Parsippany, N.J.

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In one of the most famous scenes ever put to film, actress-stuntwoman Susan Backlinie played Chrissie, *Jaws*' first victim.

"I didn’t want an actor to do it. I wanted a stuntperson because I needed somebody who was great in the water, who knew water ballet, and knew how to endure what I imagined was going to be a whole lot of violent shaking," Spielberg said in *Spielberg: The First 10 Years*. "So, I went to stunts to find her, and Susan was up to the challenge."

She continued to work as a stuntwoman and animal trainer on projects such as *The Return of the Incredible Hulk* (1977) and *The Villain *(1979), and also acted in Spielberg's *1941*, *The Great Muppet Caper* (1981), and *The Fall Guy* (1982).

Backlinie died in May 2024 at the age of 77 from a heart attack.

Jeffrey Kramer (Deputy Hendricks)

Jeffrey Kramer as Deputy Hendricks in 'Jaws'; Jeffrey Kramer at Chiller Theatre Expo Spring 2023 on April 28, 2023, in Parsippany, N.J

Jeffrey Kramer as Deputy Hendricks in 'Jaws'; Jeffrey Kramer at Chiller Theatre Expo Spring 2023 on April 28, 2023, in Parsippany, N.J.

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In his first role in a feature, Jeffrey Kramer played Deputy Hendricks, Chief Brody's right-hand man on Amity Island and the first on the scene following the death of Backlinie's Chrissie.

"Hendricks is the audience’s eyes and ears," the 79-year-old Kramer said in a 2025* *interview with *Gold Derby* for the film's 50th anniversary. "He reacts with the same revulsion viewers had in the theater. And none of us have swam in the ocean the same way since!"

Kramer went on to have a fruitful career in Hollywood, performing in beloved films and series such as *Halloween II* (1981), *Clue* (1985), and *Santa Claus: The Movie* (1985).

He found greater success, however, as an Emmy-winning producer on series such as *The Practice* and *Ally McBeal.*

Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner)

Jeffrey Voorhees as Alex Kintner in 'Jaws'; Jeffrey Voorhees in 'The Shark Is Still Working'

Jeffrey Voorhees as Alex Kintner in 'Jaws'; Jeffrey Voorhees in 'The Shark Is Still Working'.

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For all of *Jaws*' carnage, nothing churns the gut quite like the death of local boy Alex Kintner, played by Jeffrey Voorhees.

"At one point, I remember I was standing at the door, and after the death of the Kintner boy, a man got up and started walking out — I thought, 'Oh my God. Our first walkout,*" *Spielberg said in *Spielberg: The First 10 Years.* "Then he began running and I went, 'Oh, no, he’s not walking out — he’s running out.' I could tell he was headed for the bathrooms, but he didn’t make it and vomited all over the floor. And I just went, 'Oh my God, what have I done? What kind of a movie have I made? A man has just barfed because of my film.' But the great news was, about five minutes later, he went right back to his seat."

As Voorhees explained in a 2024 interview with SyFy.com, the Martha's Vineyard local "hid" from the notoriety of his *Jaws* role for years, but grew to embrace it after attending some fan conventions (and receiving residual checks). "It pays to die," he told the outlet.

These days, Voorhees continues to attend fan conventions and events, and enjoys his status as a local celebrity on Martha's Vineyard, where he's currently retired. You may even meet him during one of the island's tours of *Jaws*' shooting locations, as he occasionally pops by to chat with fans.

Peter Benchley (Interviewer)

Peter Benchley in 'Jaws'; Peter Benchley in 2005

Peter Benchley in 'Jaws'; Peter Benchley in 2005.

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Peter Benchley, who penned the 1974 book on which *Jaws* is based, has a cameo in the film as a local interviewer.

It was Benchley's debut fiction novel — he'd previously penned a few nonfiction releases — and the author found continued success writing maritime thrillers, including *The Island* (1979) and *Beast* (1991), many of which were adapted into feature films and TV movies.

He even acted in a few more films, including a 1977 adaptation of his novel *The Deep* and Alan Rudolph's *Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle* (1994), a film in which Campbell Scott plays Benchley's grandfather, a one-time member of the famed Algonquin Round Table.

Following *Jaws*' success, Benchley expressed regret over the story's impact on the public's fear of sharks and the decimation of shark populations, committing himself to shark conservation and education efforts.

"[The] knowledge we have accumulated about great whites in the past 25 years has convinced me that I couldn't possibly write *Jaws* today... not in good conscience anyway," the author wrote in the *Independent* in 2000. "Back then, it was generally accepted that great whites were anthropophagous (i.e. they ate people) by choice. Now we know that almost every attack on a human is an accident: The shark mistakes the human for its normal prey."

In 2006, Benchley died at the age of 65 of pulmonary fibrosis. Nine years later, researchers named a new species of lanternshark after the author, calling it *Etmopterus benchleyi**, *specifically citing his shark advocacy. The author's estate carries on that advocacy with the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, which work to recognize achievements in ocean conservation.

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The best singleseason TV shows ever made, ranked by fans Abby MonteilWed, June 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC 1 The cast of 'Freaks and Geeks.' Best singleseason TV shows For the longrunning, beloved television series in the cultural zeitgeist, many more vanished almost as quickly as they came. Countless shows were axed because of a network&x27;s limited number of seasonal time slots and—before the widespread age of streaming and internet fan campaigns—weren&x27;t given ample opportunity to find homes on new networks.

The best single-season TV shows ever made, ranked by fans

Abby MonteilWed, June 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC

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The cast of 'Freaks and Geeks.' -Best single-season TV shows

For the long-running, beloved television series in the cultural zeitgeist, many more vanished almost as quickly as they came. Countless shows were axed because of a network's limited number of seasonal time slots and—before the widespread age of streaming and internet fan campaigns—weren't given ample opportunity to find homes on new networks. Despite their short runs, whether the shows received low ratings, had behind-the-scenes production issues, or were only intended to last for a single season, many are still worth examining.

There were a number of notable 2025 series that were planned as one-and-done, like FX on Hulu's "Dying for Sex" and Netflix's "Adolescence." Both were nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, with the latter picking up eight trophies, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Then there are the 2025 shows that were likely vying for more than one season but ended up prematurely canceled. Pour one out for shows like "Talamasca: The Secret Order," "The Abandons," and "DMV," among many others that got cancellation orders in 2026.

Often, one-season wonders are more interesting for casts that feature actors before they hit the A-list. These shows can turn out to be vehicles for breakout actors who became stars, such as Claire Danes's leading, Golden Globe-winning role on ABC's teen drama "My So-Called Life," and the introduction of James Franco and Seth Rogen on "Freaks and Geeks."

So, what are the best single-season series that viewers should watch? To answer this question, Stacker compiled IMDb data on nearly 300 of the highest-rated TV shows ever (as of Sept. 10, 2020), then ranked the top 40 with a single season. Rankings were done according to IMDb user scores, with ties broken by the number of votes. To qualify, the series had to be labeled as a TV series; miniseries and documentary series were not included. Anime series were also not included, because of their TV structure, in which a single season can last several years and span over 100 episodes. The shows also had to receive over 5,000 votes. Counting down from 40, here are the best one-season TV series ever.

Read on to see if your favorite brief show made the list.

-#40. Space: Above and Beyond (1995–1996)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 7,371

In the years 2063 and 2064, a squadron of Marine pilots known as the "Wildcards" is thrown into a war against aliens called "Chigs" who have launched an attack on Earth. Created by prominent "The X-Files" writers Glen Morgan and James Wong, the series was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a Saturn Award. "Space: Above and Beyond" was conceived as a five-episode series. Fox canceled the show after it received low ratings.

-#39. The Chicago Code (2011)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 7,826

This series follows Chicago police detective Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke), as he and his fellow officers struggle to reduce crime in the city and fight corruption within the Chicago Police Department. Along the way, Jarek and his new partner, Caleb (Matt Lauria), encounter cops working undercover to expose Chicago's Irish Mob. Fox announced the cancellation of "The Chicago Code" in May of 2011, and in 2019, Screen Rant's Padraig Cotter went on to call it "the best cop show nobody watched."

-#38. The Dresden Files (2007–2008)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 9,182

Based on Jim Butcher's fantasy book series of the same name, "The Dresden Files" stars Paul Blackthorne as Harry, a wizard who works as a private detective investigating paranormal crimes. Meanwhile, he's tailed by a magical warden (Conrad Coates) and a police lieutenant (Valerie Cruz) who struggles to understand his success rate. The Canadian-American show ran for 12 episodes before the Syfy Channel announced that it would not be renewed for a second season.

-#37. Crashing (2016)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 11,900

Before Phoebe Waller-Bridge became an Emmy-winning creator known for shows like "Fleabag" and "Killing Eve," she wrote and starred in the British dramedy "Crashing." The six-episode series centers on the lives of six twenty-somethings living together in a disused hospital, whose personal baggage and sexual tension quickly overlap. While Waller-Bridge has never spoken about revisiting the show and has since moved on to projects like the James Bond film "No Time to Die," she did win Best Breakthrough Talent at the 2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards for her performance.

-#36. The Finder (2012)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 14,508

Loosely adapted from Richard Greener's "The Locator" series, this "Bones" spin-off revolves around the character of Walter (Geoff Stults), a paranoid man whose previous brain injury left him with a preternatural gift for finding anything. "The Finder" occupied the same time slot as "Bones" on Fox when it was on hiatus, but the network canceled it after a single season.

-#35. Limitless (2015–2016)

- IMDb user rating: 7.7- Votes: 60,829

Burnt out musician Brian Finch's (Jake McDorman) life changes when he takes a mysterious drug called NZT-48, which gives him access to 100% of his brain capabilities. Soon, he's hired by the FBI to use his newfound abilities as a consultant. "Limitless" was based on the 2011 film of the same name. In May 2016, showrunner Craig Sweeny officially announced that the CBS series would not return.

-#34. Death Valley (2011)

- IMDb user rating: 7.8- Votes: 5,114

The Undead Task Force (UTF) is a brand-new division of the Los Angeles Police Department that is responsible for catching monsters in California's San Fernando Valley. A news crew films them documentary-style as the cops hunt their supernatural foes. In the spring of 2012, the creator of "Death Valley" officially confirmed that the mockumentary wouldn't return for a second season on MTV, tweeting, "There will be no season 2 of #DEATHVALLEY for MTV... BUT that is NOT the end! Looking for other possibilities!!"

-#33. John Doe (2002–2003)

- IMDb user rating: 7.8- Votes: 7,554

"John Doe" stars Dominic Purcell as the sci-fi drama's titular protagonist, who has no memory of his past but seems to know everything about everything else. The man teams up with the Seattle police to solve crimes while trying to figure out who he really is and being targeted by a mysterious conspiracy called the Phoenix Organization. The Fox series was canceled after the season-one finale due to low ratings, after ending on a cliffhanger revealing that John's good friend was the Phoenix Organization's leader.

-#32. The Brink (2015)

- IMDb user rating: 7.8- Votes: 13,047

In "The Brink," Jack Black and Tim Robbins play top U.S. officials who scramble to prevent World War III when a geopolitical crisis occurs in Pakistan. Although HBO initially renewed the comedy for a second season while season one was airing, they later rescinded their order for more episodes. Had it continued, "The Brink" was meant to feature the same main characters, as they tackled a different world crisis each season.

-#31. Vinyl (2016)

- IMDb user rating: 7.8- Votes: 21,176

Musician Mick Jagger and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese collaborated on the period drama "Vinyl," which follows fictional record executive Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale) as a record executive who fights to make a career within New York City's 1970s music scene. HBO renewed the series for another season not long after the pilot episode premiered, but later reversed that decision and canceled it four months later. In 2018, Scorsese called the "Vinyl" cancellation "tragic" and said the show would've had a better chance at surviving if he had directed every episode of the first season (instead of just the pilot).

-#30. The Unusuals (2009)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 5,023

"The Unusuals" opens as Detective Casey Shraeger (Amber Tamblyn) is transferred to the NYPD's homicide unit, which is filled with quirky, secretive characters. Her first case is investigating the mysterious murder of her new partner Jason Walsh's (Jeremy Renner) former partner, who was killed the night that she joined the unit. Following its season-one finale, ABC announced that the cop dramedy would not return on the network.

-#29. Common Law (2012)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 5,906

Michael Ealy and Warren Kole star in the USA Network dramedy "Common Law," portraying two LAPD detectives who are forced to attend couple's counseling after they continue to clash on the job. Twelve episodes of the first season aired on CBS before it was canceled on the basis of low ratings.

-#28. Red Band Society (2014–2015)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 9,286

Adapted from the Spanish series "Polseres Vermelles," "Red Band Society" revolves around a group of teens living together as patients in a Los Angeles pediatric ward. As the show unfolds, they bond over their experiences and get into trouble while coming of age and dealing with their respective illnesses. While Fox canceled the show in 2014, its final three episodes (including a two-hour series finale) aired on the network in 2015.

-#27. Lucky Louie (2006–2007)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 9,761

Louis C.K. created and stars in the HBO sitcom "Lucky Louie," playing a working-class part-time mechanic, husband, and father who often scuffles with a quirky array of local acquaintances. Many of the guest actors were high-profile stand-up comedians, from Laura Kightlinger to Rick Shapiro. HBO originally renewed "Lucky Louie" (the network's first attempt at a traditional three-camera sitcom) for a second season, before ultimately canceling it in the fall of 2006 because of economic constraints.

-#26. Rubicon (2010)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 10,020

"Rubicon" centers on New York intelligence analyst Will Travers (James Badge Dale), who discovers that an elite group is using data from his workplace, the American Policy Institute, to manipulate major world events for money. The AMC series is largely inspired by '70s conspiracy thrillers like "All the President's Men" and "The Parallax View," updating them in a 21st-century setting. While AMC canceled "Rubicon" in November 2010 because of low viewing figures, in 2019, Vulture writer Vikram Murthi argued that "there might not be a better time for this series to be rediscovered" because "paranoia and fear now ripple through every facet of the culture."

-#25. Undeclared (2001–2003)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 16,133

Comedian Judd Apatow (who also worked on the comedy "Freaks and Geeks") created "Undeclared," a sitcom about a group of college freshmen coming of age at the fictional University of Northeastern California. The critically acclaimed comedy was canceled by Fox, but not before Apatow sent a framed positive Time magazine review of the show to one of the network executives with an obscenity-filled note attached. Still, the series has since amassed a loyal cult following for its raunchy yet empathetic portrayal of early college life.

-#24. Awake (2012)

- IMDb user rating: 7.9- Votes: 20,209

Jason Isaac stars in "Awake" as Michael Britten, a Los Angeles police detective who gets into a serious car accident with his wife, Hannah (Laura Allen), and son, Rex (Dylan Minnette). Afterward, he begins switching between two "realities" in his dreams—one where Hannah died in the crash, and another where Rex was the one who died. Michael begins using anecdotes from one reality to solve crimes in the other on this critically acclaimed NBC show, which was nonetheless canceled because of poor ratings.

-#23. Day Break (2006–2007)

- IMDb user rating: 8.0- Votes: 7,742

"Daybreak" begins as Detective Brett Hopper (Taye Diggs) is framed for the murder of state attorney, Alberto Garza. Suddenly, Brett finds himself in a time loop beginning on the day in which he is framed, and rushes to solve the murder and prove his innocence. ABC canceled the show after six episodes had aired, and made the seven remaining episodes available on ABC.com.

-#22. Journeyman (2007)

- IMDb user rating: 8.0- Votes: 8,906

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In "Journeyman," San Francisco reporter Dan (Kevin McKidd) gains the ability to involuntarily travel back to random points in time, before finding out that each time period is home to a person whose destiny he's meant to change. Things become more complicated when married Dan runs into his supposedly dead ex-fiancée, Livia (Moon Bloodgood), who is also a time traveler. The series suffered from low ratings, leading to its cancellation.

-#21. Wolverine and the X-Men (2008–2009)

- IMDb user rating: 8.0- Votes: 9,741

The fourth of five animated X-Men adaptations, "Wolverine and the X-Men" follows the X-Men characters as they reunite with Wolverine (Steve Blum) in order to prevent a looming war with Magneto's evil Brotherhood of Mutants (who want to take over the Earth after mutants have been oppressed for their abilities). The series picks up after the events of another animated series, "X-Men: Evolution." Since production company Marvel Entertainment was experiencing financial issues (because Disney had recently bought Marvel, and Fox still owned the film rights to the X-Men franchise at the time), a second season of the Nicktoons series never came to fruition.

-#20. Almost Human (2013–2014)

- IMDb user rating: 8.0- Votes: 47,154

"Almost Human" is set in the near future of 2048, where crime has increased by 400% and human cops are now paired with combat-model android partners. Troubled detective John (Karl Urban) is returning to the force and is not pleased to receive his android partner, a sarcastic unit called Dorian (Michael Ealy). The short-lived sci-fi crime drama (which Fox canceled in light of declining ratings) tracks the pair's growing friendship as they fight crime in urban Los Angeles.

-#19. Clone High (2002–2003)

- IMDb user rating: 8.1- Votes: 5,781

Before working on acclaimed films like "The Lego Movie" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," Phil Lord and Christopher Miller created the short-lived adult animated sitcom "Clone High." The MTV series takes place at a high school filled with the clones of famous historical figures, from Abraham Lincoln (Will Forte) to Cleopatra (Christa Miller). The one-season cult TV show was canceled by MTV following low ratings and controversy regarding its depiction of Gandhi (Michael McDonald). "Clone High" did return for a reboot series in 2023, before being canceled (again) in 2024.

-#18. The Good Guys (2010)

- IMDb user rating: 8.1- Votes: 6,937

In the cop comedy "The Good Guys," by-the-book young detective Jack Bailey (Colin Hanks) is reluctantly paired with a new partner, snarky, washed-up veteran Dan Stark (Bradley Whitford). The two struggle to reconcile with their clashing personalities as they solve a variety of petty crimes around Dallas. After struggling to find an audience throughout its 20-episode first season, Fox officially canceled "The Good Guys" in December 2010.

-#17. BrainDead (2016)

- IMDb user rating: 8.1- Votes: 10,004

Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars in the satirical sci-fi series "BrainDead," playing a documentary filmmaker who begins working for her brother, U.S. Senator Luke Healy (Danny Pino), to fund her next movie. She soon discovers that Washington D.C. has been invaded by aliens who are eating the brains and taking control of several Congress members' bodies, but few people notice that anything is amiss. Although "BrainDead" was originally conceived as a four-season show that took place in a different city each season, CBS canceled it on the basis of disappointing ratings.

-#16. Quarry (2016)

- IMDb user rating: 8.1- Votes: 11,009

This Cinemax neo-noir crime drama follows Mac Conway (Logan Marshall-Green), a bitter Marine who is shunned by his loved ones and community in Memphis, Tennessee, after returning from the Vietnam War in 1972. As he struggles to readjust to life at home, Mac is recruited by a man called "The Broker" (Peter Mullan) to work as a hitman. Despite receiving largely positive reviews, "Quarry" was canceled after its eight-episode first season because of "a regime change at HBO" and a re-branding at Cinemax.

-#15. The Black Donnellys (2007)

- IMDb user rating: 8.1- Votes: 13,547

NBC's "The Black Donnellys" chronicles the lives of four young Irish-American brothers in modern-day Hell's Kitchen and their eventual involvement in the Irish Mafia's war against the Italian Mafia. Creator Paul Haggis said the title was based on the real-life Black Donnellys case, in which the murder of an Irish criminal family was supposedly covered up. After failing to bring in high ratings during its first six episodes, NBC moved the series to its online platform and later announced its cancellation.

-#14. Tron: Uprising (2012–2013)

- IMDb user rating: 8.2- Votes: 7,569

Set within the futuristic computer world of the Tron films, "Tron: Uprising" opens as young program Beck (Elijah Wood) unexpectedly becomes the leader of a revolution against the evil Clu (Fred Tatasciore). Beck is trained by the franchise's original hero, Tron (Bruce Boxleitner), who unexpectedly survived after seemingly being killed in a previous installment. After producer Edward Kitsis admitted in an interview that "we need more viewers," the Disney XD show was canceled when its 19-episode first season drew to a close.

-#13. Kings (2009)

- IMDb user rating: 8.2- Votes: 8,074

Loosely based on the story of King David in the Bible, "Kings" takes place in a present-day kingdom that largely resembles the contemporary United States. When a young soldier named David (Chris Egan) unknowingly saves the prince Jack's (Sebastian Stan) life, he is drawn into a political struggle against the nearby nation of Gath. The ambitious NBC series struggled to find a viewership, and the network pulled the plug on it after only four episodes had aired (the remaining eight were released the following summer).

-#12. Wonderfalls (2004)

- IMDb user rating: 8.2- Votes: 11,948

"Wonderfalls" protagonist Jaye (Caroline Dhavernas) is a recent Brown University graduate stuck at a dead-end job as a sales clerk in a Niagra Falls tourism shop. Things become strange when the animal figurines within the store begin talking and lead her to nearby people who need her help. The Fox dramedy was canceled after four episodes (the rest originally became available on DVD), with Dhavernas later telling TV Line that she blamed the network for airing it on the same night as the popular reality show "The Apprentice."

-#11. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007)

- IMDb user rating: 8.2- Votes: 22,878

"The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin returned to primetime TV with "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," which features a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional Los Angeles sketch comedy show similar to "Saturday Night Live." The series  debuted in NBC's 2006 to 2007 lineup, in which the long-running comedy "30 Rock" (which also followed workers at a comedy series) was also airing. Then-NBC president referring to the two shows premiering side-by-side as a "high-class problem." Although "Studio 60" received five Emmy nominations, NBC officially canceled it in 2007 after one 22-episode season.

-#10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)

- IMDb user rating: 8.3- Votes: 7,674

Bruce Campbell is the titular star of "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.," playing a Harvard-educated lawyer in the 19th century American West who becomes a bounty hunter intent on capturing outlaw John Bly (Billy Drago). The show incorporates steampunk elements, as the main character's inventor friend, Professor Wickwire (John Astin), races to invent new, modern technology for him, like rockets and motorcycles. Fox canceled the modestly popular show after a season, but it later gained a cult following and new fans upon its DVD release.

-#9. Who Is America? (2018)

- IMDb user rating: 8.3- Votes: 14,902

In Sacha Baron Cohen's series "Who Is America?," the comedian plays several different characters in order to "explore the diverse individuals [...] Who populate our great nation." These characters include a right-wing pseudo-journalist, an Israeli anti-terror professional, a liberal gender studies professor, and a British ex-convict. The actor told The Hollywood Reporter that he didn't intend to make another season of "Who Is America?," saying, "The idea is not to make it a 'Seinfeld' or an 'SNL.'"

-#8. My So-Called Life (1994–1995)

- IMDb user rating: 8.3- Votes: 18,628

"My So-Called Life" centers on Angela (Claire Danes) and several of her high school friends in a fictional suburb near Pittsburgh, as they deal with the struggles of coming of age. The series explored topics like alcoholism, homelessness, school violence, and queerness throughout its first season, unlike many teen shows of the time (which were often lighter and only incorporated more serious themes in one-off episodes with a clean moral). When the show was canceled after receiving almost-universal acclaim, fans launched an unsuccessful online campaign to revive it—the earliest of these now-common online ventures.

-#7. The Get Down (2016–2017)

- IMDb user rating: 8.3- Votes: 20,614

Baz Luhrmann created "The Get Down," a Netflix musical drama about a group of Black and Latinx teenage friends coming of age in the late 1970s Bronx with hip-hop and disco music on the rise. Variety critic Sonia Saraiya praised the series as "a reclamation of, and a love letter to, a marginalized community of a certain era, told through the unreliable tools of romance, intuition, and lived experiences." At the time, "The Get Down" was the most expensive show that Netflix had ever made (with 12 episodes costing around $120 million), and after the second half of season one premiered, the streaming site canceled it in 2017.

-#6. Forever (2014–2015)

- IMDb user rating: 8.3- Votes: 52,001

ABC's "Forever" follows Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd)—an immortal medical examiner from New York—who helps the NYPD solve crimes and attempts to find a way to end his immortality. While the network axed the drama because of its low ratings, "Forever's" impassioned fan base launched an online petition to save the show that garnered over 12,000 signatures in 24 hours.

-#5. Terriers (2010)

- IMDb user rating: 8.4- Votes: 10,083

"Terriers" follows a former cop and recovering alcoholic Hank (Donal Logue) and his best friend, ex-criminal Britt (Michael Raymond-Jones), as they start an unlicensed private investigation service in Ocean Beach, San Diego. The series drew high praise from critics, making The Daily Beast's and The A.V. Club's lists of the best shows of 2010. Still, FX soon canceled "Terriers," which was also its lowest-rated first-year drama ever.

-#4. The Prisoner (1967–1968)

- IMDb user rating: 8.4- Votes: 12,142

The titular prisoner of this British series is an ex-government agent (Patrick McGoohan) who, after resigning from his job, is mysteriously imprisoned in a seemingly idyllic village. During the show's 17-episode single season, he pieces together information about his captors and the government secrets that they hope to extract from him. The show developed a loyal cult following after finishing its run, while Rolling Stone writer Sean T. Collins noted that "everything from 'Lost' and 'Twin Peaks' to 'The Americans' owe it a debt."

-#3. Police Squad! (1982)

- IMDb user rating: 8.4- Votes: 15,466

ABC's "Police Squad!" largely serves as a satire of more serious police dramas, as stoic policeman Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) and his bumbling colleagues attempt to solve cases filled with sight gags, puns, and more light-handed comedy. While the Emmy-nominated show was canceled after six episodes, it found enduring success by inspiring the "Naked Gun" film franchise (which ran from 1988 to 1994).

-#2. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)

- IMDb user rating: 8.8- Votes: 126,029

Paul Feig's beloved teen dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" centers on the misadventures of a ragtag group of high school misfits circa 1980. While the series was canceled because of its comparatively low viewership and strange NBC timeslot, it developed a growing fan base (especially because of its time on Netflix) and was named one of Time writer James Poniewozik's top 10 TV shows of the 2000s. The series also featured early, breakout performances from Hollywood stars Seth Rogen, James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Jason Segel, and Martin Starr.

-#1. Firefly (2002–2003)

- IMDb user rating: 9.0- Votes: 239,279

Set several centuries in the future, "Firefly" follows a small renegade space crew (Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion, and Gina Torres) as they fend off authorities and flesh-eating humans called "Reavers" in order to complete missions in dangerous, unexplored corners of the galaxy. Joss Whedon's Fox series was canceled after only 11 episodes had aired, because, according to former Fox Broadcasting Company Gail Berman, it was "a big show, a very expensive show, and it wasn't delivering the numbers." However, thanks to large "Firefly" DVD sales after the series' cancellation, a 2005 movie sequel called "Serenity" was released to provide closure. And if that's not enough, an animated reboot with the original cast is in the works.

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