Secrets of a Small Town

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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Secrets of A Small Town is a television pilot ordered by ABC for the 2006-2007 television season by ABC. Despite being rated as 'one of the highest testing dramas', the show was not picked up for series order as part of ABC's fall lineup due to its high budget. It was created by Charles Pratt, Jr. (current Head Writer/Consulting Producer of ABC Daytime's All My Children) and directed by Adam Davidson. Bert Salke and Chris Brancato also serve as executive producers. The show's cast includes well-known actors such as Denise Richards, John Terry, and Angie Harmon.

Plot

Successful reporter Bethany Steele (Harmon) returns to her hometown of Santa Ruiz for the first time in 8 years when her boss asks her to cover the murder of a teenage girl, and the disappearance of her twin sister.

The small, seemingly perfect town of Santa Ruiz is stunned by these crimes - the first such serious acts in a century. While the police investigate, Steele has her own advantages: notably, her inside knowledge of the three big families in town. However, she also had her own reasons for leaving the town, which all come back to her.

Joined by her cameraman (John L. Adams), Beth joins the search for the missing Kayla (Leighton Meester). There's the girls' family: father Russell (Terry) - who is one of the primary suspects, brother Peter (Jacob Smith) who seems to know most of the town's secrets, and young stepmother Brenda (Richards). There's town doctor Tom Wilson (Brian Van Holt), who has his own past with Beth and has two brothers - Grant (Tyler Christopher) and Chad (Matt Long) who both wish they had gotten out of town when they could. Then there is Beth's estranged sister, Sheriff Sam Steele (Samantha Mathis), who lives with Jimmy Daniels (Sean Patrick Flanery), a man with a past of his own. Her daughter Tisha (Lucy Hale) is growing close to Chad, who dated both of the twins and knows he will soon become a suspect.

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Edited April 6, 201015 yr by Sylph

this was a really good pilot. it seemed like it tried to have a modern day twin peaks feel to it tho, imho (something point pleasent also tried).

This and two WB pilots (Fearless & Dark Shadows) are two of the best pilots ive seen that didnt get a pick up.

Yes. I was just commenting in the Nicollette Sheridan thread how this was supposed to be a Pratt-esque Twin Peaks. Though some of the production seems cheap to me, which is strange because the show was expensive and that's why it wasn't picked up, I really thought it should've been on air.

Regarding those two WB shows: where can one see the pilots?

Regarding those two WB shows: where can one see the pilots?

Fearless-

Dark Shadows has yet to leak somehow. I was at a party for it before it wasnt picked up and the screened it there.

Yes every year the Dark Shadows is screened at the fan club thing, but it strangely hasn't leaked.

Fearless-

Dark Shadows has yet to leak somehow. I was at a party for it before it wasnt picked up and the screened it there.

How was Alexis Thorpe in the Pilot?

How was Alexis Thorpe in the Pilot?

Great, though she wasnt in it that much. I think she was Willie Loomis' newly created sister? Im not sure but she had a scene with Matt C (whom i ended up loving after Gilmore Girls & I Hope They Serve Been In Hell). She was the reason i went to the wrap party event actually.

Samantha Mathis, who played the sheriff in Secrets of a Small Town, is the daughter of the late Bibi Besch (The Secret Storm, The Edge of Night, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Somerset).