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Death Valley

TV·2011–2011·1 season, 12 episodes·MTV·Comedy, Crime, Horror·30m·6.9·Created by Eric Weinberg, Curtis Gwinn

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MTV's horror-comedy Death Valley is a scripted series that follows the 'Undead Task Force' (UTF), a newly formed division of the LAPD, documentary-style, as they capture the monsters that roam the streets of California's San Fernando Valley. In a world where vampires, werewolves and zombies live freely, "Death Valley" is a fun, comedic non-stop thrill ride featuring chases, hardcore kills and bizarre encounters.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01PilotS01E01 · 8.5After a vampire is killed in a prostitution sting, Billy is kidnapped. And a seemingly routine zombie kill in a doughnut shop leads to a death among the TV crew.
  2. 02Help Us Help YouS01E02 · 8.5Stubeck is worried about a vampire prostitute after he and Billy release her from the station. Meanwhile, teen vigilantes go after zombies, and Dashell takes Kirsten out on the beat.
  3. 03Blood VesselsS01E03 · 8.5Vampires hijack bloodmobiles in a murderous attack, and Kirsten is sent to check upon Dashell's niece at a party thrown by a vamp preying on local teens.

Castfull cast & details

Tania RaymondeTania RaymondeOfficer Carla RinaldiCaity LotzCaity LotzOfficer Kirsten LandryBryce JohnsonBryce JohnsonOfficer Billy PierceBryan CallenBryan CallenCapt. Frank DashellVene L. ArcoraciVene L. ArcoraciDetective Dunwalt
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Toby MeuliJamieTexas BattleTexas BattleOfficer John "John-John" JohnsonCharlie SandersCharlie SandersOfficer Joe Stubeck

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2011Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestPilotAugust 29, 2011 8.5After a vampire is killed in a prostitution sting, Billy is kidnapped. And a seemingly routine zombie kill in a doughnut shop leads to a dea
  2. S01E02Help Us Help YouSeptember 5, 2011 8.5Stubeck is worried about a vampire prostitute after he and Billy release her from the station. Meanwhile, teen vigilantes go after zombies,
  3. S01E03Blood VesselsSeptember 12, 2011 8.5Vampires hijack bloodmobiles in a murderous attack, and Kirsten is sent to check upon Dashell's niece at a party thrown by a vamp preying on
  4. S01E04Two Girls, One CopSeptember 19, 2011 6.0The UTF is called to a porn shoot when one of the actors goes werewolf on the castand crew, and Kirsten is sent on werewolf lockdown.
  5. S01E05Zombie FightsSeptember 26, 2011 6.0John-John discovers that a family member is a zombie. Meanwhile, Kirsten joins Carla on a zombie kill, and Billy and Stubeck find that the v
  6. S01E06The Hottest Day of the YearOctober 3, 2011 8.5Vampires recruit underage girls, Carla and John-John are under department supervision, and Stubeck and Billy find a new way to kill zombies.
  7. S01E07Who, What, When, Werewolf...WhyOctober 17, 2011 8.5Billy and Dashell hunt down the vamp who beat up Stubeck. John-John takes something from a zombie that doesn't belong to him, and Kirsten da
  8. S01E08Undead HookersOctober 24, 2011 8.5Carla goes undercover as a vampire prostitute; Billy and Stubeck learn that vampires are using zombies in new and dangerous ways.
  9. S01E09Tick, Tick, BoomOctober 31, 2011 8.5When Kirsten's cover is blown, Dashell goes after the vamp who's been preying on his niece. Meanwhile, Billy and Stubeck deal with a zombie
  10. S01E10Assault on Precinct UTFNovember 7, 2011 8.5All hell breaks loose when the vamps launch an all-out assault on the UTF station.
  11. S01E11PartnersNovember 14, 2011 8.5Dashell attends a vampire funeral; Stubek believes there's a mole on the UTF force; a woman struggles to say good-bye to her zombie husband.
  12. S01E12Peace in the ValleyNovember 21, 2011 8.5A peace summit is planned with the vampires; John-John is targeted at the hospital.

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