
The Dead Zone
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Based on the characters and story from the best-selling novel by Stephen King, The Dead Zone is a unique psychological thriller that combines a rich mix of the paranormal, action, and a continuing quest for justice.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
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What It SeemsJohnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case. - 02
ShamanJohnny Smith's visions reach across time when he joins forces with a psychic Native American Shaman from centuries past to avert a major disaster. - 03
MisbegottenJohnny is kidnapped by three young women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Wheel of FortuneJune 16, 2002After six years in a coma following a near-fatal car accident, Johnny Smith awakens to find he has the gift of second sight and uses his psy - S01E02
Season's bestWhat It SeemsJune 23, 2002Johnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case. - S01E03
Quality of LifeJune 30, 2002Johnny gains trust in his powers after they enable him to save a star high school athlete from a life-threatening heart condition. - S01E04
EnigmaJuly 7, 2002In helping an old man find his long lost love, Johnny falls in love with the woman himself through visions he has of her in her youth. - S01E05
Unreasonable DoubtJuly 14, 2002Johnny Smith is called to serve on a jury and uses his powers to uncover the real facts in the case. - S01E06
The HouseJuly 21, 2002Johnny Smith experiences disturbing visions in his home that lead him to discover the truth about his mother's death. - S01E07
Enemy MindJuly 28, 2002While trying to rescue a runaway teen, Johnny Smith is exposed to mind-altering drugs that have a uniquely adverse effect on his brain. - S01E08
NetherworldAugust 4, 2002Struck with a vision of a fiery explosion, Johnny Smith must distinguish between his dream world and reality in order to prevent a disaster. - S01E09
The SiegeAugust 11, 2002Johnny Smith attempts to manipulate the events during a hostage situation in a bank but each time he makes a move, the ending changes for th - S01E10
Here There Be MonstersAugust 18, 2002Johnny Smith's life is threatened when he's charged with witchcraft in a small New England town. - S01E11
Dinner with DanaAugust 25, 2002Things heat up between Johnny Smith and Dana Bright, the news reporter who's been hounding him since he woke up, during a pretend date she p - S01E12
ShamanSeptember 8, 2002Johnny Smith's visions reach across time when he joins forces with a psychic Native American Shaman from centuries past to avert a major dis - S01E13
DestinySeptember 15, 2002When Johnny Smith's prediction of a tragic fire comes true, the incident brings him unwanted media coverage, as well as the attention of Gre
Season02
- S02E01
Valley of the ShadowJanuary 5, 2003Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery) , has been drawn back i - S02E02
Descent (1)January 12, 2003Johnny struggles to rescue four teenagers trapped, all while reliving - and in some way trying to redeem - sins from his family's past. (Par - S02E03
Ascent (2)January 19, 2003In the continuation of the episode "Descent" an unexpected incident leads Johnny to a profound new understanding of Walt(Chris Bruno) (part - S02E04
The OutsiderFebruary 2, 2003Johnny takes on a major corporation to prevent the mass marketing of a drug he foresees will cause terrible birth defects years down the lin - S02E05
PrecipitateFebruary 9, 2003When Johnny is injured and infused with a blood product stemming from six different people, he begins having visions through the donor's eye - S02E06
ScarsFebruary 16, 2003Johnny's decision to join the re-election campaign of Stillson's(Sean Patrick Flanery) chief opponent, Harrison Fisher (Gerald McRaney), has - S02E07
Season's bestMisbegottenFebruary 23, 2003Johnny is kidnapped by three young women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past. - S02E08
Cabin PressureMarch 2, 2003On a flight to Washington with Purdy(David Ogden Stiers), Johnny has a vision of their plane crashing and must convince the pilot and an onb - S02E09
The Man Who Never WasMarch 9, 2003A terrifying vision leads to Johnny's involvement with a man (Robert Culp) with a mysterious past who suddenly disappears. - S02E10
Dead Men Tell TalesMarch 16, 2003The vision of a hit on crime Boss Cathan Donnegal (William Macdonald) leads to Johnny's dangerous involvement with the mob. - S02E11
Playing GodMarch 30, 2003When Johnny is reunited with two close friends from high school, one of whom is awaiting a heart transplant (Lochlyn Munro), he is tormented - S02E12
ZionApril 6, 2003The death of Bruce's (John L. Adams) father, Pastor David Lewis (Louis Gossett Jr.) leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not tak - S02E13
The StormJuly 6, 2003When Johnny is caught in a deadly storm, he is forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves. - S02E14
PlagueJuly 13, 2003When J.J. (Spencer Achtymichuk) falls prey to a deadly new virus sweeping across the northeast, Johnny must use his powers to solve a medica - S02E15
Deja VoodooJuly 20, 2003Johnny meets a beautiful woman (Reiko Aylesworth) in danger and is reminded again of the potentially dire consequences of even the smallest - S02E16
The HuntJuly 27, 2003A covert branch of U.S. intelligence recruits Johnny to track down the world's most wanted terrorist. - S02E17
The MountainAugust 3, 2003After Johnny is struck by a vision of a lost plane crash, thieves in search of a missing treasure take Johnny, Sarah, Walt, and J.J. hostage - S02E18
The CombinationAugust 10, 2003Johnny goes public with his vision of a heavyweight contender dying in an upcoming bout, but instead of stopping the fight, his announcement - S02E19
VisionsAugust 17, 2003(Season finale) Johnny sets out to discover the secret of a mysterious man who appears to be stalking him, but who actually has a life-chang
Season03
- S03E01
Season's bestFinding Rachel (1)June 6, 2004Johnny has a vision of Rachel Caldwell, a Stillson campaign worker, being killed. He goes to meet her, but finds himself two hours later wit - S03E02
Finding Rachel (2)June 13, 2004Johnny works to find the real killer. He must convince Rebecca Caldwell (Sarah Wynter), the victim's sister that he is innocent. In the end, - S03E03
CollisionJune 20, 2004Johnny has visions of the car accident that put him in a coma, but a present-day girl appears in them. She's stowed away in her father's tru - S03E04
Cold Hard TruthJune 27, 2004A shock jock (Richard Lewis) makes disparaging comments on the air about Johnny and Sarah. Johnny confronts him, but must then save him from - S03E05
Total AwarenessJuly 4, 2004Johnny and a rebellious young woman (Lauren Lee Smith) with a strange gift for numbers team up to expose a corrupt government agency using a - S03E06
No Questions AskedJuly 18, 2004Johnny learns about Walt's childhood friends, when one is released from prison. Walt's friend takes Walt's gun, and Johnny and Walt must sto - S03E07
Looking GlassJuly 25, 2004Johnny fights to prevent identical twins from manipulating him and his visions to commit the perfect murder. - S03E08
Speak NowAugust 1, 2004As a young couple is about to tie the knot, Johnny has a troubling vision of their future and must find a way to reveal what he sees. - S03E09
Cycle of ViolenceAugust 8, 2004When Johnny has a vision of a school shooting, the principal (Judge Reinhold) focuses on a particularly outspoken student (Robert Iler) as t - S03E10
InstinctAugust 15, 2004All the animals are acting violently, attacking the townspeople. Johnny finds out the reason for the attacks is that the animals are sensing - S03E11
ShadowsAugust 22, 2004When Johnny foresees the death of someone very close to him, he must confront his inner demons before they push him to the brink of murder. - S03E12
Tipping Point (1)August 22, 2004Johnny and Rebecca go to the hospital for tests in order to stop Johnny's headaches and blackouts. Johnny is scheduled for surgery, but he l
Season04
- S04E01
Broken Circle (2)June 12, 2005Johnny fights to stop Rebecca from killing Greg Stillson, whom she believes is responsible for her sister's murder. - S04E02
The CollectorJune 19, 2005Johnny's visions of a young girl's abduction lead him on a life-and-death race to find the "collector", a disturbed man who kidnaps and indo - S04E03
Double VisionJune 26, 2005Johnny's ability to alter fate is put to the test when he meets a young woman with psychic abilities of her own. - S04E04
Still LifeJuly 10, 2005Johnny becomes embroiled in a murder mystery as he searches for the missing daughter of a famous artist. - S04E05
Heroes & DemonsJuly 17, 2005An autistic boy seeks Johnny's help to save his father, a tough cop awaiting execution for the murder of a federal DEA agent. - S04E06
The Last GoodbyeJuly 24, 2005A performance by the son of a rock and roll legend leads Johnny and Sarah on a search for clues about the mysterious death of his famous fat - S04E07
Grains of SandJuly 31, 2005Johnny faces a difficult decision after saving an infant from a dangerous ring of human traffickers. - S04E08
Season's bestVanguardAugust 7, 2005Johnny must discover why his reunion with a former student, who is now a top biomedical researcher, triggers his visions of Stillson and a f - S04E09
Babble OnAugust 14, 2005A string of horrific nightmares prompts Johnny to dig into his late father's mysterious past to try to prevent a present day catastrophe. - S04E10
Coming HomeAugust 21, 2005When Sarah's father, Marty (Ed Asner), moves into a local retirement home, Johnny begins having morbid visions about the fate of its residen - S04E11
SavedAugust 28, 2005In a bizarre turn of events, Stillson begs Johnny to help him investigate the disappearance of his girlfriend, Miranda. - S04E12
A Very Dead Zone ChristmasDecember 4, 2005When female psychic Alex Sinclair pays Johnny a surprise Christmas visit, the two work together to solve the mystery of one very lost and co
Season05
- S05E01
Forbidden FruitJune 18, 2006Johnny races to find a way to stop the wedding of Miranda Ellis and Greg Stillson, while a political crisis develops that brings Stillson on - S05E02
Independence DayJune 25, 2006A lighthearted Fourth of July road trip turns into a nightmare after Johnny is hit with a vision of Bruce dying in a car crash. - S05E03
PanicJuly 2, 2006When Johnny, J.J. and a neighborhood teen are trapped inside the Smith home by two ruthless killers, Johnny's visions of the past help them - S05E04
Articles of FaithJuly 9, 2006When a possible hate crime rocks Cleaves Mills, Johnny must help solve it before the violence spreads. - S05E05
The Inside ManJuly 16, 2006When Johnny foresees the theft of a prized religious artifact on display at Faith Heritage, he infiltrates the band of masked robbers in ord - S05E06
Season's bestLotto FeverJuly 23, 2006Johnny is kidnapped by a "loser" convinced that the psychic ruined his life by helping him win the Lotto. - S05E07
SymmetryJuly 30, 2006Johnny has trouble keeping track of his identity when visions from an attacker, a victim and a rescuer confuse the psychic's sense of realit - S05E08
VortexAugust 6, 2006Johnny is brought before a congressional panel, led by Greg Stillson, after infiltrating a cult to prevent a Waco-like catastrophe. - S05E09
RevelationsAugust 13, 2006The arrival of a mysterious young woman from Rev. Purdy's past raises new questions for Johnny about the minister's character. - S05E10
Into the Heart of DarknessAugust 20, 2006Johnny and Walt must rescue a newly pregnant Sarah from the kidnapper known as the Collector, who has returned seeking revenge. - S05E11
The Hunting PartyAugust 27, 2006In the season finale, Johnny is witness to Janus' secret plot to assassinate the Vice President in order to move Stillson one step closer to
Season06
- S06E01
HeritageJune 17, 2007Johnny is struck by visions of friends in danger, but is unable to prevent a shocking tragedy that will change his life forever. - S06E02
Season's bestEgoJune 24, 2007When Johnny meets the new sheriff of Cleaves Mills, he envisions her shooting a local psychiatrist and launches an investigation despite her - S06E03
Re-EntryJuly 1, 2007Johnny must try to set aside his personal distrust of Vice President Stillson in an effort to prevent a national disaster. - S06E04
Big TopJuly 8, 2007Johnny's visions inadvertently lead him to reexamine a ten-year-old murder case and his current relationship with his teenaged son, JJ. - S06E05
InterredJuly 15, 2007When Johnny has disturbing visions of a man buried alive, he must overcome his differences with Sheriff Turner in the hopes of saving the ma - S06E06
SwitchJuly 22, 2007After Johnny boards a train for some much-needed relaxation, he has a vision of a woman thrown to her death and soon falls for the intriguin - S06E07
NumbJuly 29, 2007A serious case of appendicitis sends Johnny into another coma, and this time it's up to Sarah to save his life. - S06E08
OutcomeAugust 5, 2007Johnny has to race against the clock to prevent a massive explosion from ripping apart the regional bus station. - S06E09
TransgressionsAugust 12, 2007Johnny becomes involved in a murder case involving a young woman where everything isn't as it seems. - S06E10
DriftAugust 19, 2007A vision involving a racehorse being stolen troubles Johnny on a trip to visit Bruce. Meanwhile, Stillson gets closer to Sarah and J.J., lea - S06E11
ExileAugust 26, 2007Johnny's disturbing vision of his psychic friend Alex sends him to a small town in an attempt to save her, but he needs rescuing himself aft - S06E12
AmbushSeptember 9, 2007Johnny steps up his probe into Walt's case in an effort to salvage his relationship with Sarah, and discovers a link to Turner. - S06E13
DenouementSeptember 16, 2007Visions of Walt lead Johnny to his father and a shocking revelation. Also, vision of Armageddon reappears to Johnny and JJ too.
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