Home > Emergence > Season 1 « TV Series Page Emergence: Season 1 (2019) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Emergence Critics Consensus Led by an outstanding Allison Tolman, Emergence avoids becoming just another mystery-box mess with strongly-written characters that will keep viewers caring no matter the resolution. 93% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 27 79% Audience Score User Ratings: 75 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 24, 2019 In the series premiere, police chief Jo Evans plunges her family into a mystery when she discovers a young girl the night of an inexplicable plane crash in her quiet northeastern town and decides to protect her. Benny Gallagher, an investigative reporter, intrudes into Jo's inquiry with his own take on the shadowy evidence. More 2 Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow Air date: Oct 1, 2019 Jo and Chris attempt to identify the sinister forces coming after Piper, while a mysterious man hinders their search and brings danger too close to home. Meanwhile, Abby works with Piper to trigger her lost memory, while Jo makes a shrewd deal with Benny to secure Piper's future safety. More 3 2 MG CU BID Air date: Oct 8, 2019 A mysterious illness takes hold of Piper; Jo and Benny investigate a powerful tech mogul; Alex works to decipher a radio frequency code from Piper's plane crash; and Ed has a follow-up oncology appointment. More 4 No Outlet Air date: Oct 15, 2019 After learning more about Piper's origins, Jo struggles with the decision to shelter her. Benny enlists a friend to hack Kindred's secret files, and Chris clashes with a headstrong informant he's assigned to protect. More 5 RDZ9021 Air date: Oct 29, 2019 Jo is determined to prove Kindred was behind the attack on Benny and April. Meanwhile, Piper experiences intense, confusing visions. More Emergence: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (1) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: ABC Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2019 Exec. Producers: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters Cast Allison Tolman as Jo Alexa Swinton as Piper Ashley Aufderheide as Bree Robert Bailey Jr. as Officer Chris Zabryna Guevara as Abby Donald Faison as Alex Clancy Brown as Ed Owain Yeoman as Benny Terry O'Quinn as Richard Kindred Maria Dizzia as Emily Gia Crovatin as Caitlyn Martin Ptolemy Slocum as Ken Ashlie Atkinson as April Ignacio Serricchio as Gunman Alexis Molnar as Punk Woman Quincy Dunn-Baker as Freddie Martin Laith Nakli as Yousef Nikki Massoud as Lily Salgado John Ellison Conlee as Marcus Brill Tom Kemp as Harrison Silvera Show More Cast News & Interviews for Emergence: Season 1 Fall 2019 TV Schedule: What to Watch Every Night of the Week View All Emergence: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 24, 2019 In the series premiere, police chief Jo Evans plunges her family into a mystery when she discovers a young girl the night of an inexplicable plane crash in her quiet northeastern town and decides to protect her. Benny Gallagher, an investigative reporter, intrudes into Jo's inquiry with his own take on the shadowy evidence. More 2 Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow Air date: Oct 1, 2019 Jo and Chris attempt to identify the sinister forces coming after Piper, while a mysterious man hinders their search and brings danger too close to home. Meanwhile, Abby works with Piper to trigger her lost memory, while Jo makes a shrewd deal with Benny to secure Piper's future safety. More 3 2 MG CU BID Air date: Oct 8, 2019 A mysterious illness takes hold of Piper; Jo and Benny investigate a powerful tech mogul; Alex works to decipher a radio frequency code from Piper's plane crash; and Ed has a follow-up oncology appointment. More 4 No Outlet Air date: Oct 15, 2019 After learning more about Piper's origins, Jo struggles with the decision to shelter her. Benny enlists a friend to hack Kindred's secret files, and Chris clashes with a headstrong informant he's assigned to protect. More 5 RDZ9021 Air date: Oct 29, 2019 Jo is determined to prove Kindred was behind the attack on Benny and April. Meanwhile, Piper experiences intense, confusing visions. More Critic Reviews for Emergence Season 1 All Critics (27) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (2) ABC's Emergence looks like it could be a winning proposition. And even if the suspense and premise begin to sag, there's always Allison Tolman to keep hope alive. Sep 24, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic This isn't "Fargo," it's not "Lost," but better than ripping off either of those shows, "Emergence" might just be good. Sep 24, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic A shame this wasn't really set on the Island, but the decent "Stranger Things"-loving pilot offers a reasonable approximation. Sep 23, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Tolman finds emotional, subtle beats that lesser actresses would miss. Sep 23, 2019 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Supernatural mystery has strong cast, lots of violence. Oct 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Overall, Emergence is a very ABC mystery show. In fact, it is so much on-brand for the network that one wonders how it was ever an NBC consideration in the first place. Oct 7, 2019 | Full Review… Merrill Barr Forbes That's what makes "2 MG CU BID" so interesting because it is so bold in the way it presents information that another show would wait a long time to deliver. Sep 25, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Drew Koenig Tell-Tale TV 'Emergence' is a thrill ride and a supernatural, sci-fi mystery that will keep you guessing. Oct 5, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Jonita Davis The Black Cape Though the family drama isn't as compelling as it should be, the show plants enough seeds to make for an interesting premise, and Emergence is worth checking out to see how it all unfolds. Sep 25, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Gretchen Smail IGN Movies Emergence's pilot is a pleasantly spooky hour, with some not-all-that-faint echoes of Netflix's Stranger Things. It's aided immeasurably by the casting of Tolman. Sep 25, 2019 | Full Review… Glenn Garvin Reason Online Tolman brings to the role the warmth and shrewdness she did to a similar part in FX's Fargo; it's a pleasure simply to watch her think through the case. Sep 25, 2019 | Full Review… Daniel D'Addario Variety Top Critic Emergence has some sketchy moments, but Allison Tolman's presence more than makes up for whatever dips there are in the writing. Sep 25, 2019 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider View All Critic Reviews (27) Audience Reviews for Emergence: Season 1 13h ago It has a slow start and the main actor could do better. Not exactly my favorite, but it is holding my interest so far. I hope it picks up faster and gets to the point a lot sooner. Ed D 19h ago Really enjoy this show. I look foward to the next episode. Keep it up. Carl S 1d ago I really like this show so far because i love supernatural and mystical shows. But I'm a little surprised about how quickly the main character Jo reveals literally all the secrets about Piper to all the people around her. Usually in a show like this, the main character has to keep the secret about the supernatural forces but in this show, everybody knows and it's not even a big deal to them. Savage T 3d ago Love the show! LOVE Allison Tollman!!! Hope they keep up the excitment and intrigue!!! Annie B 3d ago It's great. Can't wait for upcoming episodes. Bill H 6d ago I love this show, the casting was on the money and the acting is perfect... Joanne D Oct 08, 2019 Okay so let's start by saying this is most definitely one of the best shows of the year it's an excellent syfy with plenty of surprises and adventure the kid is very cute and a good actress Chris D Oct 08, 2019 Really could not sympathize or empathize with anything that the writers were trying to do. Initial episode had my interset, but that rapidly fell by the wayside. Jeff F Oct 05, 2019 Doesn't look like much, but the country setting gives it a unique vibe. However, it doesn't appear to be a lasting series thou Andy S Oct 04, 2019 ill be watching this one,really interesting debut william o See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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