Home > Harper's Island > Season 1 « TV Series Page Harper's Island: Season 1 (2009) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Harper's Island Critics Consensus Grisly horror trumps amateurish dialogue, making Harper's Island a thrill to watch. 63% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 24 73% Audience Score User Ratings: 62 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Whap Air date: Apr 9, 2009 A group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island. More 2 Crackle Air date: Apr 16, 2009 The wedding party heads out on a scavenger hunt. While out, Trish meets up with an old flame, Henry talks to the locals, and Abby runs into a friend who has been haunted by John Wakefield. More 3 Ka-Blam Air date: Apr 23, 2009 Abby isn't sure the ruling of girl's death is right. Also Trish is on the fence about Hunter. More 4 Bang Air date: May 2, 2009 Henry and the groomsmen go fishing and discover something shocking while Trish and her bridesmaids hang out with a psychic. More 5 Thwack Air date: May 9, 2009 Some interesting facts are unveiled during a bike ride between a father and his daughter. Trish and Henry have an eventful wedding rehearsal. More 6 Sploosh Air date: May 23, 2009 After the deadly events at the rehearsal and the wedding so close, Abby, Henry and J.D. try and solve the murder by themselves. More 7 Thrack, Splack, Sizzle Air date: May 30, 2009 The wedding guests begin preparing to leave the island but the Sheriff suspects that one of them is the killer. Some new information reveals an eerie connection between Abby and Wakefield. More 8 Gurgle Air date: Jun 6, 2009 A wedding party guest disappears while everyone else prepares to leave the island. Abby then receives a phone call and is told that if anyone departs from the island, the missing person will be killed. More 9 Seep Air date: Jun 13, 2009 As night falls and the Island goes dark, the Killer's motives begin to come to light, as the survivors realize they must find Madison and the Killer, before more people die. More 10 Snap Air date: Jun 20, 2009 A big explosion destroys the marina forcing the group to retreat to safety and a secret is revealed leaving everyone horrified. More Show More Episodes Harper's Island: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (12) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: CBS Premiere Date: Apr 9, 2009 Creator: Ari Schlossberg Exec. Producers: Jon Turteltaub, Jeffrey Bell Cast Elaine Cassidy as Abby Mills Katie Cassidy as Trish Wellington Christopher Gorham as Henry Dunn Cassandra Sawtell as Madison Allen David Lewis as Richard Allen Gina Holden as Shea Allen Amber Borycki as Beth Barrington Ali Liebert as Nikki Bolton Sean Rogerson as Joel Booth Brandon Jay McLaren as Danny Brooks Cameron Richardson as Chloe Carter Sarah Smyth as Lucy Daramour Dean Chekvala as J.D. Dunn Harry Hamlin as Uncle Marty Dunn Victor Webster as Hunter Jennings Beverley Elliott as Maggie Krell C.J. Thomason as Jimmy Mance Jim Beaver as Sheriff Charlie Mills Ben Cotton as Shane Pierce Chris Gauthier as Malcolm Ross Anna Mae Routledge as Kelly Seaver Matt Barr as Christopher Sullivan Adam Campbell as Cal Vandeusen Claudette Mink as Katherine Wellington Richard Burgi as Thomas Wellington Callum Keith Rennie as John Wakefield Nicholas Carella as Deputy Lillis Alex Ferris as Young Henry Ava Hughes as Young Abby Ryan Grantham as Young J.D. Adrian Hough as Joseph Dunn Nadine Wright as Cheryl Dunn Kwesi Ameyaw as FBI Agent Hanson Barbara Kottmeier as Agent Ana Perez Peter Ciuffa as Man in Seattle Show More Cast Episodes 1 Whap Air date: Apr 9, 2009 A group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island. More 2 Crackle Air date: Apr 16, 2009 The wedding party heads out on a scavenger hunt. While out, Trish meets up with an old flame, Henry talks to the locals, and Abby runs into a friend who has been haunted by John Wakefield. More 3 Ka-Blam Air date: Apr 23, 2009 Abby isn't sure the ruling of girl's death is right. Also Trish is on the fence about Hunter. More 4 Bang Air date: May 2, 2009 Henry and the groomsmen go fishing and discover something shocking while Trish and her bridesmaids hang out with a psychic. More 5 Thwack Air date: May 9, 2009 Some interesting facts are unveiled during a bike ride between a father and his daughter. Trish and Henry have an eventful wedding rehearsal. More 6 Sploosh Air date: May 23, 2009 After the deadly events at the rehearsal and the wedding so close, Abby, Henry and J.D. try and solve the murder by themselves. More 7 Thrack, Splack, Sizzle Air date: May 30, 2009 The wedding guests begin preparing to leave the island but the Sheriff suspects that one of them is the killer. Some new information reveals an eerie connection between Abby and Wakefield. More 8 Gurgle Air date: Jun 6, 2009 A wedding party guest disappears while everyone else prepares to leave the island. Abby then receives a phone call and is told that if anyone departs from the island, the missing person will be killed. More 9 Seep Air date: Jun 13, 2009 As night falls and the Island goes dark, the Killer's motives begin to come to light, as the survivors realize they must find Madison and the Killer, before more people die. More 10 Snap Air date: Jun 20, 2009 A big explosion destroys the marina forcing the group to retreat to safety and a secret is revealed leaving everyone horrified. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Harper's Island Season 1 All Critics (24) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (9) To prevent piracy, CBS imprinted each TV critic's name on his or her DVDs of Harper's Island. Seeing my name on screen throughout this lame series was the only thing that succeeded in sending shivers up my spine. Feb 12, 2014 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic All of the by-the-numbers soap-opera plot points felt stale and uninteresting because they came across like treading water-listless character beats intended to string people along until the show became a locked-room horror chase. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Alex McLevy AV Club Top Critic Based on tonight's premiere, all [the] subplots give Harper's Island enough dramatic heft to appeal to fans of classic murder mysteries as well as those who simply enjoy great showers of blood. Jan 31, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic It's like every horror film ever made - and it really doesn't skimp on the gore. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Phelim O'Neill Guardian Top Critic At its best, the CBS thriller was a throw-away summer diversion. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Michael Slezak Entertainment Weekly Top Critic What a hoot. What a ridiculous, soap-operatic cutup of a series. But if you can stop giggling long enough, as I managed to - quite a feat, let me tell you - Harper's Island is also hugely enjoyable. Feb 12, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic The whodunit set-up in its first showing is more than enough to keep viewers engaged to the end. Oct 9, 2018 | Full Review… Megan Basham WORLD Sure, it may have skewed towards a typical slasher flick at some points towards the end, but it was entertaining and that is all you can really ask for in the end. Feb 12, 2014 | Rating: 8.8/10 | Full Review… Chris Carabott IGN Movies I'm not the biggest slasher movie fan and don't like the formula. So I was pleasantly surprised that I got a kick out of the show. Feb 12, 2014 | Full Review… Hanh Nguyen Zap2it.com A rewatch will prove that clues were established from the first episode, but these are so organically constructed into the narrative that you'll never even notice the first time around. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Meredith Borders Birth.Movies.Death. It's an entertaining enough diversion that may grow more intriguing as other series end their season-long runs next month and viewers become more desperate for fresh entertainment. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Caught in a crossfire between licence-payers and rival media groups, the BBC has reached the frankly surreal conclusion that the answer is to cut down on imported programmes. Jun 25, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk View All Critic Reviews (24) Audience Reviews for Harper's Island: Season 1 Feb 13, 2019 It's a teen network "horror". Terrible to say the least. Riff J Sep 13, 2018 It gives a lot of thrills and chills, not only because of its dark atmosphere that will seem heavier episode after episode but also because of its great cast that will seem clumsy at the first episode but that will improve a lot in the next ones. It has a slow start but after the 5th episode you will not be capable of stop watching it. Francisco L May 30, 2016 One of my favorite guilty pleasures. Nothing spectacular about the dialogue, or plot, but it moves at a good pace, a bunch of characters to guess the whodunnit, and a bunch of fun kills. As the cast does drop, you do get a bit more character as well, to give the show a bit of character. Erick L Jul 16, 2014 8/10 Really surprised me. This Series got an original concept, and it was very well done. 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