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Season 1 – Tru Calling

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Tru Calling Oct 2003 Drama Mystery & Thriller Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Tru Davies starts working at the city morgue, she learns that she can go back in time for one day to help change the fates of both strangers and those close to her. Tru is assisted by Harrison, her irresponsible younger brother, and Davis, her loyal friend and confidante.
Tru Calling — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The charming Eliza Dushku and a sporadically suspenseful mood can't overcome Tru Calling's familiar - not to mention overly complicated - premise.

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Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune 11/08/2019
Eliza Dushku is still too sleepy a presence to carry a series, and the show continues to strum too hard at the heartstrings. Go to Full Review Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer 11/08/2019
[Eliza] Dushku's raw sex appeal and star power are wasted here. Go to Full Review Linda Stasi New York Post 11/08/2019
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The thing you gotta wonder about "Tru Calling," Fox's new show about a young woman who can see deaths before they occur, is whether or not she can see the network killing off this show before too long. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11/08/2019
Tru... always seems to be running in this redundant, uninvolving show that breaks into a sprint every now and again for fast-paced, tightly edited, speeding-through-time special effects shots. Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant 11/08/2019
"Tru Calling" is an interesting, fast-moving show. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bryan H @RT18406183 01/01/2020 Great show very well done awesome season one I recommend watching it See more Read all reviews
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Eliza Dushku

Actor

Shawn Reaves

Actor

Jessica Collins

Actor

A.J. Cook

Actor

Zach Galifianakis

Actor

Heath Freeman

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 30, 2003 Pilot Cadavers appeal to morgue worker Tru Davies (Eliza Dushku) for help; after a murder victim speaks to her, Tru wakes up 12 hours before the woman is killed. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 6, 2003 Putting Out Fires Tru develops feelings for a handsome firefighter who dies trying to rescue two children from an apartment-building blaze. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 13, 2003 Brother's Keeper Tru must race against time to prevent her brother, Harrison, from being implicated in the death of a man when he falls in love with the victim's estranged wife. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 20, 2003 Past Tense Tru poses as a bartender at a bachelor party where five people were slain after the victims appeal for her help. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 4, 2003 Haunted Tru gets a glimpse of the life she has always wanted when she poses as a medical student to stop what looks like a drug overdose. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 11, 2003 Star Crossed A pair of young lovers killed in a car accident appeal to Tru for help, inspiring her to pose as a high-school student. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 18, 2003 Morning After Tru wakes to find her ex-boyfriend stabbed to death in her bed, but she cannot remember the events of the night before. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 8, 2004 Closure Tru races to reunite a wounded soldier with the woman he left behind for what might be their final good-bye. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 15, 2004 Murder in the Morgue Tru tries to prevent events that will lead to a bride being killed and the groom shooting Davis. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 22, 2004 Reunion Tru attends her high-school reunion and finds the most popular girl from school dead in a swimming pool. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 5, 2004 The Longest Day Tru gets trapped in a day when her attempts to save a gunshot victim result in the death of a bystander. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 12, 2004 Valentine Tru tries to keep her friends safe on St. Valentine's Day, while she finds and stops a serial killer. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 18, 2004 Drop Dead Gorgeous Tru enters a beauty pageant in hopes of preventing the death of a contestant; Tru confronts her feelings for Luc when she learns of his date. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 25, 2004 Daddy's Girl Although Tru dislikes her father's new wife (Laura Leighton), she must help her; a new forensics attendant (Jason Priestly) helps Tru. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 1, 2004 The Getaway Tru has trouble recruiting the police to aid her in helping save the reporter who has been trying to expose her secret. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 8, 2004 Two Pair When a body asks for help and Tru's day does not restart, she fears her power has left her, until another body's plea restarts the day, leaving her to save two people. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 15, 2004 Death Becomes Her An actress (Tamyra Gray) visits the morgue to research her next role, then she plummets to her death when her vehicle goes off a bridge. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 22, 2004 Rear Window When Tru investigates a male corpse with the same name as her female neighbor, she has trouble figuring out who is a victim and who is a criminal. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 29, 2004 D.O.A. Tru becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack's intentions when she teams up with him to ensure a doctor's dying wish. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 29, 2004 Two Weddings and a Funeral Tru and Jack, now her sworn nemesis, find themselves on a collision course when the body of Tru's brother asks for help. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Marty Adelstein, Neal H. Moritz, Dawn Parouse, Jon Harmon Feldman
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 30, 2003