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Windfall is a television series
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
 that aired on NBC. The plot of the series concerns a group of people in an unnamed small city who win a huge sum of money in a lottery.

The pilot episode was developed in early 2005, but ultimately passed over by FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
. In January 2006, NBC announced that they would air the series in the summer of 2006. The series first aired on Thursday, June 8, 2006, taking over ER
ER (TV series)

ER is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States medical drama television series created by the late novelist Michael Crichton and airing on NBC....
s place for just the summer.

On August 31, 2006, NBC announced the show's cancellation by stating on its website that the episode that night would be the series finale.






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Windfall is a television series
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
 that aired on NBC. The plot of the series concerns a group of people in an unnamed small city who win a huge sum of money in a lottery.

The pilot episode was developed in early 2005, but ultimately passed over by FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
. In January 2006, NBC announced that they would air the series in the summer of 2006. The series first aired on Thursday, June 8, 2006, taking over ER
ER (TV series)

ER is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States medical drama television series created by the late novelist Michael Crichton and airing on NBC....
s place for just the summer.

On August 31, 2006, NBC announced the show's cancellation by stating on its website that the episode that night would be the series finale. Controversially, NBC also gave local affiliates the option of showing pre-season football instead and showing the final episode at each affiliates discretion. Many affiliates took them up on this, planning to show it either much later that night or at other odd days/times during the Labor Day weekend (for example, WNBC-TV in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 planned to show the episode at 12:30pm on September 3, 2006).

In the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 the show has been picked up by Five US
Five US

Five USA is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by Five , launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US. It was the second digital channel to be launched by Five as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Fiver ....
 and Showtime Arabia
Showtime Arabia

Showtime Arabia, as it's called to distinguish itself from its U.S. counterpart , is the dominant subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa....
 respectively.

Cast Members

  • Sarah Wynter
    Sarah Wynter

    Sarah Wynter is an Australian Actor, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall ....
     as Beth Walsh
  • Jason Gedrick
    Jason Gedrick

    Jason Gedrick is an United States actor best known for his work on the television series Murder One and Boomtown , as well as the motion picture Iron Eagle....
     as Cameron Walsh
  • Jon Foster
    Jon Foster

    Jon Foster is an United States actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in 2004's The Door in the Floor and 2006's horror movie, Stay Alive....
     as Damian Brunner
  • Alice Greczyn
    Alice Greczyn

    Alice Greczyn is an American actress who starred in the 2006 NBC television series Windfall , playing the teenager Frankie Townsend. She has also played the part of Sage on the ABC family show Lincoln Heights....
     as Frankie McMahon
  • Jaclyn DeSantis
    Jaclyn DeSantis

    Jaclyn DeSantis is an American actress. She is best known for playing Maggie on the NBC television series Windfall . She played the character Heather in the movie Road Trip....
     as Maggie Hernandez
  • Lana Parrilla
    Lana Parrilla

    Lana Parrilla is an United States actress known for her television work....
     as Nina Schaefer
  • Luke Perry
    Luke Perry

    Luke Perry is an United States actor.He was raised in Fredericktown, Ohio, where Perry was the school mascot, the Fredericktown High School Freddie....
     as Peter Schaefer
  • D.J. Cotrona as Sean Mathers
  • Nikki DeLoach
    Nikki DeLoach

    Ashlee Nicole DeLoach is an United States actress known as Nikki DeLoach.DeLoach was born in Waycross, Georgia. DeLoach was a member of The Georgia 4-H Performing Arts group, Clovers & Company, from 1991-1994....
     as Sunny van Hattern
  • Peyton List
    Peyton List

    Peyton List is an United States actress....
     as Tally Reida
  • Malinda Williams
    Malinda Williams

    Malinda Williams is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of hair stylist Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on the Showtime television drama Soul Food ....
     as Kimberly George
  • Sarah Rose Glassman as Daisy Schaefer
  • Emma Prescott as Violet Schaefer
  • Tembi Locke
    Tembi Locke

    Tembi Locke is an United States actress who has appeared in over 30 television shows....
     as Addie McMahon
  • Larissa Drekonja
    Larissa Drekonja

    Larissa Drekonja is a Slovenes television actress. She has been recognized for her role as Galina on NBC's show Windfall .She currently lives in Los Angeles....
     as Galina Kokorev
  • Jonathan LaPaglia
    Jonathan LaPaglia

    Jonathan LaPaglia, M.B.B.S. is an Australian actor best known for his role as Frank Parker in the television series Seven Days . He is the younger brother of Australian actor Anthony LaPaglia....
     as Dave Park
  • Sarah Jane Morris
    Sarah Jane Morris (actress)

    Sarah Jane Morris is an United States actress who is also credited as Sarah Morris. She had a recurring role on Felicity as Zoe Webb . She now plays Sally Field's TV daughter-in-law, Julia Walker, on Brothers & Sisters ....
     as Zoe Reida
  • Cheyenne Haynes as Isabel Hernandez


Episodes


Season 1: 2006


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