''Kyle XY'' is an American

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television series created by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and produced by

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. The central character is a teenage boy ( Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside

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, Washington, with

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and no belly button. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle. The series follows Kyle as he tries to solve the puzzles of who he is and why he has no memory before that day. Although set in Seattle, the series was filmed in the

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area. The series premiered June 26, 2006, on the

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cable channel. Much of the original run also aired on the ABC network. The series ran for three seasons, ending on March 16, 2009. The final episode featured several cliffhangers, which were eventually resolved in a special feature on the third season DVD.

Cast and characters

Main

* Matt Dallas as Kyle Trager * Marguerite MacIntyre as Nicole Trager * Bruce Thomas as Stephen Trager * April Matson as Lori Trager * Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Josh Trager * Chris Olivero as Declan McDonough * Kirsten Prout as Amanda Bloom * Jaimie Alexander as Jessi Hollander (seasons 2–3)

Recurring

* Chelan Simmons as Hillary *

Nicholas Lea Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert; June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on ''The X-Files'' and of Tom Foss on ''Kyle XY''. Partner of actress Crystal Balint. Life and career Lea was born in New ...

as Tom Foss *

Teryl Rothery Teryl Rothery is a Canadian actress of stage, television, and film. She is best known for portraying Dr. Janet Fraiser in the TV series ''Stargate SG-1''. She co-starred as Grace Sherman in '' Cedar Cove'', and has had major roles as Muriel in ...

as Carol Bloom * Cory Monteith as Charlie Tanner (seasons 1–2) * J. Eddie Peck as Adam Baylin (seasons 1–2) * Sarah-Jane Redmond as Rebecca Thatcher (season 1–2) *

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as Cyrus Reynolds (seasons 1–2) * Bill Dow as Professor William Kern (seasons 1–2) * Kurt Max Runte as Detective Jason Breen (season 1) *

Magda Apanowicz Magda Apanowicz ( ; Polish: ; born November 8, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Andy Jensen in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family series ''Kyle XY'', as Lacy Rand in the Syfy science fiction drama series ''Caprica'', ...

as Andy Jensen (seasons 2–3) * Martin Cummins as Brian Taylor (season 2) * Ally Sheedy as Sarah Emerson (seasons 2–3) * Leah Cairns as Emily Hollander (season 2) * Conrad Coates as Julian Ballantine (season 2) * Josh Zuckerman as Mark (seasons 2–3) * Jesse Hutch as Nate Harrison (season 3) * Hal Ozsan as Michael Cassidy (season 3)

Episodes

Home media

Reception

Ratings

''Kyle XY'' was

channel's highest-rated original series from June 2006 to July 2008; this position was eclipsed by the series premiere of '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager,'' which brought in 2.8 million viewers. The third-season premiere was 1.5 million total viewers, down 33 percent from the second-season opener, and most ABC Family shows significantly outperformed the show. The second episode slid to 1.426 million viewers.

Accolades

In other media

Novels

Two novels based on the series have been published, both written by S. G. Wilkins. The first, ''Kyle XY: Nowhere to Hide'', concerns Kyle's first Halloween, while the second, ''Kyle XY: Under the Radar'', concerns the school's election for student president, with Kyle as a candidate.

Soundtrack and music

The music supervisor for the show was Chris Mollere. Michael Suby wrote the opening theme, and most of the score and cues; none of his work appeared on the soundtrack album, which was released in 2007.

Alternate reality game

''Kyle XY'' featured an online alternate reality game during the first season in which players were "invited" to help solve the mystery of Kyle's actual identity. ABC Family and Touchstone hosted a website by the fictional business The Mada CorporationMada Corporation website
(fictional) that served as the game's rabbit hole introducing players to the in-game universe, but the project ended during the second season.

References

External links

* *
Kyle XY
on TV.com
''Kyle XY''
on

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Comprehensive list of ''Kyle XY'' music
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