''Shut Eye'' is an American

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television series created by

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, airing on the streaming service

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. It was given a straight-to-series 10-episode order. All ten episodes became available on December 7, 2016. A second season was ordered on March 20, 2017 which was released on December 6, 2017. The series originally was led by David Hudgins as showrunner during season one before he was replaced by

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for season two. On January 30, 2018, the series was canceled after two seasons.

Premise

The series centers around the life of failed magician Charlie Haverford (

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), who now works as a psychic and suddenly starts to have real visions.

Cast and characters

Main

as Charlie Haverford * KaDee Strickland as Linda Haverford, Charlie's wife * Angus Sampson as Fonso Marks - Rita's son * David Zayas as Eduardo Bernal * Susan Misner as Dr. Nora White, a neuroscientist *

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as Gina, a hypnotist *

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as Rita Marks - Matriarch * Dylan Ray Schmid as Nick Haverford - Son * Havana Guppy as Drina Marks

Recurring

* Layla Alizada as Simza *

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as Nadine Davies * Zak Santiago as White Tony *

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as Pazhani 'Paz' Kapoor * Erica Gimpel as Agent Sims (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Production

Following the first season,

replaced David Hudgins as showrunner.

Music

The series' musical score was composed by Ben Decter. He was replaced by Joseph Stephens for Season 2.

References

External links

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