Tru Davies (Eliza Dushku) had hopes of becoming a doctor until a prized internship at a local hospital failed to materialise. Determined to grasp any connection to her chosen profession, she accepted a job at the city morgue.
On her first day there, a dead body spooked her by asking her for help. Suddenly, she found herself catapulted back to the beginning of the day, trying to save that person from death.
The premise of the show was that select individuals who received “The Calling” were destined to relive times past and right the balance of the universe – like a morbid Groundhog Day.
A challenge came with the arrival of Jack Harper (Jason Priestley), whose role was to prevent Tru from changing events, to set the course of fate back on its tracks and ensure that the dead stayed dead – but which of them would get to the recently departed first?
That Tru Calling survived to a second season can be attributed to the genuine chemistry between the ensemble cast and some thought-provoking writing from a team led by Jon Harmon Feldman.
The Fox series had a novel take on time travel and the paranormal, and, after a shaky start, began to draw strong ratings.
Celebrations were premature, though, as the show was cancelled during production of the sixth episode of season two.
Disappointed fans were later relieved when writer Doris Egan posted a blog that revealed the incomplete story arcs.
Tru Davies
Eliza Dushku Harrison Davies
Shawn Reaves Davis
Zach Galifianakis Lindsay Walker
A.J. Cook Luc Johnston
Matt Bomer Meredith Davies
Jessica Collins Gardez
Benjamín Benítez Jack Harper
Jason Priestley Dr Carrie Allen
Liz Vassey Richard Davies
Cotter Smith
On her first day there, a dead body spooked her by asking her for help. Suddenly, she found herself catapulted back to the beginning of the day, trying to save that person from death.
That Tru Calling survived to a second season can be attributed to the genuine chemistry between the ensemble cast and some thought-provoking writing from a team led by Jon Harmon Feldman.
