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Pan Am
File:PanAm tvpromo image.jpg
GenrePeriod drama
Historical fiction
Created byJack Orman
Developed byNancy Hult Ganis
Written byJack Orman
StarringChristina Ricci
Margot Robbie
Michael Mosley
Karine Vanasse
Mike Vogel
Kelli Garner
Country of originTemplate:TVUS
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersNancy Hult Ganis
Jack Orman
Thomas Schlamme
Sid Ganis (co-exec.)
ProducersPaul Kurta
(associate producers)
Rebecca Moline
Marta Gene Camps
Toby Conroy
Julie DeJoie (co-prod.)
CinematographyJohn Lindley
EditorRob Seidenglanz
Camera setupSingle
Running time43 minutes
Production companiesJack Orman Productions
Out of the Blue Entertainment
Money Productions
Woodbridge Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) –
present

Pan Am is a television series centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during the early 1960s. The period drama, from writer Jack Orman (ER) and director Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing), has a storyline that begins in 1963 and focuses on the pilots and stewardesses working for the world-famous airline.

The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television, was picked up by ABC in May 2011 for the 2011–2012 television season.[1] Sony licensed the rights to the Pan Am name and logo from Pan Am Systems, a New Hampshire–based railroad company that acquired the Pan Am brand in 1998.[2]

Pan Am premiered on September 25, 2011.[3]

Cast

Main cast

  • Christina Ricci as Maggie Ryan,[4] the flight crew's Purser, who is not afraid to test the rules and her Pan Am superiors.
  • Kelli Garner as Kate Cameron,[4] an experienced, trilingual stewardess and Laura Cameron's older, head-strong sister. During the pilot, Kate is recruited by an American intelligence agency and begins the undertaking of early assignments as a covert operative.
  • Margot Robbie as Laura Cameron,[4] a stewardess newly out of training, and Kate Cameron's younger sister. Laura appears on the cover of LIFE Magazine in her Pan Am uniform, making her a celebrity and a source of irritation for her older sister.
  • Karine Vanasse as Colette Valois,[4] a French Pan Am stewardess.
  • Mike Vogel as Dean Lowrey,[4] the Captain of Pan Am Clipper jets.
  • Michael Mosley as Ted Vanderway,[4] the crew's First Officer.

Recurring cast

  • Annabelle Wallis as Bridget Pierce,[5] an English stewardess and former purser. She was dating Dean Lowrey before she quit her job with Pan Am and vacated her flat in London following her deactivation as a covert intelligence operative; she recommended Kate as a candidate for recruitment.
  • David Harbour as Roger Anderson, a British MI6 agent and Kate's covert intelligence operations contact in London.[5]
  • Goran Visnjic as Niko Lonza, a Yugoslavian diplomat attached to the United Nations, serving in the United States. He becomes involved with Kate, and finds himself torn between his love of his homeland and the advantages of his new home. Visnjic will appear in a four-episode arc beginning with the season's fifth episode.[6][7][8]

Advertising

The September 12, 2011 edition of TV Guide's Fall Preview issue included an advertisement on the back of the magazine, tilted upside down, featuring Ricci, Garner, Vanasse, and Robbie appearing as their characters for a fictional cover for TV Guide, using the magazine's 1960s logo.[citation needed]

International broadcasts

The series will air in Canada on CTV on the same night as the ABC telecasts, but will be shown in different timeslots by region. It will also air on CTV's sister cable channel Bravo! on Saturdays.[9] In the UK, Pan Am will be broadcast on BBC Two.[10]. Pan Am has also been picked up by Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 and is slated to air in France, Spain, Japan and Australia [1].

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 13 September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) TBA — — —

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Pilot"Thomas SchlammeJack OrmanSeptember 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)11.06[11]
Dean (Mike Vogel) pilots the Clipper Majestic's first New York to London flight and searches for his girlfriend, Bridget, and learns some shocking news; Maggie (Christina Ricci), a stewardess on probation for not wearing her girdle to work, is unexpectedly reinstated when the scheduled purser, Bridget, does not show; Kate (Kelli Garner) takes a U.S. Intelligence assignment. Meanwhile, Laura (Margot Robbie) must deal with people coming up to her, asking if she is the stewardess on the cover of LIFE magazine, and trying to do her best while not bothering her sister, Kate. Colette (Karine Vanasse) sees a former lover on the flight only to find out he is accompanied by his wife and son.
2"We'll Always Have Paris"Chris MisianoMike Daniels & Jack OrmanOctober 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)7.76[12]
During a trip to Paris, Laura's mother tries to settle some unfinished business; Maggie deals with attention from an aggressive passenger; and Dean looks for information on Bridget. Kate is given a small package by her Intelligence Agency to deliver to a person in Paris who will contact her using a code. Kate is surprised when the contact is missing stewardess Bridget. The package contains passport and other identification for Bridget's new identity which she must assume as she is being deactivated from intelligence service due to failing to follow orders.
3"Ich Bin Ein Berliner"Alex GravesYahlin ChangOctober 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)TBA
They gals try to sneak into Kennedy's speech. Collette has memories of the Nazis taking over Berlin.
4"Eastern Exposure"[13]Thomas SchlammeJack Orman & Moira Walley-BeckettOctober 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)TBA
5"One Coin in a Fountain"[14]Andrew BernsteinLydia WoodwardOctober 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)TBA
Maggie and Kate find themselves attracted to a sexy Yugoslavian diplomat (Goran Visnjic), who has an unexpected connection to Kate.
6"The Genuine Article"[15]UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)TBA

Ratings

No. Title Air date 18–49 rating Viewers
(millions)		 Weekly rank
1 "Pilot" September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) 3.1 11.06 TBA
2 "We'll Always Have Paris" October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) 2.6 7.76 TBA
3 "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) TBA TBA TBA
4 "Eastern Exposure" October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16) TBA TBA TBA
5 "One Coin in a Fountain" October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) TBA TBA TBA
6 "The Genuine Article" October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30) TBA TBA TBA

Critical reception

The show was given a 67 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 18 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[16]

Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe gave the show a "B" grade, commenting, "Next to The Playboy Club it's the better network 1960s drama. The romance and the attractively stylized innocence of the era is addictive, but the espionage plot, with its link to political history, is absurd. And the female empowerment message grows feeble."[17]

The Insider included Pan Am in its list of 10 Best New Fall TV Shows.[18]

The world's largest flight attendants' union, the Association of Flight Attendants, made a statement regarding the series: "The premiere episode of the new Pan Am drama on ABC may be a nostalgic escape to the days before deregulation, but it also highlighted the myriad of social injustices overcome by the strong women who shaped a new career. Weight checks, girdle checks, the no marriage rule, sexism, gender discrimination, racism – all of this was challenged by intelligent, visionary women who helped to usher in the call for social change throughout the country and around the world."[19]

References

  1. ^ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 13, 2011). "ABC Picks Up 'Charlie's Angels', 'Pan Am', Tim Allen and Shonda Rhimes Projects, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Schneider, Michael (September 20, 2010). "Pilot flies Pan Am". Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Seidman, Robert (June 27, 2011). "ABC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates: Late Starts for 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Man Up'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Pan Am (TV series) official web site". ABC.com. ABC. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Pan Am (TV Series)". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  6. ^ Hibberd, James (17 August 2011). "'ER' vet cast in 'Pan Am' arc -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Goran Visnjic to guest star on 'Pan Am'". UPI. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/100311_17.html
  9. ^ "Pan Am" (from Channel Canada)
  10. ^ "Airline drama Pan Am comes to BBC Two", 28th July 2011. Retrieved 18th September 2011
  11. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 27, 2011). "Sunday Final Ratings: "Desperate Housewives", "CSI: Miami", "The Simpsons" Adjusted Up; "60 Minutes" Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 4, 2011). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Pan Am' Adjusted Up + Unscrambled 'Amazing Race,' 'The Good Wife'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  13. ^ "Episode Title: (#102) "Eastern Exposure"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "Episode Title: (#105) "One Coin in a Fountain"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  15. ^ "Pan Am : The Genuine Article". Zap2It. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  16. ^ "Pan Am - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  17. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (September 4, 2011). "Which new fall series make the grade?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  18. ^ Wieselman, Jarett. "10 Best New Fall Shows". The Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  19. ^ Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (26 September 2011). "Flight Attendant Union Honors Visionary Women For Overcoming Social Injustice Portrayed in 'Pan Am' Drama". Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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