Should you watch Forever?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Forever
Series · 2014
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.
The sides of Forever
- An immortal medical examiner in New York
- Two hundred years of past lives in flashbacks
- A detective partner who doesn't know his secret
Forever is good for you if…
- you like a murder case each week solved from the morgue.
- you like flashbacks to Henry's two centuries of life.
- you'd rather have murder stories without gore.
Forever is bad for you if…
- you can't stand a series that stops after one season with Henry's secret unsolved.
- you need chases and fights.
About: immortality · grief · love that outlives
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