666 Park Avenue is an American supernatural television drama series created and produced by David Wilcox and loosely based upon the novel of the same name by Gabriella Pierce which follows a couple who learn that the Manhattan apartment building that they just moved into, including its upscale tenants, might be possessed by a mysterious demonic force.
The series aired in the USA on ABC from 30 September, 2012 to 19 February, 2013. Although 13 episodes were produced, only nine aired in the USA.
666 Park Avenue premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series channel on Friday 5 April 2013, at 22h30. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 13 hour-long episodes in one season.
Synopsis
What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 Park Avenue, New York's most seductive address.
We all have some burning needs, desires and ambitions. For the residents of The Drake, the premier apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, these will all be met – for a price – courtesy of the building's mysterious owner, Gavin Doran (Terry O'Quinn).
But be careful what you wish for, because the price you have to pay is your soul. ABC's wickedly sensual, sexy and spine-tingling drama is all about fulfilling our deepest desires.
When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, arrive in New York City, the glamorous centre of industry and media, they are offered the opportunity to manage the historic Drake.
Jane, a small town girl with big ambitions, always knew she wanted to be an architect. Henry, a member of the Mayor's staff, is grounded, intelligent and tenacious. They are lured by the intoxicating lifestyle of New York's wealthy elite.
Gavin, who has many skeletons in his own closet, is at the height of his world and commands the dark power of The Drake. Olivia (Vanessa Williams), his beautiful but enigmatic, supportive wife, wears her elegance, wealth and position in society as armour... but cracks will slowly be revealed.
Jane and Henry not only fall prey to the machinations of Gavin and Olivia, but unwittingly live in the dark embrace of the building's supernatural forces which endanger the lives of its residents.
These include Brian Leonard (Robert Buckley), a young playwright pining for his early success and promise. Brian's wife, Louise (Mercedes Masöhn), is a rising hot star in the world of fashion photography.
Alexis Blume (Helena Mattsson) is a troubled young woman who is the picture of obsession - what is her real connection to Gavin, and what part will she play in Brian and Louise's life?
Tony DeMeo (Erik Palladino), The Drake's doorman, is the eyes and ears of the building. And then there is 14-year-old Nona Clark (Samantha Logan), who has a blossoming psychic ability, allowing her to look into the future of her fellow Drake occupants.
Sexy, enticing and captivating, home to an epic struggle of good versus evil, The Drake maintains a dark hold over all of its tenants in this new, chilling drama, tempting them through their ambitions and desires.
666 Park Avenue stars Rachael Taylor (Charlie's Angels, Grey's Anatomy, Transformers) as Jane Van Veen, Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters, Reunion) as Henry Martin, Mercedes Masöhn (The Finder, Chuck, Three Rivers) as Louise Leonard, Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill, Lipstick Jungle) as Brian Leonard, Helena Mattsson (Iron Man 2, Nikita, Desperate Housewives) as Alexis Blume, Erik Palladino (U-571, ER, Murphy Brown) as Tony DeMeo and Samantha Logan as Nona Clark, with Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Shaft, Soul Food) as Olivia Doran and Terry O'Quinn (Lost, Millennium, Hawaii Five-0, Alias, The West Wing, Jag) as Gavin Doran.
Based on the book series by Gabriella Pierce, 666 Park Avenue is executive-produced by Matthew Miller (Chuck, Human Target), David Wilcox (Fringe, Life on Mars), who is also the creator, Gina Girolamo (The Secret Circle, The Lying Game) and Leslie Morgenstein (Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game, The Secret Circle, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants).
The pilot for 666 Park Avenue was written by Wilcox and directed by Alex Graves (Fringe, The West Wing), who was also an executive producer.
666 Park Avenue is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars) and Warner Bros. Television.