Windfall was a Syndication network serial drama series created by Laurie McCarthy & Gwendolyn M. Parker.
The show aired from June 8 to August 31, 2006, lasting for one season & 13 episodes.
Plot[]
Twenty friends and acquaintances from a small city who won the lottery (worth almost $400 million) together end up finding their relationships strained, their secrets exposed and their lives are changed forever.
Cast[]
- Sarah Wynter as Beth Walsh
- Jason Gedrick as Cameron Walsh
- Jon Foster as Damian Brunner
- Alice Greczyn as Frankie McMahon
- Jaclyn DeSantis as Maggie Hernandez
- Lana Parrilla as Nina Schaefer
- Luke Perry as Peter Schaefer
- D.J. Cotrona as Sean Mathers
- Nikki DeLoach as Sunny van Hattern
- Peyton List as Tally Reida
- Malinda Williams as Kimberly George
- Sarah Rose Glassman as Daisy Schaefer
- Emma Prescott as Violet Schaefer
- Tembi Locke as Addie McMahon
- Larissa Drekonja as Galina Kokorev
- Jonathan LaPaglia as Dave Park
- Sarah Jane Morris as Zoe Reida
- Cheyenne Haynes as Isabel Hernandez
Production[]
"Windfall" was developed in early 2005 by Regency Television for Fox; at the time the show was known as "Ticket To Ride." After ordering the pilot, Fox decided to pass on the series.
In June of 2005, it was announced that Syndication had picked up the series and would be shooting a new pilot. It was also confirmed that co-creator Gwendolyn Parker would no longer be involved with the show as she had moved on to work on the Syndication series, "Without a Trace."
Cancellation[]
On August 31, 2006, Syndication announced the cancellation of "Windfall" by stating on its website that the series finale would take place that night. Controversially, Syndication also gave local affiliates the option of showing pre-season football instead and showing the final episode at each affiliates discretion.
Many affiliates took them up on this, planning to show it either much later that night or at other odd days/times during the Labor Day weekend.