Season 1

“	Memories never die.	”
	— Seasonal Quote

Season 1
Season 1 \| Number of Episodes: 11

Premiere Airdate	June 2nd, 2015
Finale Airdate	October 20th, 2015
Slogan	"Memories never die."
Season Guide
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A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be "stitched" into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders. Season one consisted of 11 episodes. With a Halloween special that aired as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween on October 20th, 2015. However, this 11th episode precedes the events of Full Stop, the season 1 finale.Source

Background:[]

The composer for the show is Kurt Farquhar. It's producer is: David Roessell, while the credited Executive producers are: Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Jonathan Baruch, Rob Wolken,Todd Holland, John Myrick and John Ziffren.(Source). The songs for each episode are selected by their Music Supervisor: Heather Guilbert. Jeffrey said that she has access to a library of great indie talent. Heather suggests 4 or 5 songs and then they decide on which ones go into the episode. But that's mostly handled by one of Jeffrey's producing partners, Rob Wolken.Taking writing out of the equation, their episode prep for 7 working days and then shoot for 7 working days. As a general rule, they shoot what's called “5 in, 2 out” which means 5 days in the studio and 2 days on location. The picking of titles tends to happen organically and just “come to them”. But sometimes they're a play on other titles like (Hack me if You Can or Pretty Little Lawyers). Overall, it's usually just something that makes sense or has deeper meaning.

So the writing process for the series is (usually) :

The story is sent to the network(Freeform) for approval, which can take up to 2 days.
The network reviews it and that last about a day.
After the approved outline is written, it takes seven days.
Then it's network approval once more which lasts 1 day.
The script is written and that's 7 days followed by 2 days where its sent to the Network for approval.
After that, it can go into the pre-production/prep/cycle, but they keep making tweaks to the script until its shot.

Cast:[]

Main Cast[]

Emma Ishta as Kirsten Clark – 11/11
Kyle Harris as Cameron Goodkin – 11/11
Salli Richardson as Maggie Baptiste – 11/11
Allison Scagliotti as Camille Engelson – 11/11
Ritesh Rajan as Linus Ahluwalia – 11/11

Supporting Cast[]

Guest Cast:[]

Mia Serafino as Janice- 2/11
Cameron Daddo as Joe Parks-2/11
Anna Khaja as Getti Ahluwalia-2/11
Courtney Henggeler as Suzanne Parks- 1/11
Donnell Turner as Jerome Hardwyck- 1/11
J'aime Spezzano as Julie Malarek- 1/11
Simon Quarterman as Dr. Sebastian Zuber - 1/11
Courtney Henggeler as Suzanne Parks- 1/11
Hank Ostendorf as Fred Castellano-1/11
Hina Abdullah as Lilly Ross - 1/11
Michael Grant Terry as Scott Ross-1/11
Chaley Rose as Sadie Morton-1/11

Episodes[]

Title	Original Airdate	Episode
A Stitch in Time	June 2, 2015	01	1.01
A young woman is recruited into a covert government agency to be ‘stitched’ into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders and decipher mysteries that otherwise would have gone to the grave.
Friends in Low Places	June 9, 2015	02	1.02
A dangerous new drug has claimed the life of a young woman and, while the Stitchers team is looking for its source, they run into Detective Fisher, who is on the same trail.
Connection	June 16, 2015	03	1.03
When a murky stitch doesn't give enough evidence against a newlywed husband accused of killing his wife, Kirsten attempts to prove her strong feelings about his guilt. This effect on Kirsten, brought about by residual emotion from the stitch, makes Cameron worry that she will end up like Marta.
I See You	June 23, 2015	04	1.04
When Cameron's neighbor is killed, the Stitchers group works to determine if the bullet was meant for Cameron. As they stakeout the location from Cameron's apartment, Kirsten finds that she enjoys the reconnaissance, maybe a little too much. Cameron shares more details with Kirsten about Marta's disastrous stitch.
A Stitcher in the Rye	June 30, 2015	05	1.05
When the algorithm for the Stitchers program turns up among thousands of classified documents hidden by a conspiracy theorist, Kirsten starts to suspect her colleagues. Meanwhile, Kirsten starts getting cryptic messages from an unexpected source.
Finally	July 7, 2015	06	1.06
The Stitchers team investigates a mysterious car accident that resulted in the death of a traumatic brain injury researcher. Meanwhile, Kirsten asks Linus for help deciphering a clue left by Ed Clark as she continues to question Maggie for more information on the origin of the Stitchers program.
The Root of All Evil	July 14, 2015	07	1.07
Kirsten surprises the Stitchers team when they discover that she has a boyfriend, Liam, who shows up suddenly, prompting Maggie to covertly gather information on him. Meanwhile, a young woman's extravagant social life may be the clue to her death.
Fire in the Hole	July 21, 2015	08	1.08
It’s Kirsten’s birthday and the Stitchers team is assigned to look into a disease researcher’s suicide. When the body begins showing signs that it is carrying a deadly virus, the whole lab is placed under quarantine. The team jumps to action as they search for a way out, racing against the clock as, one-by-one, they come down with symptoms of exposure.
Future Tense	July 28, 2015	09	1.09
The Stitchers team investigates the murder of an online psychic whose symbolic, layered memories are further complicated when Kristen sees the murder of another person in the stitch. Maggie expresses her reservations about Kirsten’s relationship with Liam. Meanwhile, Camille hesitantly agrees to meet Linus’s parents.
Full Stop	August 4, 2015	10	1.10
The Stitcher's team is on the defense when Cameron and Fisher are targeted in a shooting. Kirsten’s stitch leads them to a security expert who has worked with Maggie in the past and was close to Kirsten’s mom. As Kirsten follows the clues that Ed Clark left her, she finds unexpected answers to long-held questions. Meanwhile, Linus is jealous when Cameron starts training Camille to be his back-up in the Stitcher's lab.
When Darkness Falls	October 20th, 2015	11	1.11
The Stitcher Team takes on a case during the Halloween season with spooky results. Kristen doesn't do scared, but she's spooked by an unusual stitch in a special, stand-alone Halloween episode of "Stitchers". While Camille preps for her annual Halloween bash, the Stitchers team investigates the suicide of a young man (guest star Jeremy Sumpter, "Friday Night Lights"), who may have abducted a missing college student. The stitch leaves Kirsten spooked, and she begins to worry she's being haunted by him as they race to find the missing girl.

Reception:[]

Stitchers has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a rating of 29%, based on 14 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Confusing and tonally inconsistent, Stitchers is neither campy enough to be fun nor intelligent enough to be compelling."Source On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".Source Despite this on July 15th, 2015 ABC Family renewed Stitchers for a second season. On July 7th, 2015, was the first time the show aired without Pretty Little Liars as it its lead in and retained 90% of its audience. The networked also cited great DVR numbers and hitting a different age group other then their standars as reasons for renewal. No official word yet on how many episodes season 2 will have or which cast members will be back for it.Source

Spoilers and Notes:[]

There was a Halloween episode this season but was a standalone, bonus episode of Season 1 that took place place some time before the events of the season 1 finale: Full Stop and aired as part of ABC Family's Annual 13 Nights of Halloween .Source
Said Halloween Special aired on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 at 9pm|8c.