| Peter Gallagher has gone from The O.C. to The | | | | the same reality ethos to the horror genre," |
| Gathering. Now that FOX's O.C. has been | | | | John Shiban said. |
| cancelled after four seasons, the handsome | | | | |
| 51-year old actor is moving to Lifetime's new | | | | For his part, David Eick remarked that "The |
| miniseries called The Gathering. | | | | scarier the real world gets, the more it |
| | | | seems we look to allegory to reflect our |
| The two-part thriller revolves around Dr. | | | | fears back at us. This is a very timely |
| Michael Foster, played by Peter Gallagher, | | | | story, about how the people closest to you |
| who embarks on a search for his wife who | | | | might be the ones you can trust the least." |
| suddenly vanishes. His hunt takes him to the | | | | |
| dark and sinister bowels of New York, where | | | | Meanwhile, the president of Lifetime |
| he uncovers the existence of a cabal of | | | | Entertainment Services, Susanne Daniels, said |
| witches. | | | | "It's great to be in business with David Eick |
| | | | and John Shiban who have created a truly |
| The Gathering is a collaboration of two | | | | unique and scary event for Lifetime. The |
| masters of the sci-fi genre - Battlestar | | | | storytelling in The Gathering reminds us how |
| Galactica executive producer, David Eick and | | | | unpredictable and unexplainable life can |
| John Shiban, who served as producer/executive | | | | truly be." |
| producer on The X-Files and Enterprise. | | | | |
| | | | Aside from The O.C.'s Peter Gallagher, The |
| The four-hour drama is their unique take on | | | | Gathering, which is slated to premiere in |
| an old horror staple with a modern day twist. | | | | October, also stars Jamie-Lynn Sigler from |
| "We wanted to take a horror staple - | | | | The Sopranos, Drive's Kristen Lehman, Jenna |
| witchcraft - and give it a dose of reality | | | | Boyd of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
| and make television that scares because it | | | | and Golden Globe Award-winning veteran actor, |
| feels real, so I'm thrilled to be partnered | | | | Peter Fonda. |
| with David and Lifetime as we try to apply | | | | |