“Dead Zone” Up For Third Season

USA Orders More Dead

USA Network announced that it is renewing its supernatural series The Dead Zone for a third season, with an order of 13 new episodes. The show also adds a new executive producer, Karl Schaefer (Strange Luck). The series is set to resume production this fall.

The Dead Zone premiere remains the highest-rated and most-watched original dramatic series debut in the history of basic cable, the network announced.

Based on characters from the Stephen King novel, The Dead Zone was created for television by writer/executive producer Michael Piller (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and his son, supervising producer Shawn Piller.

The series will bring back stars Anthony Michael Hall (Johnny Smith), Nicole deBoer (Sarah Bannerman), Chris Bruno (Walt Bannerman), John L. Adams (Bruce Lewis), Kristen Dalton (Dana Bright) and David Ogden Stiers (the Rev. Gene Purdy). The show will also bring back recurring guest stars Sean Patrick Flanery (Greg Stillson) and Frank Whaley.