
Los Angeles, CA â Sept. 30, 2005 â USA Network has ordered 13 one-hour episodes of the Emmy®ânominated and critically-acclaimed hit series THE 4400, it was announced today by Jeff Wachtel, USAâs executive vice president, original programming.
The series, which received Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries and Outstanding Cinematography, will return to USA Network in summer 2006 with production scheduled to begin in Vancouver in early 2006.
THE 4400 is produced by Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83 and American Zoetrope.
THE 4400 premiered as a limited series on July 11, 2004 on USA Network as the highest-rated and most-watched new series premiere ever on a basic cable network.
This summer, THE 4400 was the #1 original scripted series on cable in P18-49, beating every other cable networks new series launches.
âEven in this increasingly competitive climate, renewing âThe 4400â was an easy call,â said Wachtel. âIts compelling characters fit perfectly within the USA brand. And the creative teamâs ability to balance story, character and âbig themesâ really makes this show unique.â