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A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
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A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
Cast, crew and production details
Lee PaceNed
Anna FrielCharlotte 'Chuck' Charles
Chi McBrideEmerson Cod
Kristin ChenowethOlive Snook
Swoosie KurtzLily Charles
Ellen GreeneVivian Charles
Jim DaleNarrator (voice)
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Episode 1
Emerson is hired by Dusty Fitz, whose wife Kentucky died in a tragic bee-related incident. She was involved with another man who Dusty claims she was preparing to leave, and Dusty suspects murder. Meanwhile, Lily helps Olive move to a nunnery.
Directed by Adam KaneWritten by Bryan FullerGuest stars Diana Scarwid, French Stewart, Peter Cambor, Missi Pyle, Autumn Reeser, Sammi Hanratty, Sy Richardson, Robin Gwynne
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Episode 2
Georgeann Heaps hires Emerson to find her missing daughter, and the trail leads to a circus. Meanwhile Ned and Chuck try to deal with the change in their relationship, and Olive considers staying longer at the nunnery.
Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Peter OckoGuest stars Diana Scarwid, Lee Arenberg, Rachael Harris, Sy Richardson, Artie O'Daly, Googy Gress, Hayley McFarland, Theo Alexander
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Episode 3
Olive calls on the Pie Maker and Emerson to solve a suspicious suicide of a fellow nun that she believes is murder. Meanwhile, Chuck considers what to do in the present with her new lease on life.
Directed by Peter O'FallonWritten by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron HarbertsGuest stars Diana Scarwid, Mo Collins, Michael Hitchcock, Graham McTavish, Samantha Bailey, Diana Costa, Marc Raducci, Mary K. DeVault
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Episode 4
A sexy new client hires Emerson to solve the murder of her best friend Joe. Emerson and the gang discover that Joe had a lot of best friends... and they all had a reason to kill Joe.
Directed by Peter LauerWritten by Lisa Joy, Gretchen J. Berg, Lisa Joy, Aaron HarbertsGuest stars Dana Davis, Debra Mooney, David Arquette, Alexandra Barreto, Hayes MacArthur, Phil Abrams, Colton Haynes, Steven Wash Jr.
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Episode 5
The wife of a murdered chef, Bao Di, hires Emerson to investigate the death of her husband. They soon discover that Bao was heavily in debt, and wagered his daughter Mei's hand in marriage to cover his markers.
Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Davey HolmesGuest stars Daeg Faerch, Ron Yuan, Stephen Root, Christine Adams, Blake Kushi, Graham Miller, Alex Miller, Andrea Lui
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Episode 6
Ned agrees to help a famed magician whose animal assistants are being killed off; Dwight Dixon tries to cozy up to Lily and Vivian, but Lily is suspicious of his motives.
Directed by Adam KaneWritten by Kath LingenfelterGuest stars Kristopher Simmons, Paul F. Tompkins, Jason Simmons, Stephen Root, Sy Richardson, Graham Miller, Alex Miller, Jon Eric Price
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Episode 7
A lawyer for the late Gustav Hoffer suspects his client's death was not part of a robbery gone wrong as was reported, but rather murder. He hires Emerson Cod and Ned to find out who killed Hoffer.
Directed by Paul ShapiroWritten by Jim Danger GrayGuest stars Jennifer Elise Cox, Ethan Phillips, Shelley Berman, Stephen Root, Danny Comden, Jamison Yang, Nicholas Khayyat, Ethan Kogan
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Episode 8
Ned brings back to life Colonel Likken, who was mysteriously deep fried to death. His world-famous original recipe has gone missing and Likken asks Ned, Emerson, and Chuck to find who stole it.
Directed by Peter LauerWritten by Douglas PetrieGuest stars Daeg Faerch, Josh Randall, Eric Stonestreet, Patrick Fischler, Stephen Root, Tim Bagley, Beth Grant, Nicholas Khayyat
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Episode 9
Chuck and Ned deal with the shocking return of someone from their past; Emerson and Olive investigate the death of a lighthouse keeper.
Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara ResnikGuest stars Alexander Gould, Mary Kay Place, Josh Randall, David Koechner, Perry Anzilotti, Sammi Hanratty, Jordan Feldman, Leyna Nguyen
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Episode 10
After Emerson turns down Vivian's request to look into Dwight Dixon's sudden disappearance, she turns to another P.I. team led by Magnus Olsdatter, Emerson's bitter rival.
Directed by Tricia BrockWritten by Scott NimerfroGuest stars George Hamilton, Ivana Miličević, Orlando Jones, Stephen Root, Nicholas Khayyat, Michael Weaver
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Episode 11
Erin Embry, window dresser extraordinaire for Dicker’s department store, is killed and Chuck manages to get the Pie Hole gang on the case. Erin’s fans think it was her window-dressing partner, Coco Juniper, who did the deed. Apparently the two artistic minds did not always meet. Meanwhile, Ned loses his zapping ability which causes him a small crisis of identity. How can he assist in solving cases if he can’t undead and redead? How does it change his relationship with Chuck? And why are Ned and Olive posing as a couple?
Directed by Julie Anne RobinsonGuest stars Diana Scarwid, George Segal, David Arquette, Constance Zimmer, Wayne Wilderson, Sy Richardson, Diana Costa, Marc Raducci
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Episode 12
Lila Robinson, a beautiful grifter from Emerson’s past resurfaces, revealing a painful secret that Emerson has kept hidden all these years. Now on the lam for murder, Lila promises Emerson a quid pro quo if he clears her name.
Directed by Dean WhiteWritten by Peter OckoGuest stars Fred Williamson, Gina Torres, David Arquette, Christine Adams, Robert Picardo, Steven Wash Jr., Francesca P. Roberts, Matt Winston
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Episode 13
The past becomes the present when one half of the Darling Mermaid Darlings’ arch rivals, the Aquadolls, is killed. In order to find the murderer, the Darling Mermaid Darlings must come out of retirement with Ned as their manager and Olive as their stylist. Chuck, of course, cannot participate. Olive gets close to Sid, with whom she shares her experiences in gender discrimination, what with him being a male synchronized swimmer and her attending Vassar on a jockey scholarship. But was Sid jealous enough of the headliners to commit murder?
Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron HarbertsGuest stars Wilson Cruz, Wendie Malick, David Arquette, Joey Slotnick, Michael McDonald, Josh Hopkins, Nora Dunn, Scott Director
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