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Touch

2012TV-142 seasons6.6 / 10

The world is connected. But only his son sees how.

Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

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Synopsis

Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

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Cast

Kiefer SutherlandMartin Bohm

David MazouzJacob Bohm

Gugu Mbatha-RawClea Hopkins

Saxon SharbinoAmelia Robbins

Lukas HaasCalvin Norburg

Danny GloverProfessor Arthur Teller

Maria BelloLucy Robbins

Saïd TaghmaouiGuillermo Ortiz

Credits

Created by: Tim Kring
Written by: Tim Kring, Carol Barbee, Chris Levinson, David Eick, Barry O'Brien, Karyn Usher, Robert Levine, Jennifer M. Johnson, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Tim Kring, Carol Barbee, Robert Levine, Jonathan Kidd, Sonya Winton

Production details

Status: Canceled
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 26
Original language: English

Networks & production

FOXUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
Tailwind ProductionsUnited States
Chernin EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

autismpsychic powersingle father

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Tales of the Red Thread

Jan 25, 201243m7.6 / 10

Martin Bohm, is a widower and single father who is haunted by an inability to connect to his emotionally challenged 11-year-old son Jake. But when Martin discovers that Jake can predict events before they happen, everything changes. Martin meets social worker Clea Hopkins and Professor Arthur Teller who may have the keys to help unlock Jake’s mind.

Directed by Francis LawrenceWritten by Tim KringGuest stars Danny Glover, Amy Sloan, Karen David, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Samantha Whittaker, Zarif Kabier, Titus Welliver

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Episode 2

1 + 1 = 3

Mar 22, 201243m7.0 / 10

Martin is led to a pawn shop by his son Jake, where a robbery triggers a sequence of unpredictable events that connect a distraught flight attendant in New York, a son visiting from India on a mission to spread his father’s ashes, a middle school magician in Moscow, a cancer patient in New York and a mobster in the Bronx. It’s up to Jake and Martin to link the thread between them all.

Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Tim KringGuest stars Danny Glover, Amy Sloan, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Jude Ciccolella, Karan Soni, Blake Shields, Mike Batayeh

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Episode 3

Safety in Numbers

Mar 29, 201243m7.6 / 10

When Martin comes in contact with a homeless man who possesses the same obsession with numbers as Jake, he sets out on a series of seemingly unrelated tasks that connect an abused African woman, a group of African boys entering a dance competition and an outgoing woman at California’s famed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Meanwhile, Teller pays a visit to Jake’s board-and-care facility and emotions run high for Clea.

Directed by Stephen WilliamsWritten by Carol BarbeeGuest stars Danny Glover, Rob Benedict, Roxana Brusso, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Deidrie Henry, Vince Grant, Graham Hamilton

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Episode 4

Kite Strings

Apr 5, 201243m7.2 / 10

Martin crosses paths with a young man who has a history with his deceased wife, Sarah. A couple managing an online instrument repair business work with an Iraqi heavy metal band that has a teenage follower who is looking to share his comedic talent with an American soldier in Baghdad. But the soldier has troubles of her own when her convoy is ambushed, forcing her to hide in the Iraqi desert. Then, a lottery winner comes upon a depressed pastor.

Directed by Tucker GatesGuest stars Titus Welliver, Shak Ghacha, Wesam Keesh, Sprague Grayden, Kiko Ellsworth, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Joshua Leonard, Josiah Early

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Episode 5

Entanglement

Apr 12, 201243m6.7 / 10

Martin gets his laptop stolen on the day Jake is scheduled for an important evaluation. As a result, he becomes ensnared in a young Salvadoran woman’s quest to avenge the death of her family. Meanwhile, Teller tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Also, a spirited Saudi Arabian girl tries to break free of the societal constraints imposed on her and a Montreal doctor attempts to meet a stranger on a train.

Directed by Milan CheylovWritten by Chris LevinsonGuest stars Danny Glover, Roxana Brusso, Deidrie Henry, Amir Talai, Ron Yuan, Zuleyka Silver, Rolando Molina, Emily Ghamrawi

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Episode 6

Lost and Found

Apr 19, 201243m7.5 / 10

As Martin and Clea work together to uncover a shocking development involving Clea’s mentally-challenged mother, Teller steps into trouble when he visits Jake at the board-and-care facility. Meanwhile, a plane crash survivor seeks new purpose to his existence and a Chinese couple struggles to find balance between work and life.

Directed by Stephen WilliamsWritten by Robert LevineGuest stars Danny Glover, Roxana Brusso, David Julian Hirsh, Carlease Burke, Matt McCoy, Michelle Krusiec, Camille Chen, Diego Serrano

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Episode 7

Noosphere Rising

Apr 26, 201243m7.3 / 10

Martin attempts to find Teller’s mysterious workshop and winds up aiding another professor, Logan, to win big at poker. Meanwhile, a young Italian man creates a viral video to track down the love of his life, whom he only met in passing, and a city slicker who plans to sell off his dead father’s ranch, winds up learning a lesson from a horse that makes him appreciate the rural life his father chose. Then, Martin’s sister-in-law, Abigail Kelsey, visits Clea and Jake at the board-and-care facility, much to Martin’s dismay.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-PaytonWritten by Carol Barbee, Tim KringGuest stars Roxana Brusso, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Amelia Rose Blaire, Deidrie Henry, Allegra Carpenter, Catherine Dent, Eyal Podell

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Episode 8

Zone of Exclusion

May 3, 201243m6.9 / 10

Following numbers from Jake, Martin helps reunite a French woman with her biological mother and twin sister, then he attempts to find the person responsible for their estrangement. In the meantime, a superstitious young Italian woman is fretting when her astronaut husband loses contact with earth.

Directed by Adam KaneWritten by Chris LevinsonGuest stars Roxana Brusso, Ravi Kapoor, Meera Simhan, Vincent Guastaferro, Jim Piddock, Anne Dudek, Tiya Sircar, Marisa Petroro

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Episode 9

Music of the Spheres

May 10, 201243m6.6 / 10

Martin exposes a corrupt parole officer, and a Brazilian street musician uses his guitar to win the heart of a beautiful woman. In addition, Jake bonds with another mute boy, while Clea and Martin learn new information about one of Teller’s key patients.

Guest stars Bodhi Elfman, Roxana Brusso, Louis Ferreira, Linara Washington, Scott Michael Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Francis Capra, Phil Miler

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Episode 10

Tessellations

May 17, 201243m6.6 / 10

When Martin is mistaken for a criminal, he must involve himself with a heist crew in order to win back an innocent dock worker’s job. Meanwhile, an Israeli boy and Palestinian girl fight to keep their relationship afloat. Clea uncovers some surprising documents about Jake, while Martin and his late wife’s sister meet to make a pivotal decision.

Directed by Jon CassarGuest stars Bodhi Elfman, Roxana Brusso, Catherine Dent, Don Harvey, Sean Peavy, Mark Rolston, Robert Romanus, Jeremiah Birkett

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Episode 11

Gyre (1)

May 31, 201243m6.7 / 10

In the first part of a two-part season finale, the Aster Corporation increases its interest in Jake, which forces Martin to join forces with Abigail Kelsey. When Avram convinces Martin that Jake and Amelia are connected, Martin begins a quest to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the situation is intensified when Lucy, a mother whose daughter shares the same gift as Jake, becomes involved in the mission and the seemingly unrelated events are tied together.

Directed by Nelson McCormickWritten by Sonya Winton, Carol Barbee, Robert Levine, Jonathan KiddGuest stars Maria Bello, Bodhi Elfman, Roxana Brusso, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Catherine Dent, Ian Gomez, Matthew Glave

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Episode 12

Gyre (2)

May 31, 201243m6.9 / 10

In the conclusion of a two-part episode, the Aster Corporation increases its interest in Jake, which forces Martin to join forces with Abigail Kelsey. When Avram convinces Martin that Jake and Amelia are connected, Martin begins a quest to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the situation is intensified when Lucy, a mother whose daughter shares the same gift as Jake, becomes involved in the mission and the seemingly unrelated events are tied together.

Directed by Greg BeemanGuest stars Maria Bello, Rob Benedict, Bodhi Elfman, Roxana Brusso, May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Titus Welliver, Jude Ciccolella

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Episode 13

The Road Not Taken

Sep 14, 201243m7.4 / 10Finale

In an all-new bonus episode, Martin's car mysteriously breaks down in the town where he first became a reporter. When he begins to suspect his mentor is involved in illegal activity there, he risks severing their friendship in order to find the truth.

Directed by Nelson McCormickWritten by Melinda Hsu TaylorGuest stars May Miyata, Satomi Okuno, Samantha Whittaker, Slade Pearce, David de Lautour, Mary Stuart Masterson, William Ragsdale, Skyler Stone

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026

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