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  • The CW
  • May 30, 2007
  • The CW
  • May 30, 2007
Hidden Palms

Summary After his father unexpectedly commits suicide, Johnny Miller moves with his mother and stepfather to the wonderful Palm Springs. However, Johnny will soon learn that the place is not all sun and beauty, as murder mysteries and town gossip quickly ensue.Hidden Palms is produced by Lionsgate Television, in association with Outerbanks Enter...

Created By: Kevin Williamson

  • The CW
  • May 30, 2007
  • The CW
  • May 30, 2007
Hidden Palms
Season 1
Season Premiere: May 30, 2007
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Generally Unfavorable
3.0
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Summary After his father unexpectedly commits suicide, Johnny Miller moves with his mother and stepfather to the wonderful Palm Springs. However, Johnny will soon learn that the place is not all sun and beauty, as murder mysteries and town gossip quickly ensue.Hidden Palms is produced by Lionsgate Television, in association with Outerbanks Enter...

Created By: Kevin Williamson

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • May 30, 2007 • 42 m
Pilot
Episode 2 • Jun 6, 2007 • 42 m
Ghosts
Johnny (Taylor Handley) learns more about Eddie's mysterious death and is surprised by the arrival of a friend from his past.
Episode 3 • Jun 13, 2007 • 42 m
Party Hardy
As Johnny (Taylor Handley) continues to pursue Greta (Amber Heard), his trust is betrayed by Nikki (Tessa Thompson), who throws a wild party at his parents' home.
Episode 4 • Jun 20, 2007 • 42 m
What Liza Beneath
Greta finally tells Johnny the truth about what happened to Eddie on the night he died.
Episode 5 • Jun 20, 2007 • 42 m
Mulligan
Johnny learns the hard lesson that no-one can be trusted in Palm Springs and Liza makes a discovery.
Episode 6 • Jun 27, 2007 • 42 m
Dangerous Liaisons
Nikki discovers a surprising secret about Cliff and Bob gets jealous when Skip flirts with Karen.
Episode 7 • Jun 27, 2007 • 41 m
Stand by Your Woman
Johnny (Taylor Handley) reconciles with Greta (Amber Heard) and she joins the crusade to find out what really happened to Eddie.
Episode 8 • Jul 4, 2007 • 42 m
Second Chances
The mystery surrounding Eddie's death comes to a shocking conclusion.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
59% Mixed
13 Reviews
27% Negative
6 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
59% Mixed
13 Reviews
27% Negative
6 Reviews

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88
Despite the fact that it revolves around standard-issue teens with troubled, rich parents, it pushes the formula a few steps . . . make that several steps farther.
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
60
While much of it is silly, corny or clichéd and relies more on easy effects — the power ballad, the overwrought sex scene — than on the subtle explorations of people and place that the pilot seems to promise, the series is, on the whole, highly digestible summer fun.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
50
In January or February, I might not have found room in my own schedule for a combination murder mystery and teen soap. I certainly would have wondered more about setting a show about adolescents among the ancients of Palm Springs. Now I'm just inclined to appreciate the little things.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
42
Even the dialogue is mediocre, a surprise coming from Williamson.
By Gillian Flynn FULL REVIEW
40
To the producers' credit, this storyline advances fairly rapidly; it's just not that engaging or surprising.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
30
Overwritten and underacted (by the kids anyway), it strings out its weekly climactic shockers — some of them truly unnerving — with artery-hardening blobs of moldy adolescent whining.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
0
You're likely to find more fascinating figures and intriguing dramatis personae in the latest catalogue from J. Peterman, and somehow Peterman comes off as more emotionally authentic.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 User Ratings
3.0
25% Positive
1 Rating
25% Mixed
1 Rating
50% Negative
2 Ratings

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3.0
25% Positive
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25% Mixed
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50% Negative
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