Watch Over Me
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Watch Over Me is an American
Television series that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the television network
MyNetworkTV
. Twentieth Television
produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial
is an adaptation of Argentine
series
Resistiré
.
Torres, a former Miss Universe, played a woman torn between her bioterrorist fiance and her bodyguard, played by Todd Cahoon
. Catherine Oxenberg
and Casper Van Dien
also appeared as villains. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
has not announced plans to release this series on DVD
.
Telefe
, which produced the original version, syndicates a 64-episode run of the series in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It promotes the show as mixing a classic Latin genre with Hollywood aesthetics. From July 2009 it was aired in Slovakia on TV Markíza
taking the slot of latin american telenovelas, but the show was not very successful.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Television series that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. Twentieth Television
Fox Television Studios
Fox Television Studios, Inc. is the TV production arm of the News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, as well as being the production arm of Fox and a production arm of 20th Century Fox Television, Inc., itself a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation...
produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial
MyNetworkTV telenovelas
The MyNetworkTV telenovelas were Fox Television's attempt to create a successful low-cost programming franchise by adapting Spanish-language telenovelas for U.S. viewers. While originally planned for syndication, the format became the original lineup of MyNetworkTV in 2006...
is an adaptation of Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Resistiré
Resistiré
Resistiré is a 2003 Argentine telenovela. This serial features a gorgeous woman torn between her terrorist fiancee and a handsome tailor. It starred Pablo Echarri, Celeste Cid, Carolina Fal and Fabián Vena....
.
Torres, a former Miss Universe, played a woman torn between her bioterrorist fiance and her bodyguard, played by Todd Cahoon
Todd Cahoon
Todd Cahoon is an American actor. He starred as Jack Porter on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. His previous acting credits include guest appearances on CSI: NY, Without a Trace and Charmed.-Filmography:...
. Catherine Oxenberg
Catherine Oxenberg
Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty. The daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Oxenberg is a descendant of the Serbian Karađorđević dynasty.-Early life:Though born in New York City,...
and Casper Van Dien
Casper Van Dien
-Early life:Van Dien was born and grew up in Milton, Florida, the son of Diane , a retired nursery school teacher, and Casper Robert Van Dien, Sr., a retired U.S. Navy Commander and fighter pilot. There is a long military tradition in Van Dien's family. Aside from his father, his grandfather was a...
also appeared as villains. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio. It was established in 1976 as Magnetic Video Corporation, and later as 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video and FoxVideo, Inc....
has not announced plans to release this series on DVD
DVD
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.
Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
, which produced the original version, syndicates a 64-episode run of the series in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It promotes the show as mixing a classic Latin genre with Hollywood aesthetics. From July 2009 it was aired in Slovakia on TV Markíza
Markíza
Markíza is a television station in Slovakia. The station launched on 31 August 1996. The station was owned by the politician Pavol Rusko, and is now part of CME network...
taking the slot of latin american telenovelas, but the show was not very successful.
Production notes
- Watch Over Me was first intended to run as A Dangerous Love under the Secret Obsessions umbrella title. A Secret Obsessions logo appeared in the show's opening credits -- and the MyNetworkTV Web site said that the serial was "part of the Secret Obsessions series."
- MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
had a special promotional deal with Wal-MartWal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, which provided wardrobe for the cast from the Metro 7 women's line. Dayanara TorresDayanara TorresDayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, and former Miss Universe.Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant and the right...
had previously modeled for the brand. - The theme song was performed by The TranscendersThe TranscendersTranscenders are a LA Based music production team. They are the episodic and main title composers for the CW's show Gossip Girl. In addition to their list of credits, Transcenders songwriting collaborations can be heard on both the A&M Records release from Fergie, The Dutchess, and the Warner Bros....
. - The house used as Michael Krieger's compound is located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Most scenes were filmed at Stu Segall ProductionsStu Segall ProductionsStu Segall Productions is a studio facility located in San Diego, California.-Filmings:The studio is used primarily for filming television series and movies in the San Diego area...
in San Diego. - Recap shows originally aired on Saturdays, but were replaced by movies on February 3, 2007.
- Mexico's TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
commissioned its own version of this story in 2006, titled Amar Sin LimitesAmar Sin LímitesAmar sin límites is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on that company's El Canal de las Estrellas...
("Love Without Limits"). UnivisionUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
is expected to air this 135-episode serial in the USA this fall. The Jack and Julia characters are named Diego Moran and Azul Toscano, while the villan is named Mauricio Duarte. - Clive RobertsonClive RobertsonClive Gladstone Robertson is a British actor perhaps best known for his roles on the soap opera Sunset Beach, the Canadian science fiction series Starhunter, and the 2010 science fiction computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie.-Biography:Robertson spent much of his younger life abroad,...
turned down a role in this series, calling the part "a waste of time. He later accepted the male lead on Wicked Wicked GamesWicked Wicked GamesWicked Wicked Games is a telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced 63 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial was directed by Terry Cunningham, Dennis Dimster, P. David Ebersole, Jeff Hare and Jeremy Stanford. ...
. - Alex Thomas, a main character on DesireDesire (TV series)Desire is an American telenovela which debuted at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on September 5, 2006, on the American network MyNetworkTV, and ended on December 5. It was produced by Twentieth Television...
, appears in this series. Actor Zack SilvaZack SilvaZack Silva is an American actor known for his role as Alex Thomas on Desire. He is a martial arts enthusiast who also enjoys both improv and sketch comedy, as well as writing poetry, drawing and singing . He also enjoys reading comic books...
, shown using footage from the previous MyNetworkTV telenovelaMyNetworkTV telenovelasThe MyNetworkTV telenovelas were Fox Television's attempt to create a successful low-cost programming franchise by adapting Spanish-language telenovelas for U.S. viewers. While originally planned for syndication, the format became the original lineup of MyNetworkTV in 2006...
, was uncredited. - Catherine OxenbergCatherine OxenbergCatherine Oxenberg is an American actress known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty. The daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Oxenberg is a descendant of the Serbian Karađorđević dynasty.-Early life:Though born in New York City,...
and Casper Van DienCasper Van Dien-Early life:Van Dien was born and grew up in Milton, Florida, the son of Diane , a retired nursery school teacher, and Casper Robert Van Dien, Sr., a retired U.S. Navy Commander and fighter pilot. There is a long military tradition in Van Dien's family. Aside from his father, his grandfather was a...
are married in real life and have two children.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Dayanara Torres Dayanara Torres Dayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, and former Miss Universe.Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant and the right... |
Julia Rivera |
Todd Cahoon Todd Cahoon Todd Cahoon is an American actor. He starred as Jack Porter on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. His previous acting credits include guest appearances on CSI: NY, Without a Trace and Charmed.-Filmography:... |
Jack Porter |
Marc Menard Marc Menard Marc Menard is a Canadian actor. He starred as Michael Krieger on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. His previous acting credits include All My Children, House and the film John Tucker Must Die.-Filmography:... |
Michael Krieger |
Casper Van Dien Casper Van Dien -Early life:Van Dien was born and grew up in Milton, Florida, the son of Diane , a retired nursery school teacher, and Casper Robert Van Dien, Sr., a retired U.S. Navy Commander and fighter pilot. There is a long military tradition in Van Dien's family. Aside from his father, his grandfather was a... |
Andre Forester |
Catherine Oxenberg Catherine Oxenberg Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty. The daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Oxenberg is a descendant of the Serbian Karađorđević dynasty.-Early life:Though born in New York City,... |
Leandra Thames |
Roxana Zal Roxana Zal Roxana Zal is an American actress.Zal was born and raised in Malibu, California, the daughter of Maureen and Hossein Zal, a Los Angeles investor. She was on her High School tennis team. Her first acting role was a guest spot on Hart to Hart at age 12. She has had several other guest roles since... |
Natalie Weller |
Catalina Rodriguez | Sasha Hansu |
Dan Wells | Eric Simpson |
Omar Avila Omar Avila Omar Avila is a Cuban-American actor who appeared in the films Once Upon A Wedding and The Punisher. He grew up in Miami and got his big break in the Telemundo series Los Teens. He has appeared in several telenovelas, including Soñar No Cuesta Nada and Watch Over Me. He also played Esteban... |
Ryan Rivera |
Tony Castillo Tony Castillo Antonio José Castillo [cas-TEEL-lyo] is a former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays , Atlanta Braves , New York Mets and Chicago White Sox .In 430-game career, Castillo compiled a 28-23 record with 333 strikeouts and a 3.93 ERA in 526... |
Dr. Alfred Rivera |
Jamie Alexander | Caitlin Porter |
Jon Prescott Jon Prescott Jon Prescott is an American actor.- Early life :He was born in Mountain View, California, but raised near Portland, Oregon. Prescott has two brothers and a sister. He attended Emerson College in Boston.- Career :... |
Pete Weber |
Caitlin McCarthy Caitlin McCarthy Caitlin McCarthy is an American actress and singer who in 2007 completed a 13-week, 51-episode run as Caroline Krieger, daughter of bio-terrorist Michael Krieger on the My Network TV telenovela Watch Over Me.-Personal life:... |
Caroline Krieger |
Alexandra Wescourt Alexandra Wescourt -Early life:Wescourt was born in London, England, the daughter of Gordon Wescourt Sr. and Gillian Margaret Elvins. Her father, an American residing in Los Angeles, California, was the son of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants and made a career as an actor. Her mother was a vicar's daughter who had met... |
Dr. Christine Baden |
Bailey Chase Bailey Chase Bailey Chase is a stage and television actor known for his role as Butch Ada in the television series Saving Grace, his recurring roles as Graham Miller in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Christopher "Chris" Robert Hughes in the soap opera As the World Turns and Beckett 'Becks' Scott on Ugly... |
Steve Hughes |
Lisa Ann Walter Lisa Ann Walter Lisa Ann Walter is an American actress, comedienne, writer and film producer. She has appeared in such films as the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds as Cheryl. Walter also created and starred in the short-lived 1996-1997 sitcom, Life's Work... |
Mabel |
Greg Watanabe Greg Watanabe Greg Watanabe is an American actor who played Isaac on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. He appears in the independent films, Life Tastes Good, Only the Brave and Americanese. He is a founding member of the Asian American sketch comedy troupe,... |
Isaac |
External links
- Three New Primetime Drama Strips for MyNetworkTV
- Wal-Mart Tarts up for TV, New York Post, September 15, 2006.