Now and Again - Season 1 - Eps 1: Origins
Michael Wiseman, a middle aged insurance seller with a family, dies in a subway accident. The Government rescues his brain and offers him a new life, in a new body. A new genetically engineered and enhanced body at that. The only condition is that he can never have any contact with his family and friends from his previous life.
About Now and Again
Title: Now and Again
First Air Date: 1999-09-24
Last Air Date: 2000-05-05
Status: Canceled
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 23 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 22
Network: CBS
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Now and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train. Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
Cast
Eric Close
Michael Wiseman
Dennis Haysbert
Dr. Theodore Morris
Margaret Colin
Lisa Wiseman
Gerrit Graham
Roger Bender
Heather Matarazzo
Heather Wiseman
