# Everwood (2002)

> A widowed Manhattan neurosurgeon moves his two children to a small Colorado town, where he becomes a country doctor while learning to parent on the fly.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1842

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 89
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, family
- Created by: Greg Berlanti
- Network: The WB
- Cast: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Debra Mooney, John Beasley, Vivien Cardone, Chris Pratt, Stephanie Niznik
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318883/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: warm, earnest, sincere, emotional, cozy

## What critics say

Audiences rated Everwood positively, with later seasons generally admired for its emotional family storytelling and small-town warmth.

## Synopsis

Everwood (2002-2006) is a United States family drama created by Greg Berlanti for The WB. After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Andrew Brown (Treat Williams) abandons his Manhattan career and moves his two children to the mountain town of Everwood, Colorado, where he takes up work as a small-town doctor. His engine is a struggle to hold his household together: he must learn to parent on the fly while raising his gifted but resentful fifteen-year-old son Ephram (Gregory Smith) and his young daughter Delia (Vivien Cardone). Around them the town supplies a steady stream of storylines involving neighbors, patients, and romances, most notably Ephram's relationship with Amy Abbott (Emily VanCamp), whose family complicates the Browns' everyday life. Each episode blends personal crises with the community's small dramas, and the series runs across four seasons of roughly twenty-two episodes apiece, building a continuing story about grief, family loyalty, and second chances. The tone is warm, earnest, and sincerely emotional, with a cozy small-town texture that rewards viewers who enjoy character-driven domestic drama. Fans of Gilmore Girls, Doc Martin and Party of Five will find resonance in its blend of family healing, community intimacy, and coming-of-age tension.

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