# Unforgettable (2011)

> A former Syracuse detective with perfect memory joins a New York City homicide unit while hunting the truth about her sister's murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/36093

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 61
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: John Bellucci, Ed Redlich
- Network: CBS, A&E
- Cast: Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh, Michael Gaston, Kevin Rankin, Daya Vaidya, Tawny Cypress, Jane Curtin, James Hiroyuki Liao
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842530/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, tense, methodical, melancholic, intimate

## What critics say

Audiences find the series a solid, engaging police procedural whose memory-driven premise and lead performance keep it watchable across its run.

## Synopsis

Unforgettable (2011-2016) is an American network police procedural series created by John Bellucci and Ed Redlich for CBS. Poppy Montgomery stars as Carrie Wells, a former Syracuse detective with hyperthymesia, a rare condition that lets her recall every moment of her life in vivid detail. She joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit at the request of her former boyfriend and partner, Al Burns (Dylan Walsh), and the squad's cases become her puzzle-solving playground. Each episode builds around a fresh homicide that she and the detectives work through clues, interviews, and forensic dead ends, while her gift lets her spot the details others miss. Beneath the case-of-the-week structure runs a longer thread: Carrie is driven to recover the one day she cannot remember, the day her sister was murdered. The series unfolds across four seasons, with the investigations sitting in the foreground and the buried family tragedy slowly surfacing in the background. Its tone is earnest and steady rather than flashy, with a grounded New York setting of precincts, city streets, and interview rooms. Viewers who enjoy Bones, The Mentalist, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will find the same blend of forensic detail, character warmth, and a personal mystery that refuses to stay buried.

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