Millennium

A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.

Millennium (1996-1999) is a Canadian-American dark crime series created by Chris Carter for FOX. Former FBI serial profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) leaves the Bureau to join the Millennium Group, a secretive team of ex-law enforcement experts who believe a growing wave of evil is pushing the world toward an apocalyptic turning point. Frank's gift for perceiving the minds of killers comes at a personal cost, as his visions unsettle his home life with his wife Catherine Black (Megan Gallagher) and their daughter. Each episode pairs a grim investigation with the wider Millennium conspiracy, following gruesome crime scenes, cult-like movements and prophetic signs across Seattle and Washington, D.C. Fans of The X-Files, Hannibal and Twin Peaks will find resonance in its brooding, paranoid atmosphere, its blend of procedural and occult mystery, and its unsettling meditation on faith and dread across a three-season run. Emma Hollis (Klea Scott) and Peter Outerbridge's Barry Baldwin join the investigations as the series deepens into its mythology and shifts its tone over time.

Audiences rate the series positively, with its dark, atmospheric serial-killer investigations and Lance Henriksen's performance as its strongest assets, though later seasons are judged less compelling.

• The X-Filesdark serial killer investigation, unsettling supernatural dread, serialized conspiracy mythology
• Hannibalpsychological serial killer profiling, grim tone, FBI-adjacent investigative darkness
• Twin Peaksapocalyptic conspiracy dread, cult-like secret groups, serialized mystery with occult undertones

Created by

Chris Carter

Release Date

1996-10-25

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.9 / 10 (287)

What is Millennium about?

A retired FBI serial profiler who can see into killers' minds joins a secret group battling an encroaching apocalyptic darkness.

What is Millennium like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Millennium as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Millennium violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Millennium as graphic.

What did critics think of Millennium?

Audiences rate the series positively, with its dark, atmospheric serial-killer investigations and Lance Henriksen's performance as its strongest assets, though later seasons are judged less compelling.

Which shows are like Millennium?

Shows with a similar feel include The X-Files, Hannibal, and Twin Peaks.

How long is Millennium?

Millennium: 3 seasons, 67 episodes.

Is Millennium still running?

No, Millennium was canceled.