The Dead Zone_
Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.
Created By
Shawn Piller, Michael Piller
Network
USA Network
Episodes
80
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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3 countries
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2 countries
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Overview
The Dead Zone has 6 seasons with 80 episodes spanning 2002-2007.
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Rating
The Dead Zone holds a 7.3/10 rating based on 159 votes.
Year context
The Dead Zone first aired 24 years ago in 2002.
CAST (3)
SEASONS (6 seasons, 80 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Wheel of Fortune (1)
After six years in a coma following a near-fatal car accident, Johnny awakens to find he has the gift of second sight.
02
What It Seems (2)
Johnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case.
03
Quality of Life
Johnny gains trust in his powers after they enable him to save a star high school athlete from a life-threatening heart condition.
04
Enigma
In helping an old man find his long lost love, Johnny himself falls in love with the woman through visions he has of her in…
05
Unreasonable Doubt
Johnny is called to serve on a jury and uses his powers to uncover the real facts in the case.
06
The House
Johnny experiences disturbing visions in his home that lead him to discover the truth about his mother's death.
07
Enemy Mind
While trying to rescue a runaway teen, Johnny is exposed to mind-altering drugs which have a uniquely adverse effect on his brain.
08
Netherworld
Struck with a vision of a fiery explosion, Johnny must distinguish between his dream world and reality in order to prevent a disaster.
09
The Siege
Johnny attempts to manipulate the events during a hostage situation in a bank but each time he makes a move, the ending changes for the…
10
Here There Be Monsters
Johnny's life is threatened when he's charged with witchcraft in a small New England town.
11
Dinner with Dana
Things heat up between Johnny and Dana during a "pretend" dinner date, which Dana plans to use as the basis for a cover story.
12
Shaman
Johnny's visions reach across time when he joins forces with a psychic Native American shaman from centuries past to avert a major disaster.
13
Destiny
When Johnny's prediction of a tragic fire comes true, the incident brings him unwanted media coverage, as well as the attention of Greg Stillson, a…
SEASON 2
01
Valley of the Shadow
The season premiere finds Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson, whom he's secretly investigating. But another mystery draws…
02
Descent (1)
Johnny struggles to rescue four teens trapped in a collapsing mine, all while reliving - and in some way trying to redeem - sins from…
03
Ascent (2)
An unexpected incident leads Johnny to a profound new understanding of Walt.
04
The Outsider
Johnny takes on a major corporation to prevent the mass marketing of a drug he foresees will cause terrible birth defects years down the line.
05
Precipitate
When Johnny is injured and infused with a blood product stemming from six different people, he begins having visions through the donors' eyes and learns…
06
Scars
Johnny's decision to join the reelection campaign of Stillson's chief opponent, Harrison Fisher, has unintended consequences.
07
Misbegotten
Johnny is kidnapped by three young women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past.
08
Cabin Pressure
On a flight to Washington with Purdy, Johnny is hit with a vision of their plane crashing.
09
The Man Who Never Was
A terrifying vision leads to Johnny's involvement with a man who suddenly disappears.
10
Dead Men Tell Tales
The vision of a hit on crime boss Cathan Donnegal leads to Johnny's (Anthony Michael Hall) involvement with the mob.
11
Playing God
When Johnny is reunited with two close friends from high school, one of whom is awaiting a heart transplant, he is tormented by a vision…
12
Zion
The death of Bruce's father, Pastor David Lewis leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not taken."
13
The Storm
When Johnny is caught in a deadly storm, he is forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he…
14
Plague
When J.J. falls prey to a deadly new virus sweeping across the Northeast, Johnny must use his powers to solve a medical mystery in time…
15
Deja Voodoo
Johnny meets a beautiful woman in danger and is reminded again of the potentially dire consequences of even the smallest of choices.
16
The Hunt
A covert branch of U.S. intelligence recruits Johnny to track down the world's most wanted terrorist.
17
The Mountain
On a camping trip together, Johnny, Sarah, Walt, and J.J. are taken hostage by thieves after Johnny is struck by a vision of a lost…
18
The Combination
Johnny goes public with his vision of a heavyweight contender dying in an upcoming bout, but instead of stopping the fight, his announcement turns it…
19
Visions
Johnny sets out to discover the secret of a mysterious man who appears to be stalking him, but who actually has a life-changing message for…
SEASON 3
01
Finding Rachel (1)
Johnny becomes the prime suspect in a case he's desperately trying to solve and is confronted by the victim's sister, who clamors for his arrest.
02
Finding Rachel (2)
Following his arrest for the murder of a young volunteer for the Stillson campaign, Johnny persuades the victim's sister to help him find the real…
03
Collision
Rebecca helps Johnny endure agonizing visions of his terrible car accident years earlier, which are triggered by his efforts to rescue a missing girl.
04
The Cold Hard Truth
Johnny becomes involved with an abusive radio shock jock whose death he foresees, and in the process forges a new relationship with his son J.J.
05
Total Awareness
Johnny and a rebellious young woman with a strange gift for numbers team up to expose the use of a total information awareness system for…
06
No Questions Asked
Walt reluctantly accepts Johnny's help when a crime from the past comes back to haunt him.
07
Looking Glass
Johnny fights to prevent identical twin law students from using him and his visions to commit the perfect murder.
08
Speak Now
As a young couple is about to tie the knot, Johnny has a troubling vision of their future and must figure out how to reveal…
09
Cycle of Violence
When Johnny has visions of a school shooting, the principal focuses on a particularly outspoken student as the likeliest culprit while Johnny struggles to confirm…
10
Instinct
Johnny and Walt investigate the sudden violent behavior of the animals around Cleaves Mills.
11
Shadows
When Johnny foresees the death of someone very close to him, his inner rage pushes him to the brink of murder.
12
Tipping Point (1)
As problems with his dead zone become life threatening, Johnny must decide if brain surgery is an option, knowing he will lose the psychic abilities…
SEASON 4
01
Broken Circle (2)
Johnny fights to stop Rebecca from killing Greg Stillson, whom she believes is responsible for her sister's murder.
02
The Collector
When a friend of Sara's goes missing, Johnny becomes involved trying to find her twisted abductor...before he kills the missing woman.
03
Double Vision
Johnny runs into an attractive psychic as they both try to find and stop a sniper.
04
Still Life
A painter's daughter and model has disappeared and Johnny tries to help locate her, but is swept into a web of obsession and hidden secrets.
05
Heroes & Demons
An autistic boy makes his way to Johnny to "ask" him to help clear his father - a cop on death row for the murder…
06
The Last Goodbye
Johnny gets a vision of a rock star who is believed to have died...but Johnny realizes he's still alive.
07
Grains of Sand
When an immigrant woman dies, Johnny is determined to take care of her baby and reunite it with the father.
08
Vanguard
Johnny must help a former student, now a researcher for a plastics company, with a future of destruction setting off the doomsday of Johnny's visions.
09
Babble On
Johnny has been getting visions of his dead father, who is apparently trying to warn him of some coming disaster.
10
Coming Home
Johnny gets a vision of death concerning Sara's father, who is apparently being stalked by a "Shadow Man" who is preying on an old folks'…
11
Saved
When Stillson's girlfriend disappears, he must reluctantly turn to Johnny Smith for help in locating her.
12
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
Johnny prepares for a Christmas celebration and has to deal with a visit by Alex, an amnesiac Santa, three young brothers without a family, and...…
SEASON 5
01
Forbidden Fruit
Johnny races to find a way to stop the wedding of Miranda Ellis and Greg Stillson, while a political crisis develops that brings Stillson one…
02
Independence Day
Johnny has a vision of a dead Bruce in a multi-car accident on the highway, but finds that his every effort to stop it only…
03
Panic
Johnny is trapped in his house with J.J. and another neighborhood teen by vicious killers, and discovers a family secret while trying to keep one…
04
Articles of Faith
Johnny helps in the investigation of a hate-crime commited by the son of a neo-Nazi, but soon has reason to believe the boy's confession may…
05
The Inside Man
Johnny ends up taking the place of the inside man in a museum robbery to stop the crime and prevent several deaths, but soon finds…
06
Lotto Fever
Johnny must deal with an angry man who got winning Lotto tickets from Johnny after meeting him... but is now frustrated with all the problems…
07
Symmetry
After Johnny is attacked, he begins to experience visions of his attacker's life and the life of one of the attacker's victims.
08
Vortex
To save a child, Johnny infiltrates a compound belonging to a cult, but soon finds that the place is loaded with explosives and must stop…
09
Revelations
A woman claiming to be Purdy's lost-long daughter arrives in Cleaves Mills. Johnny has a vision of the woman causing harm to Purdy, who ignores…
10
Into the Heart of Darkness
The Collector returns, seeking his revenge on Johnny. Now Johnny must race against time to save a newly pregnant Sara from his grasp.
11
The Hunting Party
Johnny tries to thwart the assassination of the Vice President and protect the man that Janus' secret conspiracy has set up to take the blame,…
SEASON 6
01
Heritage
Johnny views visions of his friends in danger at a festival. He believes he has averted the disaster, but a fire later claims two people…
02
Ego
Johnny investigates a psychiatrist after a vision shows her being shot, he uncovers several patients who would like her dead.
03
Re-Entry
Johnny gets a vision of disaster on a private space mission and is forced to work with Stillson to save the crew.
04
Big Top
Johnny visits an "Alice in Wonderland"-themed circus and becomes part of a ten year old murder. Johnny later realizes that J.J. may have inherited a…
05
Interred
Johnny has a vision of a man who has been buried alive. Johnny, with the help of Turner, rushes to locate the man.
06
Switch
Johnny is taking a train trip when he has a vision of someone throwing a woman from the train. Johnny goes to help and becomes…
07
Numb
Sarah must take unexpected actions to save Johnny's life after he goes into a coma.
08
Outcome
Johnny must turn to a friend of Sarah's for help when he gets a vision of an imminent bus station bombing.
09
Transgressions
Johnny becomes involved in a murder case involving a young woman and demonic possession, where everything isn't as it seems.
10
Drift
While on a trip to visit Bruce, Johnny views a racehorse being stolen in a vision. He also realizes that he may have lost the…
11
Exile
Johnny goes to the aid of his psychic friend, but soon finds he's the one who needs help. Meanwhile, Sarah moves out of Johnny's house…
12
Ambush (1)
While further investigating Walt's death, Johnny determines a link between him and his successor, Anna Turner.
13
Denouement (2)
In the sixth season finale, visions of Walt lead Johnny to an amazing discovery about his father Herb, and secrets from the past are exposed.
SERIES INFO
6
Seasons
80
Episodes
Canceled
Status
CREW
Creator
Shawn Piller
Creator
Michael Piller
NETWORKS (1)
USA Network
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Dead Zone about?
Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.
Where can I watch The Dead Zone?
The Dead Zone is available on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Prime Video, Plex, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does The Dead Zone have?
The Dead Zone has 6 seasons with 80 episodes total.
Who created The Dead Zone?
The Dead Zone was created by Shawn Piller and Michael Piller.
Who stars in The Dead Zone?
The cast of The Dead Zone includes Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole De Boer, Connor Price.
What is the rating of The Dead Zone?
The Dead Zone has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 159 votes on TMDB.
Is The Dead Zone still running?
The Dead Zone was canceled.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
