The River was an American paranormal/action/horror/found-footage television series that debuted during the 2011–12 television winter season on ABC as a midseason replacement. Eight episodes were produced for the first season. The series ran from February 7, 2012 to March 20, 2012. On May 11, 2012, ABC officially canceled the series. Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole went looking for "magic" deep in the uncharted Amazon basin and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his... nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln , he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess , Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark , film the mission documentary-style.
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| On the air: | February 7, 2012 |
| Number of seasons: | 1 |
| Producer: | Steven Spielberg, Zack Estrin |
| Genre: | Thriller |