John Doe

2002 - 2003 TV-14 1h 00m 7.8

A man who seems to know everything but his own name helps police solve crimes as he searches for his identity.

John Doe is an intelligent adventure series, named after the main character, albeit not by name: 'John Doe' is called thus because nobody knows the name of the man who literally fell from the sky, naked, in the sea near an obscure island. When Cambodian fishermen save him, it soon becomes clear his memory is in a paradoxical state: he has total amnesia concerning his own past, even his real name, but has more factual knowledge stored in his brain then even the Google computer banks on every possible other subject, as if he had memorized the Library of Congress, so one rarely needs to read anything when he's around. He also is intelligent and inquisitive enough to understand and use much of that knowledge, and keeps rolling into all kinds of weird mysteries, teaming up with various characters, each of which must first be convinced he's legit, such as police detectives Frank Hayes and Jamie Avery, but gets frustrated by finding his own story the most elusive, probably linked to some secret experiment.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 20, 2002

A man awakens on an island only to discover that he has no memory of who he i...

Episode 2 Blood Lines

2. Blood Lines

Aired: Sep 27, 2002

Karen is fired from her job at the bar by Digger. She talks John into taking ...

Episode 3 Doe Re: Me

3. Doe Re: Me

Aired: Oct 4, 2002

John helps Lt. Avery and Det. Hayes solve a series of gruesome murders involv...

Episode 4 Past Imperfect

4. Past Imperfect

Aired: Oct 18, 2002

A body found in an old wine barrel leads to 30 year-old pictures of the owner...

Episode 5 John Deux

5. John Deux

Aired: Oct 25, 2002

Another man is found in Puget Sound. John's investigation into the man leads ...

Episode 6 Low Art

6. Low Art

Aired: Nov 1, 2002

An expensive piece of art is stolen from the gallery and Karen is a suspect. ...

Episode 7 Mind Games

7. Mind Games

Aired: Nov 8, 2002

A woman shows up with a young boy, and claims this is his son. She was part o...

Episode 8 Idaho

8. Idaho

Aired: Nov 15, 2002

An abduction and a series of clues send John Doe to Idaho where he meets his ...

Episode 9 Manifest Destiny

9. Manifest Destiny

Aired: Dec 6, 2002

John Does decides to go on a trip to London. He's struggling to calm himself ...

Episode 10 The Mourner

10. The Mourner

Aired: Dec 13, 2002

A psychopathic serial killer called "The Mourner" has John trapped in a battl...

Episode 11 John D.O.A.

11. John D.O.A.

Aired: Jan 10, 2003

The battle between John and The Mourner reaches its climax. How high will the...

Episode 12 Tone Dead

12. Tone Dead

Aired: Jan 17, 2003

Rachel visits John in Seattle. New to relationships and dating, John seeks ou...

Episode 13 Family Man

13. Family Man

Aired: Jan 31, 2003

It's all about families. Frank's soon to be ex-wife wants sole custody of the...

Episode 14 Ashes to Ashes

14. Ashes to Ashes

Aired: Feb 14, 2003

The Phoenix group kidnaps Karen to interrogate her about John and an artifact...

Episode 15 Psychic Connection

15. Psychic Connection

Aired: Mar 7, 2003

The police work a tragic abduction and murder case of young women. John has s...

Episode 16 Illegal Alien

16. Illegal Alien

Aired: Mar 14, 2003

An astronaut who falls from the sky is shot by teen aged campers. The autopsy...

Episode 17 Doe or Die

17. Doe or Die

Aired: Mar 21, 2003

The police station is invaded and taken over by an ex-cop who is holding a gr...

Episode 18 Save as... John Doe

18. Save as... John Doe

Aired: Mar 28, 2003

John Doe unravels a mystery involving a super hot woman, a dead computer geni...

Episode 19 Shock to the System

19. Shock to the System

Aired: Apr 4, 2003

After being struck by lightning, everything changes for John Doe. He can see ...

Episode 20 Remote Control

20. Remote Control

Aired: Apr 18, 2003

The Seneca Institute has an interesting program involving "fallen geniuses," ...

Episode 21 The Rising

21. The Rising

Aired: Apr 25, 2003

John is having visions that cause him to black out. The visions lead him to t...

Info about John Doe

Current Status: Canceled

Network: FOX

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi