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Veronica Mars
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Premiere September 22, 2004
Finale July 19, 2019
Creator Rob Thomas
Network/Provider UPN (seasons 1–2),
The CW (season 3),
Hulu (season 4)
Style 60-minute teen mystery drama
Company Silver Pictures Television
(seasons 1–3),
Rob Thomas Productions
(seasons 1–3),
Spondoolie Productions
(season 4)
Warner Bros. Television
Seasons 4
Episodes 72
Origin USA
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Official Twitter @veronicamars
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Veronica Mars is a mystery crime drama that originated on UPN before moving to The CW after UPN merged with The WB. The series stars the titular character, Veronica Mars as a teenager with a knack for mystery solving, which is largely attributed to her father, Keith, a private investigator and former sheriff for the town. In the fictional southern California town of Neptune, Veronica struggles against a crowd of "09ers" while slowly moving closer to solving whatever mystery catches her eye.

The first two seasons follow the same general format. Each season has a overarching mystery storyline which most episodes touch on to varying degrees. The premiere and finale are typically entirely devoted to the major mysteries. The remaining episodes split the focus with a minor mystery of the week story, usually from a student who hires Veronica. In the third season, to revitalize the series, there were two major arcs which lasted for nine and six episodes respectively, followed by a series of purely standalone episodes. The series also switched locales, as Veronica graduated and went to college between seasons two and three.

The series has received positive critical response and has developed a devoted cult fan base, but has suffered from lackluster ratings overall. During the weeks leading up to the 2007-2008 television season upfronts, it was uncertain whether or not the series would return for a fourth season on The CW, as many other more popular shows like 7th Heaven had been initially cut from the merged line-up. Rumors began to arise during March 2007 reporting that the series had been cancelled by The CW, but creator Rob Thomas insisted that those rumors were not true. Although a quasi-spinoff was proposed for the fourth season where Veronica would act as a fledgling FBI agent just out of the academy, The CW ultimately decided not to renew the show.

Following the cancellation of the show, Thomas and Kristen Bell wanted to do a feature film adaptation, but Warner Bros. decided not to pursue that option, but the constant teasing of a film over the next six years kept the idea alive. On March 13, 2013, they launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to help fund the movie, setting a goal of $2 million, that goal being reached in less than 10 hours, reaching a total of $5.7 million. The Veronica Mars film is currently scheduled to be released in select AMC theaters on March 14, 2014.

As of January 9, 2014, all of Veronica Mars is available to stream on Amazon Instant Video exclusively for Amazon Prime subscribers. On January 15, 2014, The CW announced at the Television Critics Association that Thomas will be launching a Veronica Mars digital spinoff comedy series on CW Seed. The show's premise will revolve around actor Ryan Hansen's attempts to secure a Dick Casablancas spinoff and will consist of roughly eight 10-minute episodes.

On September 20, 2018, Hulu announced they would revive the series for a fourth and final season.

Contents

Cast

Actor Character Duration
Main Cast 1 2 3 4 Film
Kristen Bell Veronica Mars * * * * *
Enrico Colantoni Keith Mars * * * * *
Percy Daggs III Wallace Fennel * * * o *
Jason Dohring Logan Echolls * * * * *
Francis Capra Eli "Weevil" Navarro * * * o *
Teddy Dunn Duncan Kane * *
Sydney Tamiia Poitier Mallory Dent *
Ryan Hansen Dick Casablancas o * * o *
Kyle Gallner Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas o *
Tessa Thompson Jackie Cook *
Michael Muhney Sheriff Don Lamb o o * o
Tina Majorino Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie o o * *
Julie Gonzalo Parker Lee *
Chris Lowell Stosh "Piz" Piznarski * *
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season.
Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast 1 2 3 4 Film
Brandon Hillock Deputy Jerry Sacks * * * *
Daran Norris Cliff McCormack * * * *
Amanda Noret Madison Sinclair * * * *
Ken Marino Vinnie Van Lowe * * * *
Max Greenfield Deputy Leo D'Amato * * * *
Duane Daniels Principal Van Clemmons * * *
Christopher B. Duncan Clarence Wiedman, Jr. * * *
Erica Gimpel Alicia Fennel * *
Alona Tal Meg Manning * *
Lisa Thornhill Celeste Kane * *
Harry Hamlin Aaron Echolls * *
Amanda Seyfried Lilly Kane * *
Kyle Secor Jake Kane * *
Leighton Meester Carrie Bishop *
Andrea Estella   *
Charisma Carpenter Kendall Casablancas * *
Jeffrey Sams Terrence Cook *
Steve Guttenberg Woody Goodman *
Krysten Ritter Gia Goodman * *
Patrick Fabian Professor Hank Landry *
Jaime Ray Newman Mindy O'Dell *
1 2 3 4 Film

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
UPN
Season One September 22, 2004 May 10, 2005 22
Season Two September 28, 2005 May 9, 2006 22
The CW
Season Three October 3, 2006 May 22, 2007 20
Feature Film
Veronica Mars (film) March 14, 2014
Hulu
Season Four July 19, 2019 8

In-Depth

  • At a Glance: Additional information about the series
  • Characters: A listing of characters in the series
  • Music: A list of music played on Veronica Mars
  • Mythology: Further information about the Veronica Mars universe
  • Mysteries: Information about every mystery on Veronica Mars

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete First Season October 11, 2005 purchase 6
The Complete Second Season August 22, 2006 purchase 6
The Complete Third Season October 23, 2007 purchase 6

Soundtrack Releases

Title Release Tracks Discs
Original Television Soundtrack September 27, 2005 purchase 14 1

Suggested Viewing

External Sites

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