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Touch

Touch

The world is connected. But only his son sees how.

20126.62 Seasons26 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

Created by Katherine Pope
Produced by Peter Chernin, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Martin Bohm

David Mazouz

David Mazouz

Jacob Bohm

Saxon Sharbino

Saxon Sharbino

Amelia Robbins

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Calvin Norburg

Themes & Keywords

autismpsychic powersingle father

About Touch

Touch is a sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, drama series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of autism, psychic power, single father. Created by Katherine Pope, it stars Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Saxon Sharbino. Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

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