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Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies

life. death. and life again.

20077.82 Seasons22 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.

Produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, Rina Mimoun, Dan Jinks
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Ned

Anna Friel

Anna Friel

Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Emerson Cod

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Olive Snook

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Lily Charles

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Vivian Charles

F

Field Cate

Young Ned

Jim Dale

Jim Dale

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

narrationsurrealismreanimationdark comedyeccentricprivate investigatorback from the deadmagic realismmurder investigationdeath of parentnostalgicchildhood sweetheartresuscitation powerrekindled romancemodern fairy talepiessupernatural powerromanticcheerfulretromagic touchpie shop

About Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy, crime series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of narration, surrealism, reanimation, dark comedy, eccentric, private investigator. it stars Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride. A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.

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