Early Edition is a
television series that aired on
CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of
Chicago, Illinois, it followed the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each
Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this knowledge to prevent terrible events each day. Created by
Ian Abrams, Patrick Q. Page, and Vik Rubenfeld, the series starred actor
Kyle Chandler as Gary Hobson, and featured many real Chicago locations over the course of the series' run. Despite fan efforts to save the show, it was cancelled in May 2000, and it began airing in syndication on
Fox Family Channel that same month.
CBS Home Entertainment subsequently scheduled a DVD release of the complete first season on June 24, 2008.
Production
Conception
The origin of
Early Edition stems from a collaborative idea between writers Vik Rubenfeld and Pat Page.
currently airs the show nightly at 9/8c.
SyFy currently has the rights to air Early Edition. In Spain, the show has been aired for first time on Canal+ and, recently, by Calle 13 and Sony Entertainment Television (SET en VEO); it has been aired from Monday to Thursday from August until end of November 2007. In Poland,
Early Edition aired several times on
TVP channels under the title "It Happened Tomorrow". In Estonia,
Early Edition is being aired by TV 3, with the title translated to "Tomorrow's News".
