Reaper is an American comedy-drama created by Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas. The series focused on Sam Oliver, a Reaper who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.

The series originally ran on the CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009. The CW formally canceled the series but there were talks between ABC Studios to continue the show in syndicated form as a Sunday night program,"Reaper" May Live On, Hollywood Reporter, May 13, 2009 due to the CW returning Sunday nights back to its affiliates.CW to say goodbye to Sundays, Variety, May 4, 2009 The official Reaper website confirmed on June 17, 2009 that there will be no third season, but there will be a comic book series and possibly a cartoon."Reaper" Will Not Have Third Season, Reaper Site, June 17, 2009