| Granite Flats | |
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 Cast and logo for season 1 | |
| Written by | John Christian Plummer |
| Directed by | Scott Swofford Brian McNamara Blair Treu |
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| Opening theme | "The End of the World" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Derek Marquis Jeff T. Miller Scott Swofford Terri Pappas Jared Shores |
| Production locations | Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah |
| Running time | 60 minutes each episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | BYUtv |
| Release | April 7, 2013 – April 4, 2015 |
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Granite Flats is an American television series, the first original scripted drama series produced by BYUtv. The show is set in a small Colorado town in the early 1960s during the Cold War, and follows several of the town's citizens as mysterious and potentially dangerous circumstances arise.[1] Season 1 launched on April 7, 2013. The cast was joined by actors Christopher Lloyd[2] and Cary Elwes for its second season, which premiered April 6, 2014.[3][4] Parker Posey and George Newbern joined the cast for season 3, premiered online April 4, 2015, before the TV season launch scheduled for October.[5][6][7] It had an audience of approximately 500,000 households per episode.[8]
On April 20, 2015 it was announced that Granite Flats would join Netflix; all three seasons launched on the streaming service on May 15, 2015.[9]
On June 25, 2015, Granite Flats executive producer Scott Swofford announced the end of the series after three seasons, calling it a "huge success."[10]
- ^ Pierce, Scott (April 3, 2013). "5 things to know about 'Granite Flats,' BYUtv's first scripted drama". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Pantera, Gabrielle (April 6, 2014). "Christopher Lloyd Brings Shakespeare to Cold War Drama BYUtv 'Granite Flats'". Hollywood Daily Star. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Alison Moore (2014-02-28). "BYUtv 'Granite Flats' welcomes actors from 'Princess Bride,' 'Back to the Future'". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (May 14, 2014). "Cary Elwes pays a visit to '60s-era 'Granite Flats'". USA Today. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Parker Posey, George Newbern To Guest In Third Season Of BYU-TV's 'Granite Flats'". Deadline Hollywood. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ Kenner, Kari (April 2, 2015). "BYUtv to release full third season of Cold War drama 'Granite Flats'". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (April 2, 2015). "New season of 'Granite Flats' streams Saturday". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Freedman, Samuel G. (November 1, 2014). "Pop Culture and Religious Sensibility on a Mormon TV Network". The New York Times. p. A23. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (April 20, 2015). "BYUtv's 'Granite Flats' will stream on Netflix". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. "A special message to Granite Flats fans". Retrieved June 25, 2015.