Lucky 7 (TV series)

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Lucky 7

Genre	Drama
Based on	The Syndicate by Kay Mellor
Developed by	David Zabel Jason Richman
Starring	Summer Bishil Lorraine Bruce Alexandra Castillo Christine Evangelista Stephen Louis Grush Matt Long Anastasia Phillips Luis Antonio Ramos Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Composers	Bob Thiele Jr. Paul Koch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	David Zabel Jason Richman Justin Falvey Darryl Frank Paul McGuigan Steven Spielberg^[1]^[2]
Cinematography	Fabian Wagner
Production companies	Remainder Men The Beekeeper's Apprentice Productions Rollem Productions Amblin Television ABC Studios
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 24 (2013-09-24) – October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)

Lucky 7 is an American drama television series that ran from September 24, to October 1, 2013, on ABC as part of the 2013–14 American television season. The one-hour series is based on the British television show The Syndicate, which was created by Kay Mellor.^[3] Steven Spielberg phoned Kay Mellor to tell her how much he loved the original, and a few months later became an executive producer on Lucky 7.^[1]^[2] ABC placed a series order on May 10, 2013.^[4] The pilot episode earned only 1.3 rating in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, making Lucky 7 the lowest rated fall drama premiere in ABC history.^[5]

On October 4, 2013, ABC canceled the series due to low ratings. It was the first show of the 2013–14 season to be canceled.^{[citation needed]}

On September 25, 2014, ABC released all the episodes produced on iTunes, which were a total of 8 episodes.^{[citation needed]}

Premise

A group of seven gas station employees in Queens, New York City, play the lottery every week and dream about what they would do with the winnings. When they do finally hit the jackpot, the coworkers learn that money may solve some problems, but it creates new ones.^{[citation needed]}

Cast and characters

Main cast

Summer Bishil as Samira Rajpur
Lorraine Bruce as Denise Dibinsky
Alexandra Castillo as Bianca Clemente^[6]
Christine Evangelista as Mary Lavecchia
Stephen Louis Grush as Nicky Korzak
Matt Long as Matt Korzak
Anastasia Phillips as Leanne Maxwell
Luis Antonio Ramos as Antonio Clemente
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Bob Harris

Recurring cast

Stephen Rider as Eric Mosely^[7]
Kim Roberts as Gloria

Episodes

No.	Title ^[8]^[9]^[10]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions) ^[11]^[12]
1	"Pilot"	Paul McGuigan	David Zabel & Jason Richman	September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)	4.43
2	"Inside Job"	Stephen Cragg	David Zabel & Jason Richman	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	2.62
3	"Cable Guy"	Stephen Cragg	David Zabel & Barbie Kligman	N/A	N/A
4	"Pay Day"	Dan Lerner	Michael J. Cinquemani & Jason Richman	N/A	N/A
5	"All In"	Stephen Herek	Shannon Goss	N/A	N/A
6	"Gold Star, Inc."	Colin Bucksey	David A. Weinstein	N/A	N/A
7	"Movin' On Up..."	Matthew Penn	Alex Metcalf	N/A	N/A
8	"Five More Minutes"	J. Miller Tobin	Barbie Kligman & David Zabel	N/A	N/A

Reception

Kristin dos Santos of E! Online said the show is not unique enough to make it memorable.^[13] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "The night Steven Spielberg called... and Kay Mellor won the prize of a lifetime". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Zeitchik, Steven (24 September 2013). "In 'Lucky 7,' the lives of a more ordinary number". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 10, 2013). "ABC Orders Ryan Seacrest's 'Mixology,' Sofia Vergara's 'Killer Women,' 'Once' Spinoff, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2013). "UPDATE: ABC Picks Up 'Once Upon A Time' Spinoff, 'Mixology', 'The Returned', 'Killer Women', 'Lucky 7', 'Betrayal', 'Trophy Wife', Cullen Bros, 'Influence', 'The Goldbergs', 'Super Fun Night', 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 25, 2013). "RATINGS RAT RACE: Strong Premiere For ABC's 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Lucky 7' Flops, NBC's 'Chicago Fire' Hits Highs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^ Masters, Megan (July 17, 2013). "Items: Ravenswood Recast, Sherlock Vet to Thrones, Psych Casting News and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
^ "ABC's 'Lucky 7' Books 'The Butler' Actor for Recurring Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
^ "(#103) "Cable Guy"". Listings — LUCKY 7 on ABC. The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ "(#104) "Pay Day"". Listings — LUCKY 7 on ABC. The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^ "Shows A-Z - lucky 7 on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'The Voice' & 'NCIS' Adjusted Up; 'The Goldbergs' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Bibel, Sara (October 2, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'The Voice, 'NCIS' & 'Person of Interest' Adjusted Up; 'Chicago Fire' & 'Lucky 7' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
^ Santos, Kristin (September 24, 2013). "Lucky 7 Review: Why the New Drama Is a Risk for ABC". E! Online. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
^ Hinckley, David (September 24, 2013). "'Lucky 7': TV review". Daily News. New York. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

Notes

External links

Lucky 7 at IMDb

v t e Kay Mellor
TV series created by	Children's Ward (1989–2000) Families (1990–1993) Band of Gold (1995–1997) Playing the Field (1998–2002) Fat Friends (2000–2005) Between the Sheets (2003) Strictly Confidential (2006) The Chase (2006–2007) A Passionate Woman (2010) The Syndicate (2012–2021) In the Club (2014–2016) Love, Lies and Records (2017) Girlfriends (2018)
Films written	Jane Eyre (1997)
Plays written	Fat Friends The Musical (2017)
Related	Lucky 7 (2013)

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