Pilot Watch: Sleepy Hollow

Title: Sleepy Hollow
Cast: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, and John Cho.
Created By: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove and Len Wiseman
About: In this modern-day retelling of Washington Irving's classic, ICHABOD CRANE (Tom Mison, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen") is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. Revived alongside Ichabod is the infamous Headless Horseman who is on a murderous rampage in present-day Sleepy Hollow. Bound to the Headless Horseman by a blood spell cast on the battlefield of the American Revolution, Ichabod quickly realizes that stopping Headless is just the beginning, as the resurrected rider is but the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

As this re-invented Ichabod finds himself in present-day Sleepy Hollow, he discovers a town and a world he no longer recognizes. All that is brutally familiar are Headless and Ichabod's determination to annihilate this immortal being. It's a mission he must complete quickly, as Headless already has viciously slain Sheriff AUGUST CORBIN (guest star Clancy Brown, "Cowboys & Aliens," "Carnivale"). Grey served both as mentor and father figure to Detective ABBIE MILLS (Nicole Beharie, "Shame," "American Violet"), a young cop whose own supernatural experiences help her form an unlikely bond with Ichabod. But Sleepy Hollow's head of police, Captain FRANK IRVING (Orlando Jones, "The Chicago 8," "Drumline"), isn't buying any of this.

In fact, the only person who is on Abbie's side is Ichabod. His extensive first-hand knowledge of our secret American history, coupled with her superior profiling and modern threat assessment skills, will make them a formidable duo as they work together to triumph over evil. The complex pasts of Ichabod and Abbie, from Ichabod's inclusion in the powerful and secretive Freemasons Society and the ghostly appearance of his late wife, KATRINA (Katia Winter, "Dexter"), to Abbie's childhood visions, will help them solve the intricate puzzles of Sleepy Hollow in order to protect its future.

As history repeats itself, the oddly-linked pair will draw on the real stories and hallowed secrets this nation was founded on in their quest to stop an increasingly vicious cycle of evil.

Our Opinion: Sleepy Hollow looks like a promising series to me as the trailer is very enticing to watch. When I first heard about Sleepy Hollow being made into a series, I thought they were just going to rehash the Johnny Depp movie of the same title and quickly pushed it aside. It was the trailer for Sleepy Hollow that brought me around on the idea and interested in the series. It was the general premise and future storytelling that got me excited for Sleepy Hollow and all the possibilities it could have. Also an added bonus that it has some writers from Star Trek (the movie people, not the series) and John Cho. Sleepy Hollow has some likable leads too with Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills. There is going to be an obvious comedic tone with Ichabod being from the past and Abbie from the future. I also love how the writers have turned the headless horsemen into one the horsemen of the Apocalypse. Thanks to Supernatural, I know a little about that, but I'm interested to see how Sleepy Hollow spins this. My main concern is this, what if all this hype is for nothing? It end up turning into a story not worth telling and has been done before. Despite all this supernatural stuff inside it, Sleepy Hollow at the core is still a crime solving show.

So is Sleepy Hollow worth checking out? I'm optimistic about it and I really hope it turns out well. I like Abbie for the possible sass she could bring to the series. I like Ichabod thanks to lovely British accent and facial hair (basically hes hot). Let's not forget the comedy he could bring due to being stuck in a different time period. High hopes for Sleepy Hollow, and I will be checking out the Pilot when it airs.

You can check out the trailer for Sleepy Hollow below.

You can check out FOX's official site for Sleepy Hollow for more information.

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