Pilot

Directed by

Francis Lawrence

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A widower struggles to connect with his mute and autistic son who constantly writes repeating numbers. He learns the boy may have a hidden gift that links seemingly unrelated people across the world.

mysterioustenseemotionally heavyslow-burnthought-provokinghopefulintimateserious

What happens

"Pilot" (also known as "Tales of the Red Thread") is the first episode of the first season of the American supernatural thriller drama television series Touch. The episode premiered in the United States on Fox on January 25, 2012. The episode was written by series creator Tim Kring and directed by Francis Lawrence. The concept of Touch was devised by Kring, who developed the science fiction drama Heroes for the NBC network. In this episode, Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland), a widower father, tries to communicate with and control his mute and emotionally challenged son Jake Bohm (David Mazouz), an autistic child that enjoys writing sequences of repeating numbers in a notebook. Martin must also contend with Clea Hopkins (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a social worker from Child and Family Services sent to investigate Jake and his family situation. Everything changes when Martin discovers that Jake possesses the gift of staggering genius, while visiting researcher Arthur Teller (Danny Glover). Meanwhile, other various character subplots, scattered about the world, are unknowingly interconnected through a series of numbers and actions recognized by Jake. The episode debuted as a special preview to its official scheduled regularly aired time slot on March 22, 2012, with episodes recurring weekly. The preview brought in the second-biggest audience of any prime-time drama premiere during that season at 12.01 million viewers and a positive 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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