Wonderland (American TV series)

Wonderland is an American medical drama television series created by Peter Berg that aired on ABC. It depicted daily life in a mental institution from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original two-week run, March 30 and April 6, 2000. DirecTV aired all eight filmed episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009. In 2014, the entire series was available for free on Hulu (which has since become a subscription service).

The show had controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment.

Main cast

 * Ted Levine – Dr. Robert Banger (8 episodes, 2000)
 * Michelle Forbes – Dr. Lyla Garrity (8 episodes, 2000)
 * Michael Jai White – Dr. Derrick Hatcher (7 episodes, 2000)
 * Billy Burke – Dr. Abe Matthews (8 episodes, 2000)
 * Martin Donovan – Dr. Neil Harrison (8 episodes, 2000)
 * Joelle Carter – Dr. Heather Miles (6 episodes, 2000)
 * Patricia Clarkson ... Tammy Banger (8 episodes, 2000)

Main crew

 * Peter Berg – creator, executive producer (writer/director 1 episode, 2000 "Pilot")
 * Tony Krantz – executive producer (8 episodes, 2000)
 * James Steven Sadwith – consulting producer (7 episodes, 2000)
 * Brian Grazer – executive producer (unknown episodes)
 * Peter R. McIntosh – producer (unknown episodes)
 * Barry M. Schkolnick
 * John David Coles (unknown episodes)
 * Charles McDougall (unknown episodes)
 * Oz Scott

Ratings

 * Episode 1: 13 million viewers
 * Episode 2: 7.5 million viewers

Incidental music
The theme song of the show is a simple humming. It is performed by Madonna, although the DirecTV re-airing of the show uses a different theme song (not by Madonna).