A man uses the radio to contact his deceased father, who is still alive in the past. And tries to save him from a terrible death. That’s the rough one story behind the almost forgotten sci-fi thriller Frequency, that’s on TV today. And has received several series adaptations over the years.
On TV: sci-fi thriller whose story was copied for Japan, China and South Korea
In Frequency, police officer John (Jim Caviezel) is shocked to discover that he can communicate with his father Frank (Dennis Quaid) via an old radio, who died in an accident 30 years ago. Obviously, the radio connection leads into the past. John manages to save his father from misfortune, but this leads to unforeseen, bloody consequences.
Frequency released in 2000, received average to positive reviews (via Metacritic) and was neither a huge hit at the box office, nor a gigantic flop (via Box Office Mojo). It is perhaps all the more astonishing that he is 16 years later was reissued with the series Frequency for US television.
But that was by no means all: the plot became Also adapted for the South Korean series Signal in 2016. She received Japanese and Chinese remakes in 2018 and 2019 under the titles Signal and Unknown Number.
When is Frequency on TV?
Frequency is running today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 8:15 p.m. on Tele 5. If you don’t have time, you can catch up on the film at 2:20 a.m. In addition to Caviezel and Quaid, Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) can also be seen in front of the camera.
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