4400: The Great Leap Forward

"This tragedy, terrible as it may have been, had meaning, and those who died, are the heralds of a new age. Thousands upon thousands of you have new abilities, and in time, you will all contribute to this movement. A movement that now claims all Seattle as its home."

―Jordan Collier

"The Great Leap Foward"
Series The 4400 Season 4, Episode 13
Air date	September 16th, 2007
Writers	Ira Steven Behr; Craig Sweeny
Director	Scott Peters
Producers	Ira Steven Behr; Ben Brafman; Scott Peters; Maira Suro; Kathy Gilroy-Sereda; Mark Kruger; Craig Sweeny
Starring	Joel Gretsch; Jacqueline McKenzie; Patrick Flueger; Chad Faust; Conchita Campbell; Megalyn Echikunwoke; Billy Campbell
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"The Great Leap Forward" is the thirteenth episode of season four of the USA Network television series The 4400. It is the forty-second episode of the series overall and is the season four finale as well as the series finale of the program. Directed by executive producer Scott Peters, it first aired on September 16th, 2007. In this episode, Danny Farrell possesses the ability to spread Promicin through human contact, but is horrified when his power results in the deaths of hundreds of people, including his own mother. Shawn offers to help Danny deal with the consequences of his power and NTAC finds themselves in the unenviable position of relying upon the residents of Promise City for help.

Cast

Principal Cast

Actor	Role
Joel Gretsch	Tom Baldwin
Jacqueline McKenzie	Diana Skouris
Patrick Flueger	Shawn Farrell
Chad Faust	Kyle Baldwin
Conchita Campbell	Maia Rutledge
Megalyn Echikunwoke	Isabelle Tyler
Billy Campbell	Jordan Collier

Guest Stars

Actor	Role
Jenni Baird	Meghan Doyle
Jeffrey Combs	Kevin Burkoff
Penny Johnson Jerald	Rebecca Parrish
Kaj-Erik Eriksen	Danny Farrell
Richard Kahan	Marco Pacella
Kavan Smith	Jed Garrity
Chilton Crane	Susan Farrell
Pascale Hutton	Abigail Hunnicutt

Featuring

Actor	Role
Graeme Duffy	Brady Wingate
Jennifer Spence	Joanna
Carrie Genzel	Reporter
Paul Duchart	Minister
Ted Cole	Doctor Griffith
Pablo Silveira	Paramedic
David MacInnis	Ambulance driver
Beulah Wong	Triage nurse
Nneka Croal	Agent Ashmore

Notes & Trivia

• This episode is included on The 4400: The Complete Series and disc 4 of The 4400: The Complete Fourth Season DVD collections.

• Production code number 413.

• Final episode; final appearance of all characters.

• Death of Brady Wingate.

See also

4400 4400 gallery 4400 glossary 4400 episodes 4400 characters

4400 locations 4400 character list 4400 cast & crew 4400 image category 4400 miscellaneous

External Links

"The Great Leap Forward" at AMG "The Great Leap Forward" at IMDB "The Great Leap Forward" at the TV IV "The Great Leap Forward" at ShareTV.com

"The Great Leap Forward" at TV.com guide "The Great Leap Forward" at TV Rage.com "The Great Leap Forward" at The 4400 Wiki "The Great Leap Forward" at Themoviedb.org

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This article is an episode from season 4 of The 4400 television series.

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