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Pan Am

Pan Am

TV Series · 2011–2012 · 15 people

Taking its name from the famous airline Pan American World Airways, Pan Am was created for ABC by Jack Orman as an American period drama set in the early 1960s, as the commercial jet age began. The series blends the glamour of the era with espionage and tension under the shadow of the Cold War. It premiered on 25 September 2011, ran 14 episodes in one season and ended on 19 February 2012.

The story revolves around the pilots and stewardesses of the fictional Clipper Majestic. Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie, Karine Vanasse and Kelli Garner play the stewardesses, Michael Mosley and Mike Vogel the pilots, with Annabelle Wallis and Jeremy Davidson also in the cast. Episodes run about 43 minutes. Written by Orman and Craig Shapiro, it was produced by Sony Pictures Television, which licensed the Pan Am name and logo.

Well received abroad, it won best series at the Rose d'Or awards and was sold to more than a hundred countries. After ABC decided in May 2012 not to renew it, Sony talked to Amazon about a second season, but with no deal reached the producers officially ended the show on 20 June 2012. It aired in Germany on Sixx from February 2013 and in Canada on CTV simultaneously with the US.

DirectorJohn Fortenberry, Millicent Shelton
Production companySony Pictures Television
NetworkABC

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Hoji Fortuna Hoji Fortuna Actor · 52 years old Christina Ricci Kelli Garner Michael Mosley Karina Vanasse Annabelle Wallis Mike Vogel Margot Robbie Jeremy Davidson Ashley Greene Goran Višnjić David Harbour Will Chase Ann Dowd Colin Donnell

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Pan Am stopped at a single season of fourteen episodes; talks about a second season went nowhere, so there is no point waiting for more, and you should start with that in mind. That said, the ensemble is well built: storylines spread across the stewardesses and pilots balance each other instead of leaning on one character. The 43-minute episodes move quickly. Its weakest point, in my view, is that such a large cast cannot reach the depth it deserves in one season. Still an enjoyable pick for anyone after a stylish period series to finish in a few evenings.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The series portrays the early 1960s, as the jet age began, through a world in which being a stewardess was seen as a symbol of freedom and status. That door into working life opened for women in a period when it came with strict control over looks and behaviour; I think the show more often foregrounds the era's glamour than digs into that contradiction. The Cold War backdrop recalls the tensions of the time. Licensing a real airline's name and logo is a small but telling detail about how nostalgia becomes a marketable brand.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

There is espionage and Cold War tension, but this is not an action series; the weight is on period drama and relationships between characters. The spy thread works more like a seasoning. For someone after suspense it can feel slow in places. Still, the episodes are kept short and the espionage side is enough to keep the curiosity going.

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