Secrets of Sulphur Springs
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| Genre | Mystery Drama |
| Created by | Tracey Thomson |
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| Composer | Pieter Schlosser |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 21–26 minutes |
| Production company | Gwave Productions |
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| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original release | January 15, 2021 – present |
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Secrets of Sulphur Springs is an American mystery drama television series. The suspense and time-travel series premiered on Disney Channel on January 15, 2021.[1] The series is set in the fictional Louisiana town of Sulphur Springs. Secrets of Sulphur Springs is from creator, writer and executive producer Tracey Thomson. Charles Pratt, Jr. also serves as executive producer. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season[2] and is slated to premiere on January 14, 2022.[3]
Plot[]
After his dad gets a new job, 12-year-old Griffin Campbell moves into the closed down and dilapidated Tremont Hotel in Sulphur Springs, Louisiana which is supposedly haunted by Savannah Dillon, a camper at the Tremont Camp who disappeared thirty years ago. With his new best friend Harper from his new school, Griffin discovers a portal which takes the two back in time 30 years to 1990, which they use to meet and find out what happened to Savannah Dillon. They try to save Savannah from disappearing.
Cast and characters[]
Main[]
- Preston Oliver as Griffin Campbell, the protagonist. A young boy whose family moves from Chicago into the Tremont Hotel which is supposedly haunted by Savannah Dillon.
- Kyliegh Curran as Harper Marie Dunn, Griffin's new best friend who is excited to learn if the rumors about Savannah are true and help Griffin find out.
- Elle Graham as Savannah Dillon, the girl who mysteriously disappeared thirty years prior to the series' start, and Griffin has to find out what happened to her.
- Madeleine McGraw as Zoey Campbell, Griffin's younger sister and Wyatt's twin.
- Landon Gordon as Wyatt Campbell, Griffin's younger brother and Zoey's twin.
- Kelly Frye as Sarah Campbell, Griffin's mother who knows how difficult their move is on the family.
- Josh Braaten as Bennett "Ben" Campbell Jr., Griffin's father who is hiding a secret from his family.
- Jake Melrose portrays him as a young boy.
- Diandra Lyle as Jessica "Jess" Dunn, (season 2; recurring season 1),[4] Harper's mother.
- Izabela Rose plays her as a young girl.
Recurring[]
- Bryant Tardy as Topher Dunn, Harper's younger brother.
- Jim Gleason as Bennett Campbell Sr., Griffin, Zoey, and Wyatt's grandfather.
- Trina LaFargue as Becky, counselor of camp Tremont.
- Sherri Marina as Mrs. Douglas (season 1), teacher at Sulphur Springs Middle School. This is one of Marina's final acting roles prior to her death.[5]
Episodes[]
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 11 | January 15, 2021 | March 12, 2021 | ||
| 2 | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | ||
Season 1 (2021)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Once Upon a Time" | Jennifer Phang | Tracey Thomson | January 15, 2021 | 0.52[7] | |
| Griffin Campbell and his family have moved from Chicago, to the town of Sulphur Springs. His father, Bennett, lived there as a child and had them move into the Tremont, an abandoned hotel that is supposedly haunted by a girl who disappeared thirty years ago named Savannah. Griffin meets and befriends a girl at his new school named Harper who is obsessed with the legend of Savannah and she and her fellow classmates believe that her ghost exists. Griffin invites her to the Tremont for dinner and they go explore the basement where they find a hidden door that leads to a nuclear fallout shelter. Upon passing through the sky door, they spot Savannah playing with other children. They then see that the spring is no longer dried up and that the Tremont is now lush and new. A young boy brushes by Griffin and he identifies him as his father. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Somewhere in Time" | Fred Gerber | Tracey Thomson | January 15, 2021 | 0.52[7] | |
| Griffin and Harper rush back to the shelter and return to their own time. Harper's mother, Jess, and brother, Topher, arrive to pick up Harper. Jess is revealed to believe in the Tremont's curse and shows some animosity towards Bennett. At school the next day, Harper tells Griffin that her mother does not want her to be friends with him and later witnesses Jess and Bennett having a terse conversation. Griffin's younger siblings, Zoey and Wyatt, believe that Savannah's ghost is haunting the Tremont, but Bennett does not want to hear anymore and appears reluctant to talk about it. In the middle of the night, Griffin goes back down through the shelter and meets up with Harper who snuck out of her home to go back with him. They wander through the woods and witness Savannah doing something, but before she can, something causes her to scream. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Straight Outta Time" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. | January 15, 2021 | 0.52[7] | |
| Savannah is startled by a young Bennett and the two are revealed to be friends. Griffin and Harper introduce themselves as "Harry and Hermione" and help them with a prank. They return to their time and the next morning Bennett is breaking down a wall and finds a hidden room with radio equipment. When Griffin turns on one of them, it plays a song that disturbs Bennett. Griffin and Harper return to the past and interact with Savannah and Bennett again and also meet a young Jess who holds some animosity towards Savannah and likes Bennett. Griffin decides to tell his mother Sarah about what he knows, but she does not believe him and tells him to stop seeing Harper. Harper asks Jess if she went to camp, but she claims that she did not; confusing her. At night, Harper goes to see Griffin and they feel a ghostly presence in the Tremont. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Time to Face the Music" | Patricia Cardoso | Lindsey Klingele | January 22, 2021 | 0.40[8] | |
| Griffin's grandfather, Bennett Sr., arrives and makes it apparent that he is disappointed with Bennett's decision to move the family back to the Tremont. Zoey and Wyatt discover an old camcorder and visit Topher so that they can use it to catch Savannah's ghost on video. Traveling to the past, Griffin befriends young Bennett while Harper begins to suspect that Jess may eventually do something to Savannah. They argue about it, but make up afterwards before skipping school the next day to travel to the past. They go to a talent show where Bennett tries to perform a guitar act, but chokes upon seeing his father who berates him. Savannah does her act, but to everyone's surprise, Bennett wins, implying that Jess rigged it. Bennett Sr., leaves the Tremont and Sarah and Jess find out they skipped school and are grounded. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Time" | Patricia Cardoso | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | January 29, 2021 | 0.42[9] | |
| Close to the day of Savannah's disappearance, Griffin and Harper still plan to travel back in time. Harper has Topher cover for her as she leaves home. As Zoey and Wyatt hold a séance for Savannah, Griffin and Harper go and meet with Savannah and Jess, respectively. Griffin tries showing a news report to Savannah, but his tablet has died due to the time travel. Harper thinks that Jess is about to do something bad to Savannah as she suddenly becomes suspicious of her. At the dance, Griffin and Harper keep an eye on everyone and Jess reveals that she has a cassette tape she wants to play. As she goes to dance with Bennett, Savannah asks out Bennett first embarrassing her. Afterwards, Jess blames "Hermione" for ruining his chance with him. Outside the Tremont, a hooded figure watches the events unfold. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Time Warped" | Robert J. Metoyer | Elena Song | February 5, 2021 | 0.48[10] | |
| Griffin and Harper try to locate Savannah before she disappears. They run into Jess and try to explain themselves, but she has them caught by management, though they escape anyway. Savannah cannot understand why Jess dislikes her and she gets dared to sleep in the basement at the Tremont. Zoey and Wyatt attempt to contact Savannah's spirit, but get frightened away by Griffin and Harper. Realizing that Savannah is still missing in the present, they try going through the portal again, but a city wide blackout prevents them from traveling back. Jess learns that Harper snuck out and Zoey and Wyatt discover that Griffin is gone. They tell Bennett that they saw Savannah's ghost and he seems to believe them. Griffin and Harper are caught by their parents and Savannah heads to the basement of the Tremont. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Long Time Gone" | Robert J. Metoyer | Katherine Kearns | February 12, 2021 | 0.38[11] | |
| Griffin and Harper are grounded by their respective parents. Harper manages to get Jess to finally admit that she went to camp with Savannah and that she was there the day she disappeared. As the power in Sulphur Springs comes back on, Griffin gets Harper to come back to the Tremont to go rescue Savannah. Jess quickly finds out and she and Topher arrive and call the police. Zoey and Wyatt show Topher the footage they found. In the past, Griffin and Harper are recognized as the unlisted children and are trapped in a police car. As the adults go looking for Savannah, Bennett goes to the basement where Jess confronts him and they argue. Afterwards, Bennett Sr. tells his son to never speak of the incident as Harper and Griffin hear from the police car and realize that Bennett is behind Savannah's disappearance. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Mary Lou Belli | Tracey Thomson | February 19, 2021 | 0.54[12] | |
| Despite Bennett's confession, Harper points out that the cause of Savannah's disappearance has not been explained. Griffin and Harper escape the police car after tricking a police officer. After escaping, they confront Jess in one of the bunkhouses, where Jess reveals about the dare she gave Savannah on the night of the camp dance. Griffin and Harper then investigate The Tremont's basement, deducing that Savannah could have possibly found the portal. When they enter the portal, they find themselves in the year 1960, prior to the camp's opening. They enter the hotel and find Savannah who was under the impression that she was being pranked. Griffin and Harper try to help Savannah back to hatch, but a tree branch falls before Savannah could reach it. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "As Time Goes By" | Mary Lou Belli | Elena Song | February 26, 2021 | 0.52[13] | |
| In the present, strange events begin to occur at hotel, which stop after Sarah and the twins come across a police officer. Griffin and Harper try to open the hatch to no avail, leaving them with no choice but to leave Savannah behind. The police officers find a boot print that was similar to Harper's foot size, leading to a detection dog finding the hatch. Before the group could reach it however, Griffin and Harper return to the present and informs Jess. As Griffin researches on the storm, he eavesdrops on his parents and discovers that the family was returning to Chicago. Harper tries to enter the school early the next morning, but is confronted by Mrs. Douglas. After inquiring about the storm, Mrs. Douglas lets her look through the school's inventory of microfilms. Harper discovers that Savannah was present at the grand reopening of The Tremont in 1962, and tries to encourage Griffin to go back to 1960 with her, but he explains that he cannot do so as he was returning to Chicago. At Savannah's treehouse, Bennett describes the events leading up to Savannah's disappearance to Sarah, revealing that he spent some time with Savannah but left her behind when they heard a noise, leaving him filled with guilt and regret for being unable to save Savannah. In the secret room, Griffin and Harper follow messages left behind a mysterious entity, whom they believe to be Savannah. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "No Time Like The Present" | Charles Pratt, Jr. | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | March 5, 2021 | 0.47[14] | |
| Following the messages, Griffin and Harper discover a way to change the year the portal brings them to. They visit the year 1962, following the reopening of The Tremont. Griffin and Harper try to be allowed inside, but Harper is denied due to her race. As Griffin and Harper talk, Savannah finds them and approaches them. She describes her life in the two years after she last saw Griffin and Harper. The duo reveal their true identities and try to persuade Savannah to return with them, but she refuses as she finally found a loving family after spending time as an orphan. However, she comes up with an idea to leave a message for present Bennett through a paint can. Bennett becomes emotional after finding the message and receiving closure about Savannah. After previously eavesdropping on Bennett's phone call, Sarah changes her mind and decides for the family to remain in Sulphur Springs. After thinking about her father, Harper uses the portal to travel to 2011 to meet him before his death. As Zoey and Wyatt walk through the hotel, one of the rocking chairs begins to move on its own. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Time After Time" | Charles Pratt, Jr. | Charles Pratt, Jr. | March 12, 2021 | 0.58[15] | |
| In 2011, Harper finds her father driving his yellow convertible and flags him down. After getting in, the pair chat for a while when a white truck ahead begins to swerve. Harper alerts her father, who is able to narrowly miss the collision, leading her to believe that she had saved him. Zoey finds Wyatt scrutinizing the rocking chair and joins him. Griffin finds Harper, and the latter begins to detail her experience and how she had saved her father from dying. However, when they return to the present, Harper is unable to find her father anywhere. Upon returning home, Harper weeps as she studies her paintings — many of which are lily pads — and realizes that her father's true cause of death was due to a canoe accident that also involved Harper, and that she does not remember the whole accident partially due to trauma and because her perceived version of events of a car accident was deemed more suitable for her mental health. Griffin find Zoey and Wyatt looking at the rocking chair, which only begins to rock after the twins leave the room. Griffin follows footsteps that begin to appear on the ground, leading him to the basement. There, Griffin finds Harper sulking, with the latter admitting that what Griffin said about being unable to save her father being true. Suddenly, Savannah bursts into the basement to the surprise of Griffin and Harper. She explains that she had returned because she found a picture of a girl that looks identical to Harper that was taken in 1930 while cleaning out a storage room and suggested that some investigation needed to be done as Harper did not visit 1930. As the trio visit 1930, they enter The Tremont prior to it being a hotel. They explore inside the house as well as the upstairs, but quickly rush back to the entrance after finding an old man upstairs. However, as Harper opens the door, she becomes face-to-face with the girl in the picture. | |||||||
Season 2[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6][16] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | US viewers (millions) |
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| 12 | 1 | "Only Time Will Tell" | TBA | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBD |
| 13 | 2 | "No Time To Waste" | TBA | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBD |
| 14 | 3 | "Time Out" | TBA | TBA | January 21, 2022 | TBD |
| 15 | 4 | "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" | TBA | TBA | January 28, 2022 | TBD |
Production[]
Originally titled Sulphur Springs, the project was developed as a pilot for Disney Channel; it was later pitched to Disney+, where it received a cast-contingent series order.[17] The series entered pre-production, but the casting process was unsuccessful and Disney+ passed on the series.[17] By May 2019, development for the series had moved from the streaming service back to Disney Channel, and casting continued for the series, now being produced as a pilot; two roles had been filled by this point.[17] Originally developed as an hour-long series, the program was later shortened to a half-hour format.[18] In October 2019, the series was officially ordered by the network for an eleven-episode season.[18]
Production was scheduled to begin in New Orleans in 2020.[18] Filming commenced in Louisiana towards the end of 2019 and paused on February 23, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Filming for the season was completed between October 5 and November 6, 2020.[19] On April 23, 2021, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season, that will premiere on January 14, 2022.[2][20][21]
Broadcast[]
In the United States, the series premiered with three episodes combined into a one-hour special, airing on Disney Channel on January 15, 2021.[22] Episodes continued to air weekly on the network, each Friday until March 12, 2021.[22]
In a first for a Disney Channel series, the program received a "high-profile" release schedule on Disney+.[22] The first five episodes were made available on the streaming service on February 26, 2021.[22] Episodes continued to be added each Friday until April 9, 2021.[22] Nellie Andreeva of Deadline speculated that a successful run on Disney+ could lead to the series being moved to the streaming service as an original series for a potential second season.[22]
Ratings[]
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | |||
| 1 | 11 | January 15, 2021 | 0.52[7] | March 12, 2021[23] | 0.58[15] | 0.48 |
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- ^ @DisneyChannel (October 1, 2021). "It's back. Season 2 of #SecretsOfSulphurSprings is coming back to #DisneyChannel. Watch at your peril