The Dead Zone (TV series)
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The Dead Zone is a science fiction drama television series, based on Stephen King’s novel, about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that allow him to see the past and future.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dead Zone (TV series) canonical | 5 |
| The Dead Zone | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9980336 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dead Zone (TV series) Context triple: [Anthony Michael Hall, appearedIn, The Dead Zone (TV series)]
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A.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone is a 1979 supernatural thriller novel by Stephen King about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that force him into a moral confrontation over a dangerous political figure.
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B.
The Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Twilight Zone: The Movie is a 1983 anthology horror–fantasy film that adapts and reimagines classic episodes of Rod Serling’s iconic television series through segments directed by filmmakers including John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller.
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C.
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead is a British crime drama television series centered on a specialist police unit that reopens and investigates cold cases using modern forensic and psychological techniques.
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D.
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead is a 2000 romantic drama film exploring love, loss, and political idealism, starring Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly.
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E.
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) is a modern revival of Rod Serling’s classic science fiction and horror anthology, featuring standalone episodes with twist endings that explore moral and speculative themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dead Zone (TV series) Target entity description: The Dead Zone is a science fiction drama television series, based on Stephen King’s novel, about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that allow him to see the past and future.
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A.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone is a 1979 supernatural thriller novel by Stephen King about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that force him into a moral confrontation over a dangerous political figure.
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B.
The Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Twilight Zone: The Movie is a 1983 anthology horror–fantasy film that adapts and reimagines classic episodes of Rod Serling’s iconic television series through segments directed by filmmakers including John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller.
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C.
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead is a British crime drama television series centered on a specialist police unit that reopens and investigates cold cases using modern forensic and psychological techniques.
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D.
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead is a 2000 romantic drama film exploring love, loss, and political idealism, starring Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly.
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E.
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) is a modern revival of Rod Serling’s classic science fiction and horror anthology, featuring standalone episodes with twist endings that explore moral and speculative themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWorkBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Dolby Digital ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Dead Zone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bruce Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Stillson NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Gene Purdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Bracknell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Walt Bannerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAbility |
precognition
ⓘ
psychometry ⓘ retrocognition ⓘ |
| composer | Stanley Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Michael Piller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shawn Piller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
Michael Piller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shawn Piller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Lloyd Segan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Piller NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Piller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2002-06-16 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
changing destiny
ⓘ
visions of the future ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007-09-16 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Johnny Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “Dead Zone Opening Theme” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | USA Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| productionCompany |
CBS Paramount Network Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lions Gate Television NERFINISHED ⓘ Piller² NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Johnny Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Michael Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Bruno NERFINISHED ⓘ David Ogden Stiers NERFINISHED ⓘ John L. Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole de Boer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Patrick Flanery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dead Zone (TV series) Description of subject: The Dead Zone is a science fiction drama television series, based on Stephen King’s novel, about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that allow him to see the past and future.
Referenced by (8)
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The Dead Zone
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The Dead Zone
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