Tin Man is a 2007 four and a half hour
miniseries co-produced by
RHI Entertainment and
Sci Fi Channel original pictures that was broadcast in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel in three parts. The first part aired on December 2, and the remaining two parts airing on the following nights. It was released to
DVD on March 11, 2008; the same year it was rebroadcast in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Starring
Zooey Deschanel,
Neal McDonough,
Alan Cumming,
Raoul Trujillo,
Kathleen Robertson, and
Richard Dreyfuss, the miniseries is a continuation of the classic story
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with
science fiction and additional
fantasy elements added. It focuses on the adventures of a small-town waitress named DG who is pulled into a magical realm called the O.Z., ruled by the tyrannical sorceress Azkadellia. Together with her companions Glitch, Raw, and Cain, DG journeys to uncover her lost memories, find her true parents, and foil Azkadellia's plot to trap the O.Z. in eternal darkness.