The Whispers is an American television
science fiction drama series created and co-executive produced by Soo Hugh with executive producers
Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Dawn Olmstead for
ABC Studios. It is based loosely on the 1951
Ray Bradbury short story "Zero Hour" from
The Illustrated Man. The pilot episode was ordered to series on May 8, 2014, and debuted on
ABC on June 1, 2015. On October 19, 2015, ABC canceled
The Whispers after one season.