The Hidden Room (TV series)
The Hidden Room is an American drama-horror anthology television series geared mainly towards women, which aired on the Lifetime cable network for 33 episodes from 1991 to 1993. Each episode usually centered around a woman in a hardship, but with a dark Twilight Zone-ish twist. Most episodes starred a well-known actress in the lead role.
| The Hidden Room | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Gail Glaze Lewis Chesler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lewis Chesler David Perlmutter |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
| Original release | July 23, 1991 – November 6, 1993 |
The first season was hosted by a mysterious woman (Mimi Kuzyk) who spoke cryptically. She was credited only as the woman in the hidden room. The second season had no host and in 1993, when Lifetime aired repeats of first-season episodes, the scenes with the host were now edited out.
Episodes
Season 1 (1991)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dream Child" | TBA | TBA | July 23, 1991 | |
| After the stillborn birth of her child, a woman disconnects herself from her husband and retreats to the comfort of a fantasy world. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Splinters of Privacy" | TBA | TBA | July 30, 1991 | |
| A young woman in college confronts and ultimately reveals that she is an incest victim at the hands of her father. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Wasting Away" | TBA | TBA | August 6, 1991 | |
| During a long night spent alone, a tormented former model confronts her demons, which come to her in the form of her own shadow, which appears to be devouring all her food. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Spirit Cabinet" | TBA | TBA | August 13, 1991 | |
| A haunted cabinet transports a woman through time and space to a Victorian seance, where the participants believe her to be a ghost. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "To the Orchards" | TBA | TBA | August 20, 1991 | |
| A police woman loses her partner in a near-death experience and must confront her guilt. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "A Friend in Need" | TBA | TBA | August 27, 1991 | |
| Faced with a crisis, a woman finds strength by calling on her childhood imaginary friend. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Let Death Do Us Part" | TBA | TBA | September 3, 1991 | |
| When a young widow is tempted to sleep with her hunky, shirtless hired hand, her jealous husband's ghost intervenes. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Taking Back the Night" | TBA | TBA | September 10, 1991 | |
| A woman living in New York develops a strange power as a defense mechanism to help her cope with an overwhelming fear of the city. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Little Nightmares, Little Dreams" | TBA | TBA | September 17, 1991 | |
| An older couple finds an instructional book on how to share the same dreams in their sleep. Because the wife worries that her ailing husband will die, their shared dream reflects this fear. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "A Type of Love Story" | TBA | TBA | September 24, 1991 | |
| A plain-looking woman has a brief affair with a dashing executive, who eventually fails to see her true beauty. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Dream of the Wolf" | TBA | TBA | October 1, 1991 | |
| A businessman becomes so consumed with his recurring dreams of being a wolf that it starts to interfere with his job and his marriage. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Death of the Right Fielder" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 1991 | |
| A young woman is torn between her desire to be a baseball player and the responsibilities of adult life. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Rogue in the Bathroom" | TBA | TBA | October 15, 1991 | |
Season 2 (1993)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Dangerous Dreams" | TBA | TBA | June 12, 1993 | |
| A woman marries a recent widower whose teenage daughter sees her as an impostor. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Love Crimes" | TBA | TBA | June 19, 1993 | |
| A woman alters her identity to play a mysterious red-haired seductress who targets an antiques dealer named Jack. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "While She Was Out" | TBA | TBA | June 26, 1993 | |
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After leaving a mall, a woman is confronted by four teenage attackers intent on killing her. *Note: This episode was later remade as the 2008 feature film While She Was Out starring Kim Basinger. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Hungry Girls" | TBA | TBA | July 3, 1993 | |
| A businesswoman experiences a revelation after meeting a homeless girl. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Transfigured Night" | TBA | TBA | July 10, 1993 | |
| When Deborah is abandoned at a party by her husband, she is forced to make her way home. She accepts a ride from a female trucker. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Jillie" | TBA | TBA | July 17, 1993 | |
| A teenage girl runs away from home and is hidden in an attic by her younger cousin, who is enamored of her. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "After the Crash" | TBA | TBA | July 24, 1993 | |
| A young, single woman is inadvertently reunited with the son who never knew she existed. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "The Faithful Follower" | TBA | TBA | July 31, 1993 | |
| A conflicted young political aide defends her boss against allegations of womanizing. Later she is killed in an accident, while trying to rebuff his sexual advances. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Dreams About Water" | TBA | TBA | August 7, 1993 | |
| A gay psychologist's health deteriorates due to his HIV positive status. He gets comfort from his boyfriend and his coworker Lydia. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Stark in Love" | TBA | TBA | August 14, 1993 | |
| A terrorist who has been living a double life is forced to face the lover she has deceived. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Happily Ever After" | TBA | TBA | August 21, 1993 | |
| A new marriage turns nightmarish as a woman finally discovers the truth about her husband. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "The First Battle" | TBA | TBA | August 28, 1993 | |
| A young professional couple are faced with the prospect of losing their adopted son. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Her Life as a Dog" | TBA | TBA | September 4, 1993 | |
| A struggling young artist learns the meaning of responsibility. | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Passages" | TBA | TBA | September 11, 1993 | |
| A professor encounters a woman who insists that her dreams reveal an incident from his past. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "My Sister's Keeper" | TBA | TBA | September 18, 1993 | |
| A woman's life is disrupted by her younger sister's erratic behavior. | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | "No Word for Mercy" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 1993 | |
| A nurse is faced with a fateful decision when her young lover threatens to tell her husband about the affair. | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Refuge" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 1993 | |
| 31 | 18 | "Best Intentions" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 1993 | |
| 32 | 19 | "The Third Option" | TBA | TBA | October 23, 1993 | |
| 33 | 20 | "Marion and Jean" | TBA | TBA | November 6, 1993 | |
| Two young women must come to terms with events from their teen years. | ||||||
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