About
Sleepy Hallow is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on Fox in September 2013. The show follows Ichabod Crane, a former Revolutionary War soldier who comes back to life in the 21st century, and police officer Lieutenant Abbie Mills as they hunt and defeat supernatural creatures. The show quickly developed a large online following, particularly on Tumblr, and was praised for its racially diverse cast.
History
Sleepy Hollow was created by Phillip Iscove, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Len Wiseman, and premiered on Fox on September 16th, 2013.[1] The show follows Ichabod Crane, a man who was killed on the battle field by the headless horseman during the Revolutionary War, as he wakes from the dead in the 21st century. He joins forces with Sleepy Hollow police officer Abbie Mills, who lost her mentor to the headless horseman, to hunt him and prevent any other horsemen of the apocalypse from rising. It’s first season contained 13 episodes, with the season finale airing on January 20th, 2014. It was renewed for a second 13 episode season on October 3rd.[2]
Reception
Sleepy Hollow’s first season earned a 7.9 on IMBD and a 65 on Metacritic[3]. The season premiere had 10.1 million viewers, while the season finale had 7.5 million viewers.[4][5] It was nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV drama in 2014.
Online Presence
As of January 2014 Sleepy Hollow’s official Twitter account[6] has over 75,200 followers and its Facebook Page has over 1 million likes.[7]
Fandom
Fans of Sleepy Hollow are often referred to as “Sleepyheads.” Popular fan run Tumblr blogs include fuckyeahsleepyhollow[10], sleepyhollowfox[11], and 250yearslater.[12]
Orlando Jones
Actor Orlando Jones, who plays Captain Frank Irving, Abbie’s boss who knows about and assists with the horsemen problem, has become well known for his active interaction with the Sleepy Hollow fandom and popular Tumblr fandoms in general. As of January 2014 his Twitter account[8] has over 102,000 followers. He maintains a the Tumblr theorlandojones[9] where he frequently reblogs fan art.
Search Interest
External References
[1]TVbytheNumbers – ‘Arrow’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘Supernatural’ Renewed for Next Season
[2]Deadline – Fox’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Renewed for Second Season
[3]MetaCritic – Sleepy Hollow
[4]Zap2It – Monday Final TV Ratings: ‘Sleepy Hollow’ & ‘Bones’ Adjusted Up, ‘Dancing With the Stars’, ‘Million Second Quiz’, ‘American Ninja Warrior’ & ‘Siberia’ Adjusted Down
[5]Zap2It – Monday Final TV Ratings: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Adjusted Up, ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Adjusted Down & Final ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Numbers
[6]Twitter- Sleepy Hollow
[7]Facebook- Sleepy Hollow
[8]Twitter- Orlando Jones
[9]Tumblr- The Orlando Jones
[10]Tumblr- fuckyeahsleepyhollow
[11]Tumblr- sleepyhollowfox
[12]Tumblr- 250yearslater