Season 1 • Episode 17
LatestIntroverted smart guy Dennis Sweeny grew up in the shadow of his popular football player brother, Nick. The tables are turned, however, when Dennis returns home to open a local division of the high-tech computer company he works for. Meanwhile, Nick's luck changes for the worse as both his perfect marriage and the family business are in shambles. The two must learn to deal with their past and live as brothers in the present, in the little coastal town of Hyperion Bay. Hyperion Bay is an American drama series that ran for one season on The WB Television Network from September 1998 to March 1999.
Production
Peak WB aesthetic: fog machines, flannel, and fake tech jargon.
Acting
Gosselaar's post-Saved by the Bell pivot to 'serious computer man.'
Creator
Joseph Dougherty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Joseph Dougherty also wrote for thirtysomething and Pretty Little Liars—this was his weird middle child era.
Hyperion Bay aired opposite Friends and was crushed, becoming a case study in The WB's doomed 'adult drama' experiments before Dawson's Creek saved them.
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