The Following is a 2013 English-language Crime Drama series developed by Kevin Williamson. The show was Produced by Rebecca Dameron and Michael Stricks under the banner of Outerbanks Entertainment in collaboration with Warner Bros. Television. airing on Fox. The FBI estimates there are currently over 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances across the country? What if one brilliant psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a following? Written by Jack. The following stars Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Valorie Curry, Nico Tortorella and Tom Lipinski. The music was composed by John Frizzell. Cinematography was done by David Tuttman and editing by Rob Seidenglanz. The series has a running time of 42-45 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 45 episodes during it's run of 3 seasons. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.