The series was shown in Canada on Global on Wednesday evenings prior to the American airings. It aired in early 2007 on ITV1 in the UK. It had a repeats window on sister channel ITV2. It also aired in Australia on the Seven Network, where it premiered in early 2007. It was also aired in New Zealand on TV2 in 2007.
On November 8, 2006Six Degrees was pulled off the schedule by ABC with ailing ratings. It returned with its seven remaining first season episodes in a new timeslot on Friday March 23, 2007 at 9:00pm EDT. Josh Charles has been added to the cast. [2][3][4]
As of January 2007, the network has not ordered any more episodes to be produced beyond the first thirteen of season one. There is mixed speculation as to a potential second season.[5][6]
On April 2, 2007, the series was pulled by ABC for a second time due to poor ratings. It is not expected to return.[7]
Jay Hernandez as Carlos, a struggling defense attorney who lets his feelings for Mae interfere with his job. He becomes friends with Damian after helping him out in a fight.
Erika Christensen as Mae Anderson, a young woman attempting to start life over in New York City; gets a job as Laura's nanny. She has a mysterious box that contains "personal belongings", and refuses to let anyone see its contents. It is revealed in the episode "Masquerade" that at age 15, she was caught in an abusive relationship, which her brother Eric helped her out of by either assaulting or killing the man. Eric was wanted by the police for doing so, and in "Hey 19" Mae turns Eric in to the police.
Hope Davis as Laura, a widow whose husband (played by Robert John Burke) was killed while working as an embedded journalist during the war in Iraq. She meets Whitney in a nail salon and the two become fast friends. However, Whitney's fiancé hits on Laura during Whitney's bridal shower. Laura is conflicted about revealing this to Whitney, who becomes angry and does not accept it until it becomes very clear that he has been cheating on her. Laura tries to move on with her life by getting a job as an assistant to an interior designer.
Dorian Missick as Damian, a gambling addict trying to lead a normal life by honestly earning his money as a limo driver. He once was heavily involved in criminal activity, and his brother (one of his old partners-in-crime), continues to try and bring him back to a life of crime. His brother asks him to find a runaway that some friends are looking for, he is handed a picture of her not knowing the girl is Mae. He later finds out that this is Mae, and tells Carlos that bad people are looking for Mae, resulting in Carlos persuading Mae to let him help her.
Bridget Moynahan as Whitney, an advertising account executive who is looking forward to marriage. She was unaware of the fact that her future husband has been dating other women. She initially suspected him of it although he wrongly convinced her otherwise. However, later on, after her future husband is punched by "The Puncher" and it is revealed that the men the Puncher hits are the men that have slept with the Puncher's wife, Whitney realizes that her husband-to-be has been cheating on her. She breaks it off and tries to deal with the fallout of the relationship by throwing herself into her career.
Campbell Scott as Steven, a separated father who was believed by many to be dead when he ran off to Mexico. He took a picture of Laura crying (outdoors and without her knowledge) over the death of her husband, which helped bring him back to his old career in photography. Steven is struggling to persuade his wife to allow him to have more contact with their son Max; however, his wife does not trust Steven, since he once lost Max, and also disappeared for four months. His girlfiend, Anya (whom he met through Whitney) is roomates with Carlos.
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