Country of origin United States Original network USA Network | No. of episodes 16 | |
Original release February 27 – May 29, 2013 | ||
The seventh season of Psych, containing 16 episodes, premiered on the USA Network in the United States on February 27, 2013. The primary run ended on May 29, 2013, but a television special "Psych: The Musical" aired later in the year. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen and Kirsten Nelson all reprise their roles as the main characters in the series.
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Production
Steve Franks is continuing as showrunner of the series. The song "I Know, You Know," performed by The Friendly Indians, continues to be used as the theme song for the show.
Psych was renewed for its seventh season on January 10, 2012. On April 6, 2012, Dulé Hill tweeted that filming for the season was to begin on April 23, 2012.
The previously announced musical episode, originally thought to be part of the sixth season, aired during the seventh as a two-hour event in December 2013. However, the episode was intended to occur in the middle of the season, and it suffers several continuity errors as a result. The season also contains episodes inspired by Clue and The Blair Witch Project; the Clue-based episode aired as the series' 100th.
Cast
James Roday continues to portray the fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer. Dulé Hill appears as Burton "Gus" Guster. Timothy Omundson and Maggie Lawson portray detectives Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter and Juliet "Jules" O'Hara, respectively. Corbin Bernsen continues as Henry Spencer, and Kirsten Nelson returns as SBPD Chief Karen Vick.
Kurt Fuller and Sage Brocklebank reprised their recurring roles as Woody the Coroner and Officer Buzz McNab respectively. Ally Sheedy is set to return to the series in the musical episode as Mr. Yang; also appearing in the episode will be Barry Bostwick, Brooke Lyons, and Anthony Rapp. Cybill Shepherd returned as Madeleine Spencer, Shawn's mother, while Kristy Swanson continued to portray Marlowe Viccellio, Lassiter's convict girlfriend (who is released and married to Lassiter during season 7). Max Gail, Arden Myrin and Jerry Wasserman returned in the premiere, titled "Santabarbaratown 2," reprising their roles of Henry's shooter, stalker and the shooter's accomplice, respectively, from the sixth season. Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren, and Martin Mull, all of whom appeared in the original Clue film, appeared in Psych's 100th episode; also appearing in the episode, titled "100 Clues," were Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and Garrett Morris, filling Tim Curry's role from Clue. Parminder Nagra appeared in a recurring role as Rachael, a beautiful and charming woman Gus falls for; she is later revealed to be a single mother. Jeffrey Tambor appears in two episodes as Juliet's step-father, Lloyd French. Anthony Michael Hall appears as Harris Trout, a consultant hired by the mayor to increase efficiency at the SBPD. Other guest stars for the season included The Big Show, Garcelle Beauvais, Rachel Blanchard, John Kapelos, David Koechner, Lori Loughlin, Katy Mixon and Joey Slotnick.
DVD release
Psych: The Complete Seventh Season, consisting of 14 episodes was released on DVD on October 8, 2013. The three-disc set is presented in anamorphic widescreen format, English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and with English subtitles. The bonus features of the set include: a director's cut of the episode "100 Clues"; deleted scenes; a gag reel; 5 video podcasts featuring producers, writers, and directors; and "Psychouts." The entire running time for the set is 10 hours, 13 minutes. The episode "Psych: The Musical" was released separately on DVD on December 17, 2013, just two days after airing.