Fringe was a television series that aired from 2008-13 for 5 seasons and 100 episodes. Created, in part, by J. J. Abrams, the series follows a small team that investigates unexplained and ghastly incidents using 'fringe' science. What started as a mystery-of-the-week show evolved into a more serialized exploration of the show's overarching mythology and relationship with a parallel universe. The show developed a cult following and spawned comic books, a game and several novels.