Enigma Beach

Enigma Beach is an American science fiction television series created by George Rosario for RKO. The series was produced by Rosario's October 23rd Productions in association with. It was originally broadcast from September 25, 1997 to May 13, 2005 for eight seasons for 185 episodes, placing it among the longest-running prime time dramas in RKO's history.

Set in the fictional city of Enigma Beach,, Enigma Beach's story begins one year after an event known as "the Happening" caused a substance known as Galaxite to fall to Earth and give citizens exposed to it superpowers. The series focuses on the Acevedo brothers—Dominic (Antonio Benitez), Richard (Benito Mendoza), Julian (Michael Ferrera), and George (Steven Estevez)—as they conduct unauthorized investigations into Galaxite-related supernatural occurances in the town, oftentimes interfering with actual police investigations led by their father Eduardo (Bruno Ortiz). As opposed to other series from the era where the majority of episodes are about the "", those episodes only make up about one quarter of Enigma Beach's run; the rest of the series explores the show's extensive and complex mythology. "Villain of the week"-type episodes were completely abandoned by season four.

Earlier speculative fiction series such as ', Machine Dreams, and ' inspired Rosario to create Enigma Beach. While creating the show, Rosario sought to create the first American prime time television series with an all- main cast while also having the show appeal to audiences of all races, particularly fans of science fiction and supernatural fiction. The series was primarily filmed in and the. The show is often noted for using filmed with a  to depicts antagonists in cold opens, and for its frequent use of, , and  songs from the 1980s and early 1990s.

The series' pilot episode peaked at 28.9 million viewers, an all-time high for a scripted prime time RKO series. The series finale, "Conclusion", peaked at 36.8 million viewers, placing it among RKO's highest-rated finales in the network's history. The series has been praised by critics for its character development, main and supporting cast, worldbuilding, music, and Latino American representation. Since premiering, it has been regarded as a touchstone of. It garnered a cult following that includes a large, still-active fandom. The show spawned a sequel series, Genesis, focusing on the character George Acevedo, which premiered on RKO on September 20, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2023.