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, —along a section of the referred to as "Enigma Beach"-Enigma Beach's story begins one year after an event known as "the Enigma" caused a substance known as Galaxium to fall to Earth and give citizens exposed to it superpowers. The series focuses on the Acevedo brothers—Dominic (Antonio Benitez), Richard (Benito Mendoza), Justin (Michael Ferrera), and George (Steven Estevez)—as they conduct unauthorized investigations into Galaxium-related supernatural occurances, 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 the fourth season. The series' overarching story includes numerous supernatural phenomena ascribed to elements of and incorporates themes related to government conspiracies,, and.

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 its "punk" attitude, making frequent use of, , and songs from the 1980s and early 1990s. It is also noted for using filmed with  to depict antagonists in cold opens.

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 large following that includes a still-active fandom. The show was followed by Genesis, a sequel series focusing on the character George Acevedo which aired on RKO from September 24, 2015 to May 18, 2023.