Medium is a critically acclaimed American television series based on the life of Allison Dubois played by Patricia Arquette, a strong willed young mother of three, a devoted wife and a law student who begins to suspect that she can talk to dead people, see the future in her dreams and read people's thoughts, which she alleges she has used to help the law enforcement agencies. Murder and information on certain peoples things come to her dreams on visions in cryptic forms and never really mean what they seem  to as Allison soon discovers throughout the series. The show was created by Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Picturemaker Productions and Grammet Productions in association with the media stalwart CBS Paramount television. At the 57th annual Emmy Awards, Patricia Arquette won the Emmy for "Outstanding lead actress in a drama series". This thrilling and suspenseful drama is fast becoming a familiar primetime favorite.