The Middleman is an American television show. The series, that was created for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based upon the Viper Comics series created by Grillo-Marxuach and also Les McClaine. The show ran for a single season in 2008. Confirmed to get an initial 13 episodes, the order was reduced to a season because of low ratings. Back in February 2009, a comic book on the basis of the unproduced incident has been announced, confirming the series' cancellation. Billed as a"series finale", The Middleman -- The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse premiered in July 2009. Shout released the entire series DVD series! Factory July 28, 2009.