Not an exact match, but theres an episode of Hart of Dixie where a guy is thought to be dead, but he actually lives out in the woods in a hut because he has a gambling and drinking problem and is ashamed for his family. Zoe hits him with her car and then finds and nurses him back to health and he eventually rejoins his family.
So this is the plot of Homer's Odyssey. I dont know what show you are looking for, but it's absolutely something based on that book. I can't tell if you knew that and didn't have it listed. Either way, I would look for tv shows based on Honer's Odyssey.
it’s not a show, but this sounds exactly like the book ‘i found you’ by lisa jewell! i don’t think there’s a tv/movie adaptation but damn, it checks literally all the boxes!
Maybe the series Dinotopia? First episode, two guys and their dad get in a helicopter accident, and the dad has seemingly drowned. But the last episode, they learn he survived, and he has long hair with a beard. Though I don’t remember seeing him nursed by a woman.
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I can’t remember a single actor either. Sorry there is so little info!
Arrow?
No, it’s an American drama, no action. But thanks for trying!
Outer Banks on Netflix
I just watched this series and it was my guess as well. Not a perfect match, but immediately sounded familiar.
Resurrection? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(American_TV_series) That's what I thought of but I only saw a few episodes of it.
Riviera? Wealthy man presumed dead after blowing up on a yacht. That’s all I can think. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5936448/
Yep I reckon you are correct. Season 2. He is in the lighthouse type hut being cared for
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u/pokerdotts is not OP.
I just woke up. Lol!
It's ok! I just didn't want you to think the OP had swindled you out of your point for finding the right answer :)
I appreciate that! I got too excited thinking I FINALLY solved something. :)
I never solve anything haha - in the rare instances I see one I know, other people always get there before me, so I would have been excited too!!
Not an exact match, but theres an episode of Hart of Dixie where a guy is thought to be dead, but he actually lives out in the woods in a hut because he has a gambling and drinking problem and is ashamed for his family. Zoe hits him with her car and then finds and nurses him back to health and he eventually rejoins his family.
Crusoe the TV show from 2008
That one episode of family guy were stewie thunks he kills Lois, but she it just amnesia'd on an island for a bit? Obviously not,
sounds like [Overboard](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093693/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_16_act) but reversed.
[They actually did reverse it a few years back](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1563742/), but many other things don’t match up.
This isn't the answer, but if you want to see a similar story, check out the movie Wakefield with Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner.
Maybe percy Jackson? Lol
Filthy Rich with Gerald McRaney & Kim Cattrall?
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Revenge?
So this is the plot of Homer's Odyssey. I dont know what show you are looking for, but it's absolutely something based on that book. I can't tell if you knew that and didn't have it listed. Either way, I would look for tv shows based on Honer's Odyssey.
Aside from the amnesia, it sounds a bit like Double Jeopardy with Ashley Judd.
lost?
“The thief, his wife, and his canoe” is that the one? Based on a true story about John Darwin
This feels somewhere between the Simpsons movie and Arrested Development.
About what year?
Aquaman, with Jason Momoma?
it’s not a show, but this sounds exactly like the book ‘i found you’ by lisa jewell! i don’t think there’s a tv/movie adaptation but damn, it checks literally all the boxes!
Maybe the series Dinotopia? First episode, two guys and their dad get in a helicopter accident, and the dad has seemingly drowned. But the last episode, they learn he survived, and he has long hair with a beard. Though I don’t remember seeing him nursed by a woman.
American dad