Terra Nova (2011– )

Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.

Creators:

Kelly Marcel, Craig Silverstein

Stars:

Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jason O'Mara	...	Jim Shannon (13 episodes, 2011)
Shelley Conn	...	Dr. Elisabeth Shannon (13 episodes, 2011)
Christine Adams	...	Mira (13 episodes, 2011)
Allison Miller	...	Skye (13 episodes, 2011)
Landon Liboiron	...	Josh Shannon (13 episodes, 2011)
Naomi Scott	...	Maddy Shannon (13 episodes, 2011)
Alana Mansour	...	Zoe Shannon (13 episodes, 2011)
Stephen Lang	...	Commander Nathaniel Taylor (13 episodes, 2011)
Rod Hallett	...	Dr. Malcolm Wallace (12 episodes, 2011)
Simone Kessell	...	Lt. Alicia Washington (12 episodes, 2011)
Dean Geyer	...	Mark Reynolds (12 episodes, 2011)
Damien Garvey	...	Tom Boylan (8 episodes, 2011)
Damian Walshe-Howling	...	Carter (7 episodes, 2011)
Emelia Burns	...	Reilly (7 episodes, 2011)
Peter Lamb	...	Casey Durwin (6 episodes, 2011)
Matthew Scully	...	Dunham (6 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

In 2149, earth is nearly wrecked by pollution. Police detective Jim Shannon is jailed for illegally raising an extra child, Zoe. He's sprung from jail just in time to join his family on the latest 'pilgrimage', through a unique time-space-continuum rip, to Terra Nova, a colony run with modern technology in a dino age forest. Colony commander Nathaniel Taylor soon recruits as security professional Jim, who gradually finds out about some threats, notably from Saurian monsters, the 'sixers' and his own, bitterly estranged son Lucas. Meanwhile Jim's son Josh keeps getting into trouble, mainly due to his girlfriend Skye. His smart sister Maddy is in love with gentleman soldier Mark Reynolds.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | family relationships | surrogate daughter | father son relationship | female doctor | 

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Taglines:

There is no paradise without sacrifice.

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Genres:

Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Terra Nova - Az új világ

Filming Locations:

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Television, Chernin Entertainment, Kapital Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carmel Rose plays a recurring character named Nurse Ogawa. Brannon Braga and René Echevarria both wrote several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (Braga was also co-producer) which also featured a recurring character with that name, played by Patti Yasutake.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Especial Series Americanas (2011)

User Reviews

Looks like this clay model broke it's mold

At first, like most folks, I was excited about this show based on the trailer, concept etc. I watched the first few episodes and realized it's a rather conservative, formulaic show clearly designed to be a family drama that was safe enough for children to watch with their parents and of a topical arrangement tolerable for most modern parents.

However, the show has developed immensely in the final few episodes of the first season. The majority of the episodes were drab, capsulated pieces of neutral television programming. However, what has developed in the last few episodes leads me to believe that this show has tremendous potential. Main Characters die, big things happen, the plot twists and thickens and the action picks up quite a bit. I still can't call the plot original at all, it's Avatar/Jurassic Park/Earth 2/Lost/Stargate all the way but who cares? Firefly was just a show based on Han Solo, The Wire is just the Sopranos over again and Law & Order...well need I say more?

In just 3 or 4 episodes, this went from a show I caught on Hulu because I couldn't sleep to a show that's now at the top of my list. Too bad they waited until the very end of the season to make the show worth while, there's a whole lotta boring episodes to sit through to get to the good stuff, that could alienate a lot of potential viewers.

Time will tell.