Revolution (2012– )

A group of revolutionaries confronts an authoritarian regime 15 years after an instantaneous global shutdown of all electrical devices known as the Blackout.

Creator:

Eric Kripke

Stars:

Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Giancarlo Esposito

6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billy Burke	...	Miles Matheson (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Tracy Spiridakos	...	Charlie Matheson (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Major Tom Neville (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Zak Orth	...	Aaron Pittman (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
David Lyons	...	Sebastian 'Bass' Monroe (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
JD Pardo	...	Jason Neville (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Rachel Matheson (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Daniella Alonso	...	Nora Clayton (19 episodes, 2012-2013)
Graham Rogers	...	Danny Matheson (11 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution: families living in quiet cul-de-sacs, and when the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger lurks. And a young woman's life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously - and unbeknownst to her - had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.

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Plot Keywords:

year 2027 | near future | 2020s

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Taglines:

Take back the power.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revolucija

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kripke Enterprises, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Billy Burke's character is called "Miles Matheson". In Day 2 of the TV series "24", he played a guy named "Gary Matheson".

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Quotes

Miles Matheson: We lived in an electric world. We relied on it for everything. And then the power went out. Everything stopped working. We weren't prepared. Fear and confusion lead to panic. The lucky ones made it out of the cities. The government collapsed. Militias took over, controlling the food supply and stockpiling weapons. We still don't know why the power went out, but we're hopeful that someone will come and light the way.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.118 (2013)

User Reviews

Typical JJ Abrams Drek

What we have is another production by JJ Abrams. Unfortunately that translates to BAD. In an interview, Abrams claims that the science makes sense. Sorry. If batteries (electro-chemical) don't work then neither do people. Our bodies run on electro-chemical processes. So there goes the science. But crap science, after all, is a staple of JJ Abrams. After all, in Star Trek he had Spock watch the destruction of the planet Vulcan from the surface of another planet in another star system WITH HIS NAKED EYES! Next I have to wonder how, after fifteen years, people can still be wearing fresh, white, machine-made clothing. I guess it wouldn't look good to have everyone walking around in sheepskins. Bu why not leather? Last, but not least, there is the JJ Abrams specialty. Billion-to-one coincidences. Again, in his absolute drek of a reboot of Star Trek, one coincidence (among so many) was having Kirk marooned within walking distance on the same planet as Spock and Scotty. In Revolution, the three questers enter a random building after entering Chicago. The first person they talk to is (what a bloody amazing coincidence) the very person they are looking for.

I can't imagine how anyone who puts so little thought into his work and who treats his target audience with such contempt still gets to do what he does.