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Revolution

  • TV Series
  • 2012–20142012–2014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
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6.6/10
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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.
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Fifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.Fifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.Fifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
84K
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POPULARITY
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    • Eric Kripke
  • Stars
    • Billy Burke
    • Tracy Spiridakos
    • Giancarlo Esposito
    • Eric Kripke
  • Stars
    • Billy Burke
    • Tracy Spiridakos
    • Giancarlo Esposito
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    • 359User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Revolution: LA Screening Interview 2
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    Billy Burke and David Lyons in Revolution (2012)
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    Billy Burke, Elizabeth Mitchell, and David Lyons in Revolution (2012)
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    Billy Burke
    Billy Burke
    • Miles Matheson
    Tracy Spiridakos
    Tracy Spiridakos
    • Charlie Matheson
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Tom Neville
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • Aaron Pittman
    David Lyons
    David Lyons
    • Sebastian 'Bass' Monroe
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    • Rachel Matheson
    JD Pardo
    JD Pardo
    • Jason Neville…
    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Dr. Gene Porter
    Daniella Alonso
    Daniella Alonso
    • Nora Clayton
    Maureen Sebastian
    Maureen Sebastian
    • Priscilla Pittman
    Steven Culp
    Steven Culp
    • Edward Truman
    Trish Unzicker
    • Willoughby Townsperson
    Mat Vairo
    Mat Vairo
    • Connor Bennett
    Graham Rogers
    Graham Rogers
    • Danny Matheson
    Jessica Ann Collins
    Jessica Ann Collins
    • Cynthia
    Maria Howell
    Maria Howell
    • Grace Beaumont
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Ben Matheson
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Randall Flynn
      • Eric Kripke
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      1 year after the show was cancelled, it was brought back in a digital comic book series called Revolution: Endgame. There were 4 chapters, to wrap up the series big questions that were left from the show.
    • Goofs
      Early on in season one they establish that modern firearms are almost never used because it is impossible to produce ammuniton for them. By season two this concept is discarded and the characters routinely use automatic weapons.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.6 (2012)

    User reviews359

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    6/10
    Promised so much but with so many problems
    It's 15 years after all electricity has gone out. The modern world has collapsed and replaced by brutal dictatorships. A Monroe militia led by Tom Neville (Giancarlo Esposito) has come to an idyllic farming community. A fight breaks out and Danny is taken prisoner. His sister Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) and others including Aaron Pittman (Zak Orth) try to rescue him. She tracks down their uncle Miles Matheson (Billy Burke) to help. The Monroe Republic is run by Sebastian Monroe (David Lyons) and Miles used to be his second in command. Monroe is holding their mother Rachel Matheson (Elizabeth Mitchell) prisoner. She was a scientist involved in the project that went wrong. The project manufactured nanobots that are now spread worldwide sucking up all the electricity.

    This promised to be so much better. It started with a lot of promise but also a lot of problems. First it skips 15 years ahead robbing the series of many opportunities. It does flashback every once in awhile but the jump in time creates a vision of the world that is very questionable. Then the first notion was that ammunition was scarce which seems again questionable. Then they seem to drop that notion. That is how the series went. There were pendents. Then nobody cared. It's just not well thought out before they started. The show keeps trying to change course to fix things. Every time there are revelations, something needs to be fixed. It never gets realistic enough but it did try. It got canceled after two full seasons.
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    FAQ7

    • Guns don't use electricity, why don't they work?
    • Why isn't there diesel, steam, or other non-electric technology? Why aren't there bicycles?
    • Why is the "Google" guy still fat even after 15 years of natural food and the way of life which cannot allow overeating and supposes a lot of hard physical work?

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2012 (United States)
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      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kripke Enterprises
      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • 43 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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