The Beginning Part 1 

The final battle against the Witness begins as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance; all the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.

Director:

Terry Matalas

Writers:

Terry Matalas (developed by), Travis Fickett (developed by)

Stars:

Aaron Stanford, Amanda Schull, Todd Stashwick

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Aaron Stanford	...	James Cole
Amanda Schull	...	Dr. Cassandra Railly
Todd Stashwick	...	Deacon (credit only)
Emily Hampshire	...	Jennifer Goines
Barbara Sukowa	...	Katarina Jones
Kirk Acevedo	...	José Ramse
Andrew Gillies	...	Dr. Julian Adler
Julian Richings	...	Adviser to the Witness
Alisen Down	...	Olivia
Peter DaCunha	...	Young Sam (credit only)
James Callis	...	Athan
Michael Rhoades	...	Arlen Wills (credit only)
Isys Alexis	...	Daughter Isys

Storyline

The final battle against the Witness begins as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance; all the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | year 2037 | year 2043 | meeting future self | causality | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Release Date:

6 July 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the computer sciences, assemble and compile has a very specific meaning. Assemble refers the conversion of a human-readable program into machine code for a computer to understand. The act of compiling refers to the link of this code to other dependent programs.

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Quotes

José Ramse: That's got their attention.
James Cole: [sets the detonator] Let's make sure. You're set to pop.
José Ramse: How does it work?
James Cole: Gimme your hand, Louise.
José Ramse: Oh, God.
[Cole and Ramse splinter away and the car explodes]

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Connections

References Dirty Dancing (1987)

User Reviews

Amazing!!!

Cole your asshole: you with a plan, I loved it? Obvious!!! Cassie finally passing her decisions, thank you. The feeling of seeing Olivia in disgust is great. Thank you 12 monkeys, really. Best time-traveling show I've seen in a while.