Continuum is a Canadian science fiction series starring Rachel Nichols that premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012.[1] The first season will consist of 10 episodes.[1]
| Continuum | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Action Science fiction |
| Created by | Simon Barry |
| Starring | Rachel Nichols Victor Webster Erik Knudsen Stephen Lobo |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Simon Barry Sara B. Cooper |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada/ Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
| Running time | 45 mins. |
| Production company | Reunion Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showcase |
| Release | May 27, 2012[1] – present |
Plot
Vancouver City Protective Services (CPS) Protector Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols) is transported from the year 2077 to 2012 when a group of terrorists from her time escapes execution by fleeing to present day. In order to track them down and stop them from endangering the past, Kiera joins the local police force and uses the skills of a young tech genius, Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen). However, the future of 2077 is a dystopian one in which world governments have collapsed and mega-corporations now dominate the planet, instituting a high-surveillance police state and removing many basic social freedoms. The moral dilemma this presents is that the eight terrorists from 2077 (who call themselves "Liber8"), while self-admittedly having killed tens of thousands of people, consider themselves to be freedom fighters against the Orwellian corporate regime that dominates their time.
Alec Sadler actually grows up to be the man who invents much of the cybernetic technology that is implanted into Kiera, so she sought out his teenaged self as the only person in 2012 who could even begin to aid her with her own implants. However, in sixty years time, an elderly Alec Sadler is actually the head of the mega-corporation that sent Kiera back in time to 2012. Young Alec points out that there are essentially two possibilities. The first is that this is a time loop, and elderly Alex in 2077 had already met Kiera, remembered everything they did together, and was possibly even inspired to create cybernetic technology from encountering "his" future work in her implants. In this case, nothing can be changed, and the mega-corporations will still dominate the planet in 2077. The second possibility is that the time travel of the terrorists and Kiera has altered the pre-existing timeline, and due to their intervention it is no longer certain what 2077 will be like. The first possibility more closely matches the fact that the 2077 version of Alec Sadler was the only witness to the escape of the Liber8 who seemed totally unsurprised as events unfolded early in episode 1.
Cast
Main cast
- Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron
- Victor Webster as Carlos Fonnegra
- Erik Knudsen as Alec Sadler (2012)
- Brian Markinson as Inspector Dillon
- Jennifer Spence as Betty Robertson
- Richard Harmon as Julian Randol
Recurring cast
- Roger Cross as Travis Verta
- Lexa Doig as Sonya Valentine
- Omari Newton as Lucas Ingram
- Luvia Petersen as Jasmine Garza
- Tony Amendola as Edouard Kagame
- Terry Chen as Curtis Chen
- Stephen Lobo as Matthew Kellog
- William B. Davis as Alec Sadler (2077)
- John Reardon as Greg Cameron
- Sean Michael Kyer as Sam Cameron
- Caitlin Cromwell as Elena
- Janet Kidder as Ann Sadler
- Michael Rogers as Roland Randol
- Beatrice Sallis as Kagame's Mother
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 10 | May 27, 2012[1] | |||||
Season 1 (2012)
| # | Title[2] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date[3] | Viewers (in millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Stitch in Time" | Jon Cassar | Simon Barry | May 27, 2012 | 0.9[4] | |
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CPS Protector Kiera Cameron loses everything she has and finds herself on a new mission when she and eight dangerous terrorists are transported from their time in 2077 back to 2012 during the terrorist’s attempt to escape execution. She takes on a new identity and joins the VPD in order to stop the terrorists' reign of violence. Along the way, she befriends Alec Sadler, a 17-year-old genius who will one day grow up to create the technology her world is built upon. | ||||||
| 2 | "Fast Times" | Jon Cassar | Jeff King[2] | June 3, 2012 | N/A | |
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Kiera tries to find the members of Liber8 before they do more damage. Her attempts are hindered when her cover is blown, and her partner on the VPD, Carlos Fonnegra, arrests her. However, when she discovers Liber8's plan to attempt to get back to 2077, she has to escape and possibly ally herself with her sworn enemies to get back home. | ||||||
| 3 | "Wasting Time"[3] | Unknown | Unknown | June 10, 2012 | N/A | |
| 4 | "Matter of Time" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 5 | "A Test of Time" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 6 | "Time's Up" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 7 | "The Politics of Time" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 8 | "Game Time" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 9 | "Family Time" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
| 10 | "End Times" | TBD | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
References
- ^ a b c d "'Continuum Sponsorship Opportunities'" (PDF). Shaw Media Advertising Release. March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 03, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Continuum - Episodes - showcase.ca". Shaw Media. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "SCHEDULE - showcase.ca". Shaw Media. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/28/sci-fi-drama-continuum-crushes-the-competition-in-canada-in-its-premiere/135945/