| Riese: Kingdom Falling | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction Fantasy Steampunk[1] |
| Created by | Ryan Copple Kaleena Kiff |
| Starring | Christine Chatelain Sharon Taylor Ben Cotton Patrick Gilmore Allison Mack Alessandro Juliani Emilie Ullerup Ryan Robbins |
| Narrated by | Amanda Tapping |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Galen Fletcher Nicholas Humphries |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Running time | 6–11 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syfy.com |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Riese: Kingdom Falling is a science fiction-fantasy series which debuted online on November 2, 2009.[2] The series is about a traveller named Riese, a wanderer, who flees across the wartorn lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Hunted by a terrifying religious group, The Sect, Riese must evade the assassins that have been sent to kill her and discover their true objective.
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Riese is co-created by Ryan Copple and Kaleena Kiff, and produced by Galen Fletcher and Nicholas Humphries. Production of the first five episodes was completed on Sept. 2, 2009.[3] The first chapter went online during the fall of 2009 and was very successful, so that a second chapter was developed. This drew Syfy's attention: Syfy digital owned by NBC Universal decided to buy the broadcasting rights.
The cast of Riese includes actors and actresses from other notable science fiction and fantasy television series, such as Sanctuary's Amanda Tapping, Ryan Robbins and Emilie Ullerup; Stargate Universe's Patrick Gilmore and Peter Kelamis; Stargate Atlantis's Ben Cotton; Battlestar Galactica's Alessandro Juliani and Smallville's Allison Mack.
Syfy started airing Riese on October 26, 2010 with a new name: Riese: Kingdom Falling.[4]
On November 30, 2010, Space announced[5] that Riese will start airing on spacecast.com early in 2011, making Canada the first country after the United States to air the complete webseries.
Riese has been noted for its usage of the RED One.[6] It is also one of the first live action sci-fi web series to feature the steampunk genre. Production-value wise, it has been compared to the web efforts of Sanctuary[7] and features a cast of top Sci-Fi actors from a variety of shows.[8] It is also one of the first dramatic web series to incorporate animals as one of their cast ensemble.[9]
The original Riese web series ("Riese: The Series") was divided into two chapters, with a total of six episodes. It was broadcast on the creators' website and made available on YouTube, beginning November 2, 2009.
Shortly after releasing Beast, the producers withdrew all online episodes, due to the deal with Syfy, who purchased the broadcast rights.
The first (SyFy) season of Riese: Kingdom Falling consists of ten episodes, was broadcast beginning October 26, 2010[10] by Syfy, and is available to view on their website and Hulu.
Episodes were recut, rearranged and renamed for the Syfy broadcast, and new footage was added introducing Amanda Tapping as narrator.
| # | Title | Director | Writers | Original air date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hunt" | Kaleena Kiff | Ryan Copple, Kaleena Kiff, Miguel Valdez Lopez, Alyssa Ciccarelli | 26 October 2010 | 9:44 |
| Riese and her wolf fight off a hunters the Sect has sent to capture her. She is wounded and seeks help in the village of Helmkin. | |||||
| 2 | "Bind" | Kaleena Kiff | Ryan Copple, Kaleena Kiff, Miguel Valdez Lopez, Alyssa Ciccarelli | 27 October 2010 | 9:05 |
| Riese is treated in a hospital, and discovers a secret ward full of newborn babies. The empress assigns Herrick to track her down. | |||||
| 3 | "Fragments" | Kaleena Kiff | Ryan Copple, Kaleena Kiff, Miguel Valdez Lopez, Alyssa Ciccarelli | 2 November 2010 | 9:15 |
| Riese finds the babies in a warehouse, ready to be shipped away. | |||||
| 4 | "Spares" | Kaleena Kiff | Ryan Copple, Kaleena Kiff, Miguel Valdez Lopez, Alyssa Ciccarelli | 3 November 2010 | 8:24 |
| Riese finds a ledger documenting the Sect's baby shipments and escapes from Helmkin. | |||||
| 5 | "Dawn" | Kaleena Kiff | Ryan Copple, Kaleena Kiff, Miguel Valdez Lopez, Alyssa Ciccarelli | 8 November 2010 | 7:26 |
| 6 | "Beast" | Nicholas Humphries | Ryan Copple, Alyssa Ciccarelli, Kaleena Kiff | 1 February 2011 | 6:22 |
| 7 | "Prey" | Nicholas Humphries | Ryan Copple, Alyssa Ciccarelli, Kaleena Kiff | 15 February 2011 | 8:45 |
| 8 | "Indoctrination" | Nicholas Humphries | Ryan Copple, Alyssa Ciccarelli, Kaleena Kiff | 1 March 2011 | 9:20 |
| 9 | "Retribution" | Nicholas Humphries | Ryan Copple, Alyssa Ciccarelli, Kaleena Kiff | 15 March 2011 | 8:17 |
| 10 | "Reunion" | Nicholas Humphries | Ryan Copple, Alyssa Ciccarelli, Kaleena Kiff | 29 March 2011 | 11:18 |
On September 20, 2009, an Alternate Reality Game was begun at The Sect is Here, the companion site for Riese the Series. The game centers around The Sect, the villainous religious cult from Riese, existing in our world. Players must solve numerous online and location-specific puzzles in order to unravel the true objectives of the Sect.[11]