The Expanse (TV series)
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Space opera Mystery |
| Created by |
Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby |
| Based on | The Expanse series of novels |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Location(s) | Toronto, Canada |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original channel | Syfy |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | United States |
| Original airing | 2015 |
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The Expanse is an upcoming American space opera / mystery science fiction drama television series scheduled to air on Syfy in 2015. Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, it follows police detective Josephus Miller (Thomas Jane), ship's officer Jim Holden (Steven Strait) and his crew as they unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace across the System and the survival of humanity.
The Expanse is based on the series of novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey, a pen name of the authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was published in 2011 and nominated for the Hugo and Locus awards.
Premise
Two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized solar system, detective Josephus Miller, born in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing heir, the young woman Juliette Andromeda Mao. Joining his task is James Holden, rogue captain of an ice-carrying freighter who remains involved in an incident caused by the tense relationship between Earth, Mars and the Belt. Soon the two will find out that the missing woman is connected to a vast conspiracy.
Cast and characters
The main cast of the series includes:
- Thomas Jane as Josephus Miller, a policeman on Ceres[1]
- Steven Strait as Jim Holden, executive officer of the ice freighter Canterbury[1]
- Dominique Tipper as Naomi Nagata, the engineer of the Canterbury[2]
- Cas Anvar as Alex Kamal, the pilot of the Canterbury[2]
- Wes Chatham as Amos Burton, a mechanic on the Canterbury[2]
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala, U.N. Deputy Undersecretary of Executive Administration[1]
- Chad Coleman as Fred Johnson, the leader of the rebel "Outer Planets Alliance" (OPA)[3]
- Florence Faivre as Juliette Andromeda Mao, the woman Miller is searching for
The recurring cast includes:
- Paulo Costanzo as the Canterbury's medical technician Shed Garvy[2]
- Jay Hernandez as Havelock, Miller's partner[2]
- Jared Harris as Anderson Dawes, an OPA operative on Ceres[3]
- Shawn Doyle as Sadavir Errinwright, U.N. Undersecretary of Executive Administration[3]
- Kristen Hager as the Canterbury's navigation officer Ade Nygaard[3]
Development
Syfy announced a straight-to-series commitment to a television adaptation of The Expanse book series on April 11, 2014, ordering the production of ten hour-long episodes for the first season.[4] On that date Syfy President Dave Howe commented: "The Expanse is epic in scale and scope and promises to be Syfy's most ambitious series to date".[4]
Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby wrote the pilot, directed by Terry McDonough, and serve as writers and showrunners alongside Naren Shankar.[5]
Produced by Alcon Television and The Sean Daniel Company, principal photography started on October 29, 2014, in Toronto.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weinstein, Shelli (21 August 2014). "Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo to Star in Syfy's 'The Expanse'". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Petski, Denise (29 October 2014). "Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, More, Round Out 'The Expanse'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Noonan, Kevin (20 November 2014). "Syfy’s ‘The Expanse’ Adds ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Mad Men’ Alums". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (April 11, 2014). "Syfy Gives Straight-to-Series Greenlight to 'The Expanse'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bibel, Sara (October 29, 2014). "Syfy and Alcon TV Announce Start of Production on The Expanse, New 10-episode Epic Space Drama". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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