Jeremiah (TV series)

*Jeremiah*
Jeremiah
	Jeremiah's intertitle for season two
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Starring	Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Sean Astin, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars, Byron Lawson, Kim Hawthorne
Country of origin	United States, Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	March 3, 2002 –; January 19, 2004

Jeremiah is an American post-apocalyptic television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran from 2002 to 2004.

Created and developed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and executive produced by him and The Outer Limits Sam Egan, the series is loosely based on Belgian writer Hermann Huppen's comic book of the same name. Aside from the names of the main characters and the post-apocalyptic setting, there are no other similarities between the comics and the series.

The series ended production in 2003 after creative differences emerged between MGM and Straczynski. Episodes for the final half of the second season didn't start airing in the United States until September 3, 2004.

The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Plot

The year is 2021, 15 years after a virus kills everyone over the age of puberty (both the event and the virus itself are referred to as "The Big Death"), the child survivors have grown up, living on the scraps of the old world. Some, such as Markus Alexander, see that they have one of two choices ahead of them: continue to live off the diminishing scraps of the old world or begin to rebuild.

Promotion

A GENERATION LOST: In a post-apocalyptic world following the "Big Death"—a mysterious but devastating plague that claimed the lives of billions of people—only the children remain.

THE FUTURE UNKNOWN: Fifteen years have gone by, and in the midst of the chaos, one man, Jeremiah, rises above the rest to restore civility and order. He and his companion Kurdy, must lead the struggle to uncover the buried truth of a forgotten society to provide hope for the future.

IN 2021, ADVENTURE HAS A NEW NAME: As Jeremiah and Kurdy search for the elusive "Valhalla Sector", they encounter their greatest fears and discover their own humanity.

Characters

Most of the characters are survivors of the virus who are now in their late twenties or younger.

Character	Actor	Description
Jeremiah	Luke Perry	While roaming the country on a quest to locate a mysterious place called Valhalla Sector, which his father claimed might hold some hope for the survivors of the big death, Jeremiah comes in contact with a group who not only has information on Valhalla Sector, but also the resources to rebuild the world. In Season Two Jeremiah is put in charge of rebuilding the town Milhaven.
Kurdy Malloy	Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Jeremiah's partner, a tough and cynical man, yet also passionate. He and Jeremiah discover the secrets of Thunder Mountain.
Markus Alexander	Peter Stebbings	The leader of Thunder Mountain, a colony located inside the former NORAD headquarters in Cheyenne Mountain. He seeks to form alliances with other survivors and to forge a new world.
Mister Smith	Sean Astin	This quirky, colorful character partners with Kurdy in Season Two. He claims to be a messenger from God.
Erin	Ingrid Kavelaars	Markus' second-in-command at Thunder Mountain.
Lee Chen	Byron Lawson	Chen is the humorless and paranoid head of security at Thunder Mountain, but his loyalties may lie elsewhere.
Meaghan Lee Rose	Suzy Joachim	Meaghan is the oldest woman known to be alive in the world. She is a carrier of the plague that nearly wiped out mankind, though it has not killed her. She lives in a biohazard containment room in Thunder Mountain.
Ezekiel	Alex Zahara	A mysterious figure who gives Jeremiah cryptic prophecies about his future and protects him from danger.
Theo Coleridge	Kim Hawthorne	Theo rules Clarefield, Colorado as a ruthless warlord, until her reign is overthrown. However, she will still become a strong voice in the new world.
Elizabeth Munroe	Kandyse McClure	Elizabeth is a resident of Thunder Mountain, and Jeremiah and Kurdy first arrived there to bring news of her boyfriend's death. Kurdy is attracted to her.
Devon	Robert Wisden	Jeremiah's father and a resident of Valhalla Sector. Jeremiah thought he died in the Big Death, but he was taken to Valhalla Sector and survived. He is a scientist, studying potential immunizations for the Big Death.
Liberty "Libby" Kaufman	Joanne Kelly	Libby is Devon's assistant in Valhalla Sector who takes Jeremiah under her wing and apparently falls in love with him.

DVD Release

On January 1, 2004, MGM Home Entertainment released season one of Jeremiah on DVD. Season two has yet to be released on DVD, though it is currently available on Apple's iTunes, Netflix's "Play Now", and on many P2P networks.

DVD Name	Additional Information
Season One	Audio commentary Deleted scenes Behind-the-scenes featurette Production sketches Photo gallery
Episodes
20
Release Date
January 20, 2004

Locations in Jeremiah

Name	Locations	Group
Thunder Mountain	Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado	New America Alliance (Western Alliance)
Valhala Sector	Commonwealth of Virginia or West Virginia	United States of America
Milhaven	State of Colorado	Valhala Sector. Later Western Alliance
Clarefield	State of Colorado	New America Alliance (Western Alliance)

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