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Extant (season 1)
File:Extant Season 1 DVD.png
Season 1 DVD cover
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJuly 9 (2014-07-09) –
September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the American television drama series Extant premiered on July 9, 2014, and concluded on September 17, 2014, and consisted of thirteen episodes. CBS broadcast the first season on Wednesday at 10:00 pm in the United States. The series was available for streaming on Amazon Video devices four days after broadcast on CBS.[1]

Plot

Molly Woods, an astronaut with ISEA (International Space Exploration Agency) is assigned a 13-month solo mission aboard space station Seraphim. She returns home to her husband John, a robotics engineer who created their son Ethan, a prototype android called a "humanich". When Molly discovers that she has mysteriously become pregnant despite years of infertility, she begins a search for answers.

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Tyler Hilton as Charlie Arthurs, the Chief Coder on the Humanichs Project alongside Julie.[2]
  • Lynnanne Zager as the voice of G.I.N.A., the Woods family personal home A.I. system and helper.
  • Shannon Merrill Brown as the child "Offspring".
  • Annie Wersching as Femi Dodd, a member of the Yasumoto Corporation Board of Directors. She's highly skeptical of the Humanichs Project and is revealed to be part of Odin's underground group that seeks to eradicate advanced technology from Earth.
  • Brad Beyer as Harmon Kryger, an ISEA astronaut who saw his dead mother on the Seraphim; he faked his own suicide and now lives in isolation.
  • Maury Sterling as Gordon Kern, the new Deputy Director of ISEA.
  • Sergio Harford as Marcus Dawkins, an astronaut and Molly's deceased lover, who died in the car accident in which he and Molly were involved years ago.[3]
  • Tessa Ferrer as Katie Sparks, an astronaut and daughter of Alan and Anya Sparks. She died in space under mysterious circumstances.[4]
  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Quinn, a retired doctor and Molly's undependable, estranged father.[5]
  • Charlie Bewley as Gavin Hutchinson (alias Odin James), a man Julie begins dating. He secretly leads an underground organization dedicated to eradicating advanced technology, and has targeted the Humanichs Project.
  • Jeannetta Arnette as Anya Sparks, Alan's ex-wife and mother of Katie.
  • Adam O'Byrne as Ryan Jackson, the new ISEA Director, replacing Alan Sparks. Kern says Molly can trust him as he was unaware of the conspiracy between Yasumoto and Sparks.
  • Enver Gjokaj as Sean Glass, an ISEA astronaut.
  • Jimmy Jean-Louis as Pierre Lyon, a French astronaut.
  • Eric Martsolf as the voice of B.E.N., the onboard, sentient computer aboard the Seraphim.

Episodes

See also: List of Extant episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Re-Entry"Allen CoulterMickey FisherJuly 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)9.58[6]
22"Extinct"Matt Earl BeesleyLeslie BohemJuly 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)7.96[7]
33"Wish You Were Here"Holly DaleMickey FisherJuly 23, 2014 (2014-07-23)6.48[8]
44"Shelter"Paris BarclayGreg WalkerJuly 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)5.92[9]
55"What on Earth is Wrong?"Dan LernerPeter OckoAugust 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)5.94[10]
66"Nightmares"Adam ArkinEliza ClarkAugust 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)5.68[11]
77"More in Heaven and Earth"Christine MooreVanessa ReisenAugust 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)5.57[12]
88"Incursion"Paul McCraneGavin JohannsenAugust 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)5.57[12]
99"Care and Feeding"Dan AttiasMickey FisherAugust 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)5.67[13]
1010"A Pack of Cards"Dan LernerLeslie BohemAugust 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)5.67[13]
1111"A New World"Kevin DowlingEliza ClarkSeptember 3, 2014 (2014-09-03)5.78[14]
1212"Before the Blood"David SolomonPeter OckoSeptember 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)4.64[15]
1313"Ascension"Miguel SapochnikMickey FisherSeptember 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)5.45[16]

Broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on July 9, 2014, on Global Television Network.[17] In Australia, the series premiered on July 13, 2014, on Network Ten.[18] The series premiered in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2014, on Amazon Video.[19] It made its television premiere on January 20, 2015 on Syfy.[20] In New Zealand, it debuted on July 23, 2014 on Prime.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Extant, Season 2". amazon.com.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (1 May 2014). "CBS' Extant Adds Tyler Hilton (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ^ Pearman, Mikaela Ian (26 March 2014). "Exclusive: Mixing it with Hollywood elite". Bermuda Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (April 9, 2014). "Tessa Ferrer joins CBS's Extant". TV Guide. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Abrams, Natalie (10 March 2014). "Extant Exclusive: Louis Gossett Jr. to Play Halle Berry's Father". TV Guide.
  6. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 10, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Extant' & 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 17, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'Motive' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Extant'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 24, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up; 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  9. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 31, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 7, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  11. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 14, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (August 21, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up; 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' & 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (August 28, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Extant' & 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  14. ^ Bibel, Sara (September 4, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 11, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Extant' Adjusted Up; 'Taxi Brooklyn', 'America's Got Talent' & 'Under the Lights' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  16. ^ Bibel, Sara (September 18, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up; 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'Extant' & 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "'The Amazing Race Canada,' 'Extant,' 'Hemlock Grove' and more top this week's TV". Toronto Sun.
  18. ^ Network Ten. "Episodes". TenPlay - Episodes.
  19. ^ Mark Sweney. "Amazon acquires UK rights for Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant". the Guardian.
  20. ^ "Syfy UK Sets Premiere Date For 'Extant'". TV Wise. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  21. ^ "Who watched our new sci-fi mystery EXTANT last night?". Prime TV. Facebook. July 24, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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