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The Ark
TV release poster
Genre
Created byDean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Dean Devlin
  • Jonathan Glassner
  • Marc Roskin
  • Rachel Olschan-Wilson
  • Steve Lee
Producers
Production locationsPFI Studios, Belgrade, Serbia
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseFebruary 1, 2023 (2023-02-01) –
present (present)

The Ark is an American science fiction television series created by Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner, who also serve as showrunners for the series. It premiered on Syfy on February 1, 2023, and is to consist of twelve episodes. The series stars Christie Burke as Lt. Sharon Garnet who becomes the de facto captain of an interstellar spacecraft after a disaster. It also stars Reece Ritchie, Richard Fleeshman, Stacey Michelle Read, Ryan Adams, Pavle Jerinić, Shalini Peiris, Christina Wolfe, and Tiana Upcheva.

Premise

A hundred years in the future, the spacecraft known as Ark One suffers a catastrophic event one year from reaching its destination, Proxima b, causing massive destruction and loss of life. The remaining crew must work together to stay on course, and survive.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Christie Burke as Lt. Sharon Garnet,[2] one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew and the de facto captain of the ship after the disaster
  • Reece Ritchie as Lt. Spencer Lane,[2] one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew; he is suspicious of Garnet's leadership
  • Richard Fleeshman as Lt. James Brice,[2] one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew and a self-proclaimed "navigation wonk" who now has to take on other duties after the disaster
  • Stacey Michelle Read[a] as Alicia Nevins,[2] a waste management engineer with coding skills who is promoted to chief of life support
  • Ryan Adams as Angus Medford,[2] a farm and 4-H youth from horticulture whose duties include crop development at the prospective colony
  • Pavle Jerinić[3] as Felix Strickland, acting head of security enforcement
  • Shalini Peiris[3] as Dr. Sanjivni Kabir, the only remaining doctor on the medical staff
  • Christina Wolfe[3] as Dr. Cat Brandice, a social media star and "TV relationship specialist" who Garnet orders to be the head of ship-wide mental health
  • Tiana Upcheva[3] as Eva Markovic, acting head of maintenance, engineering and construction

Supporting

  • Lisa Brenner as Lieutenant Commander Susan Ingram, who would be the commanding officer of the surviving crew
  • Miles Barrow as Baylor Trent, an ensign and Ingram's protégé
  • Dominik Čičak as Harris Beckner, a member of Eva's engineering team and her secret lover
  • Chris Leask as Jasper Dades, a crew member with a secret

Paul Murray co-stars as Ark inventor William Trust, and Mercedes De La Cruz co-stars as his wife, Helena Trust. Samantha Glassner co-stars as Ark 3 survivor, Kelly Fowler.

Episodes

No.Title [4][5]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4][5]U.S. viewers
1"Everyone Wanted to Be on This Ship"Dean DevlinDean DevlinFebruary 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)578,000[6]
2"Like It Touched the Sun"Milan TodorovićJonathan GlassnerFebruary 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)408,000[7]
3"Get Out and Push"Milan TodorovićJohn-Paul NickelFebruary 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)310,000[8]
4"We Weren't Supposed to Be Awake"Sandra MitrovićRebecca RosenbergFebruary 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)350,000[9]
5"One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"Sandra MitrovićKendall LampkinMarch 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)340,000[10]
6"Two by Two"Milan TodorovićJonathan GlassnerMarch 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)361,000[11]
7"A Slow Death Is Worse"Milan TodorovićJohn-Paul NickelMarch 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)426,000[12]
8"Every Single Person Matters"Orsi NagypalKendall LampkinMarch 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)403,000[13]
9"The Painful Way"UnknownUnknownMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)N/A
10"Hoping for Forever"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 2023 (2023-04-05)N/A

Production

The Ark went straight-to-series in late January 2022 with a 12-episode order from SyFy.[14] Principal photography began at PFI Studios in Belgrade, Serbia in March of that year. Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner serve as showrunners and producers.[2][15]

In March 2022, it was announced that the regular cast of the series had been set, with Christie Burke starring as Lt. Sharon Garnet, along with Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read, and newcomer Ryan Adams.[2] In April 2022, it was announced that Lisa Brenner would be a recurring guest star, playing Commander Susan Ingram, with Christina Wolfe, Shalini Peiris, Miles Barrow, Pavle Jerinić, and Tiana Upcheva also recurring.[3]

Broadcast and release

The series trailer was released in December 2022.[16] It premiered on Syfy on February 1, 2023,[17][18] with episodes to be streamed the next day on Peacock.[19]

See also

  • The Starlost – a 1973 television series about a generational human colony ship sent from Earth in which the inhabitants develop into independent societies that lost all awareness that they are on a space ship centuries after an unknown disaster that kills the command crew and sends the ship off course directly into a star

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as "Stacey Read" from "A Slow Death Is Worse" (episode #7) on.

References

  1. ^ Easton, Anne (January 31, 2023). "'The Ark' Isn't A Show About Laser-Beam Fights With Strange Aliens, It's About People In A Pressure Cooker Situation". Forbes. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Otterson, Joe (March 31, 2022). "Dean Devlin Syfy Series 'The Ark' Sets Main Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Roxborough, Scott (April 25, 2022). "Lisa Brenner Joins Syfy Series 'The Ark'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The Ark – Listings". Zap2it. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ark, The (Syfy) - Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 2, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 2.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 9, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 2.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 9, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 2.15.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 23, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 2.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Salem, Mitch (March 2, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 3.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Salem, Mitch (March 9, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 3.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Salem, Mitch (March 16, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 3.15.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Salem, Mitch (March 23, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 3.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  14. ^ ""The Ark" Flies to Syfy with "Independence Day" Writer/Producer Dean Devlin at the Helm" (Press release). Syfy. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  15. ^ Alter, Ethan (February 2, 2023). "Dean Devlin explains why 'The Ark' isn't 'woke' sci-fi: 'There's an attempt to politicize everything now'". Yahoo!. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  16. ^ Weiss, Josh (December 7, 2022). "'The Ark': Dean Devlin opens up about 'survival' story in new sci-fi series, as SyFy reveals first footage". Syfy Wire. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  17. ^ Weiss, Josh (January 4, 2023). "Syfy Drops First Trailer For Deep Space Mystery Thriller 'The Ark' Ahead Of Feb. 1 Series Premiere". Syfy Wire. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  18. ^ ""The Ark" Lands February 2023 on Syfy" (Press release). Syfy. December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  19. ^ Spry, Jeff (February 1, 2023). "'The Ark' premiere sets up a sci-fi survival saga in outer space". Space.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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