One time traveler, james cole aaron stanford, must journey to 2015 to stop the virus from ever. Syfy greenlights pilot for 12 monkeys tv series collider. The emmywinning actor has signed on to guest star in season 3 of syfys timetravel thriller 12 monkeys. Its dark, moody, atmospheric and provides some nice mellow down tunes. I think this tv seriesby syfyneeds to be judged separately from the bruce willis film with the same name. Based on the 1995 feature film, 12 monkeys follows the journey of. Time travel remains an alluring concept, as do titles with name recognition, even if theyre of the cultish variety. Since i never saw the film, i can only judge the series on its own merits. The season 4 orderseries cancellation isnt the only bizarre piece of news to come out of syfy regarding 12 monkeys.
So the thing is, i was one of those who watched 12 monkeys the movie in the late 90s and it was a revolution then anyway syfy is doing a good job in many shows and a tv show based on a blockbuster hit movie is risky, but since the pilot everything is working smoothly, the dates are attracting, the events and how things in 2016 will get messy, the time traveling also was spot on. Stanford plays cole, a character portrayed by bruce willis in the 1995 movie of the same name inset. So syfy has reached 20 years into the historical grab bag for 12 monkeys. Syfy wants you to take a trip in time with 12 monkeys on the networks new scifi series, which premieres friday at 98c, a viral outbreak has decimated the majority of the earths population. One of the biggest titles that syfy continues to push is 12 monkeys. Mill creek entertainment is boxing up all four seasons of the syfy series 12 monkeys for a july 14th, 2020 release date on bluray and separately dvd. Hyena burger, monkey face, unmake history and other official designs are available only at the syfy store. It is based in part on the movie by the same name which, in turn, was. This is a complete user assembled model of the time machine as seen in the syfy original series, 12 monkeys. Season 3 will be released in an entirely unexpected way over the course of one. The story, which loosely follows the plot of the film, has been updated to the present day.
Nearly a year after 12 monkeys was first put in development with an eye on a series order, syfy has made it official the cable network on friday announced that its adaptation of the brad pitt. Airing on friday nights, the series has been averaging a 0. Get a look at syfys new tv version of the scifi time travel story. Syfys recent library has been some of the best the network has ever produced. Syfy has greenlit a pilot for the tv adaptation of terry gilliams 1995 scifi film, with production. Depending on where you live 12 monkeys is on netflix and weve got every detail about the release patterns and why netflix in the united states isnt streaming the show. If you ever watch just one episode of 12 monkeys if youre looking for one prime example of what this modestlybudgeted, cosmically ambitious, sweetly humane syfy series could accomplish.
The pilot was written by terry matalas and travis fickett, who had written for the series terra nova. Last year, syfy ordered a 90minute pilot for the smallscreen adaptation of 12 monkeys, the 1995 terry gilliam scifi film starring bruce willis and brad pitt. The episode of the week for july 1 through 7 is the beginning, the twopart series finale of syfys 12 monkeys. The cabler announced on thursday that it has renewed the time. Theres dystopian future where a man named cole is kept in confinement by mysterious leadership and also a. It is a science fiction mystery drama with a time traveling plot. Exclusive look at the cast of syfys 12 monkeys is full of. Model parts include the main characters james cole and cassandra railly. On august 26, 20, entertainment weekly announced that syfy was developing a 12 monkeys television series based on the film. Based on the film by terry gilliam, the show follows the journey of a time traveler, cole aaron stanford, from the postapocalyptic future. When i entered the expansive set of 12 monkeys, syfys new series, i stepped into a bleak postapocalyptic future and i could hardly take notice because everywhere i looked the freshly inked. The tv series adaptation of 12 monkeys has moved one step closer to becoming a reality.
Catch up on episodes of 12 monkeys, which airs on syfy. In the series, ninetyeight percent of the world populaion is killed by he. Unfortunately for fans, the fourth season of 12 monkeys will be the. The 4th and final season if 12 monkeys arrives in 2018.
Get an exclusive look at the first 9 minutes of syfys new time travel series, 12 monkeys, before it airs on friday, jan 16 at 98c. Back to the futures christopher lloyd is going on another timetravel journey. By 2043, a virus has wiped out most of the worlds population. It was produced by syfy and premiered in january 2015. In its final season, the syfy drama is a reminder that sometimes television should just be fun. One time traveler, cole, must journey throughout time to prevent the virus from ever happening and stop its engineers, the army of the 12 monkeys. New syfy series 12 monkeys is a winner new york post. Get prepped for timetravel adventure, with this special first look at syfys 12 monkeys. The scifi series is based on terry gilliams 1995 film, which starred. Syfy has greenlit a pilot for the tv adaptation of terry gilliams 1995 scifi film, with production scheduled to begin in november.
The third season of 12 monkeys airs on syfy friday, may 19 at 87c four episodes, followed by three episodes on may 20 and may 21, debuting at 87c. Get 12 monkeys dvds, drinkware and apparel from syfy. Syfy greenlights time travel drama 12 monkeys to series with 12 episode order aaron stanford, amanda schull, noah bean and kirk acevedo star in the drama, due in january of 2015. A science fiction mystery drama series based on terry gilliams eponymous cult film, 12 monkeys premiered on syfy in 2015. The reason i stayed in to watch tv was because the syfy series 12 monkeys aired its twohour series finale. Syfy has ordered a 10episode third season of its timetravel thriller series 12 monkeys. The producers of the cd have complied 23 cues of music from the tv series onto one disc and upon sampling some of the tracks i felt that this was very nice working music. A virus has wiped out most of the worlds population. Syfy greenlights 12 monkeys series with 12episode order. Syfy is continuing its push into the postapocalyptic landscape. Gilliam is not involved with the tv series, but the show will draw heavily from his feature film as the plot follows the journey of a time traveler from the postapocalyptic.