The Colony: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings. Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Series details

• Title: The Colony
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-07-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3326

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-07-21; final listed air date 2009-09-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-07-27; final listed air date 2010-09-28; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Colony on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.