A come Andromeda: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in 1973, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" ...?

Series details

• Title: A come Andromeda
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1972-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-02-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40375
• IMDb ID: tt0172086
• TVDB ID: 84267

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-01-04; final listed air date 1972-02-01; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from A come Andromeda 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.