Escape from Jupiter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Perhaps loosely based on the classic Robert A. Heinlein young adult novel "Farmer in the Sky", Escape from Jupiter is a space adventure television series about a small group of children from a mining colony on Jupiter's moon, Lo, who are forced to flee when a volcanic eruption destroys their world. With a few adult survivors, they seek shelter on the derelict space station KL5, floating above Lo, convert it into a jerry-rigged spacecraft, and head off in a desperate attempt to reach Earth. They share many adventures and form close friendships on the dangerous journey.

Series details

• Title: Escape from Jupiter
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1994-04-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28566
• TVDB ID: 74404

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-04-10; final listed air date 1994-07-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Escape from Jupiter 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.