Farscape: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Astronaut John Crichton assumes he'll be home in time for dinner. But a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a galaxy far, far away...

Series details

• Title: Farscape
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1999-03-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-03-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 429

Cast and credited roles

• Ben Browder — John Crichton
• Jonathan Hardy — Dominar Rygel XVI
• Claudia Black — Aeryn Sun
• Anthony Simcoe — Ka D'Argo
• Lani John Tupu — Pilot
• Gigi Edgley — Chiana
• Wayne Pygram — Scorpius
• Virginia Hey — Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
• Lani John Tupu — Bialar Crais
• Paul Goddard — Stark

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-03-19; final listed air date 2000-01-28; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-03-17; final listed air date 2001-01-26; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2001-03-16; final listed air date 2002-04-26; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2002-06-07; final listed air date 2003-03-21; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Farscape 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.