Riverworld: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Matt, an American journalist, and his fiancée, Jessie, are killed in an explosion, but reawaken in a very unusual afterlife - a mysterious planet with an endless river terrain. Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been resurrected simultaneously in this strange new world. Determined to find Jessie, Matt joins forces with an intrepid crew including a 13th century female warrior and Riverboat captain Mark Twain. Embarking upriver, their adventure begins, all the while tracked by the watchful eye of a mysterious alien force.

Series details

• Title: Riverworld
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2010-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-04-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 6904
• IMDb ID: tt1419950
• TVDB ID: 148821

Cast and credited roles

• Kwesi Ameyaw — Youseff Mbaye
• Tahmoh Penikett — Matt Ellman
• Laura Vandervoort — Jessie Machalan
• Jeananne Goossen — Tomoe Gozen
• Mark Deklin — Sam 'Mark Twain' Clemens
• Matthew MacCaull — Hal Douglas
• Matty Finochio — Antonio Roja
• Meg Roe — Amelie Faberge
• Peter Wingfield — Richard Burton
• Romina D'Ugo — Allegra Bracchioforte
• Arnold Pinnock — Simon Porter
• Bruce Ramsay — Francisco Pizarro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-18; final listed air date 2010-04-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Riverworld 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.