Terra Nova: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From executive producers Steven Spielberg Peter Chernin, René Echevarria and Brannon Braga comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. Terra Nova follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. When scientists at the FERMI Particle Accelerator unexpectedly discovered a fracture in time that made it possible to construct a portal into primeval history, the bold notion was born to resettle humanity in the past - a second chance to rebuild civilization and get it right this time.

Series details

• Title: Terra Nova
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2011-09-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 516

Cast and credited roles

• Allison Miller — Skye Alexandria Tate
• Jason O'Mara — James "Jim" Shannon
• Shelley Conn — Dr. Elisabeth Shannon
• Christine Adams — Mira
• Landon Liboiron — Josh Shannon
• Naomi Scott — Maddy Shannon
• Alana Mansour — Zoe Shannon
• Stephen Lang — Commander Nathaniel Taylor
• Rod Hallett — Dr. Malcolm Wallace

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-26; final listed air date 2011-12-19; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Terra Nova 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.