The 12 monkeys series keeps many of the same elements the plague, time travel, a scientist named jones, a traveler named james cole, and a presentday epidemiologist named dr. In the series, ninetyeight percent of the world populaion is killed by he kalavirus, and timetraveler james cole was sent back from 2043 to prevent the plague masterminded by. A science fiction mystery drama series based on terry gilliams eponymous cult film, 12 monkeys premiered on syfy in 2015. When all hope is lost, cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer. Get 12 monkeys dvds, drinkware and apparel from syfy. Cole, cassie, and the rest have spent the better part of four years trying to save time, but rarely stopped to ask themselves why. Jones believes that the 12 monkeys are somehow involved in the pandemic that wiped out the population of earth, thus making coles attempt to extract.
A recap of the exciting season 2 of 12 monkeys, and a sneak peek at the season ending last episode, memory of tomorrow. Even while the world is ending, a good time can still be had, as the series inspired by the terry gilliam film proved. It was produced by syfy and premiered in january 2015. Follows the journey of a time traveler from the postapocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly. All we know is that its because of a man named leland frost. Cassandra railly, kirk acevedo ramse, barbara sukowa jones and noah bean aaron marker. Learn about the characters on 12 monkeys from the people who play them, including interviews with cast members from syfys all new series. With aaron stanford, amanda schull, noah bean, barbara sukowa.
Directed by 22 writing credits 19 cast 348 produced by 32 music by 5 cinematography by 5 film editing by 12 casting by 11 production design by 2 art direction by 4 set decoration by 3 costume design by 3 makeup department 53. Watch full episodes, view galleries and explore all about the show on syfy. The apocalypse has gone mainstream, so even nonfantastical series feel apocalyptic lately. Two time travelers, cole and cassie, must journey throughout time to prevent the army of the 12 monkeys from destroying all reality. As the series came to a thrilling finale, that question was finally answered and then some. The end is the beginning in twisty, touching 12 monkeys.
The series beckons with a broader, intriguing look at the future dystopia, with more background on cole and even a sidekick ramse kirk acevedo, and with a. The series is produced by universal cable productions in association with atlas entertainment, producer of the original theatrical film. The idea of a pandemic that wipes us all out is definitely realistic enough to give this syfy series a creepy chill. A man from the postapocalyptic future, cole uses a dangerous, untested method of time travel to get from 2043 to the present day. Athan was raised by the army of the 12 monkeys to be their prophet, the witness, a role he adamantly resisted.
The nonsensical time travel in 12 monkeys makes it less watchable than its original source material, but. It is based in part on the movie by the same name which, in turn, was. These include australia, the united kingdom, the netherlands, most of mainland europe, south america and india. Because of the staggered release dates, netflix has been releasing a new season of 12 monkeys a little later every year. About four years from now, most of the human race is gonna be wiped out by a plague. The series of 12 monkeys tells about the traveler james colu, who after reconstructing the message from doctor cassandra railly has to go back in time to the past in order to find the source of the plague and destroy it. Follows the journey of a time traveler from the postapocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race. Get a look at syfys new tv version of the scifi time travel story. Its easy to picture an unhinged somebody or an army of somebodies hellbent enough on some esoteric goal to unleash destruction, and 12 monkeys plays it smart by making the army of 12 monkeys motives a mystical puzzle that cole and. The year is 2043 and the world has been devastated by a horrific plague. You really should be watching the 12 monkeys tv show. In the series, ninetyeight percent of the world populaion is killed by he kalavirus, and timetraveler james cole was sent back from 2043 to prevent the plague masterminded by the. James cole thanks to the time travel machine and help jones, can go back and come back to any year. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of 12 monkeys with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at.
Its always been a story about time, but with the beginning, syfys 12 monkeys boiled its central concept down to why it actually matters. Catch up on episodes of 12 monkeys, which airs on syfy. The story, which loosely follows the plot of the film, has been updated to the present day. By tyler coates jan 20, 2015 two decades after its release, terry gilliams scifi satire has inspired a tv series of the same name. The nonsensical time travel in 12 monkeys makes it less watchable than its original source material, but the high quality execution and cool characters are. The scifi drama series follows the journey of james cole stanford, a man from 2043, who is sent back in time to stop the evil army of the 12 monkeys from destroying the world. Jones intends for cole to travel back in time and prevent the plague from happening. Aaron stanford reflects upon coles final sacrifice so many tears, so little time pun totally intended 12 monkeys. It appealed to my nostalgia, brought back prior characters in useful ways, injected hope in my world, gave purposeful endings to all of the main characters, had good action sequences. He is on a mission to locate and rid the world of the source of the plague that will eventually annihilate. The final episode of 12 monkeys, an epic 2hour final battle, gives us the closure every tv show strives to achieve in.
James cole is recruited by katarina jones to partake in project splinter, a highly experimental time travel program. Cole returns to the year 2015 to gather knowledge from a patient inside a mental institution. Hyena burger, monkey face, unmake history and other official designs are available only at the syfy store. Assorted clips from almost every episode in the first season of 12 monkeys, accompanied by soundtrack from interstellar where were going. The final conflict with the army of the 12 monkeys begins when the witness returns to project splinter. He was born in 2047 and lived his entire life dislodged from time. Ive watched my fair share of television and i honestly cant name a more satisfying series finale than the one on this show. The idea of a weapon no one seemed to have any concrete. The series streams on pretty much every other netflix region. The season 4 orderseries cancellation isnt the only bizarre piece of news to come out of syfy regarding 12 monkeys. The finale saw team splinter gather its forces including a few familiar and recently dead faces to stop the witness and titan from destroying time. Get an exclusive look at the first 9 minutes of syfys new time travel series, 12 monkeys, before it airs on friday, jan 16 at 98c.