When we learned that Kudos, the folks that brought us MI-5, Hustle and Life on Mars, were planning to try their hand at sci-fi, we rather expected a romp in space. The very idea of humans embarking in spaceships to continue life as we know it on some amenable planet out there used to be imbued with optimism and faith in a can-do attitude. Nowadays we’re more aware of the possible complications. Remember how chaos theory took the much of the joy out of meeting real live dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? In the opening episode of Outcasts, it becomes clear from the point of view of Mitchell Hoban (Jamie Bamber, Law & Order UK, Battlestar Gallactica) that mistakes have been made, and President Richard Tate (Liam Cunningham, Shooting the Past, Clash of the Titans) already has secrets to suppress. Our trailblazers seem to be on the road to dystopia, but dystopia is not a dirty word in science fiction. Series fans concede that it’s a slow burner, but the pay-off is worth it. Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty, The L Word) and Hermione Norris (MI-5, Wire in the Blood) also star. Watch for the premiere Saturday, June 18, on BBC America, and for the DVD, which will follow soon after the series run. Canadian broadcast details to follow when confirmed.
Don’t forget to watch the Doctor Who series premiere tomorrow night on BBC America and on Space in Canada.
Tags: Battlestar Gallactica, BBC America, Clash of the Titans, Doctor Who, Eric Mabius, Hermione Norris, Hustle, Jamie Bamber, Law & Order UK, Liam Cunningham, Life on Mars, Mi-5, Outcasts, Shooting the Past, Space, The L Word, Ugly Betty, Wire in the Blood
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Sorry, but Outcasts was a rare miss by Kudos (and don’t forget BBC America had a hand in this 8-part series). And saying “the pay-off is worth it” is as close to lying as you can get. There is absolutely no resolution at the end of episode 8 — it was very clear that the writers thought a second season was guaranteed, so the story is left WIDE OPEN with a HUGE cliffhanger.
This is a brilliantly written, acted, directed and produced.
BUT
Why should the watchers of BBC America waste their time when the BBC has decided NOT to commission the second season?
They will be left on a cliffhanger and never know how it all ends!!!
Really Darlings, SPOILERS!!!!!
BBC left us hanging with the remake of the Survivors and now Outcasts also? I definitely shows that the BBC has no care for their viewers at all. Just the almighty buck!!!!!
PS: Please BBC America, don’t show us BBC series that BBC is not going to complete properly, even if BBC is not going to renew the series, they should at least do a 2 hour movie as a closing!!!!!!