Deepwater Black
Deepwater Black is a 1992 novel, first in the Deepwater trilogy, by the New Zealand science fiction writer Ken Catran, with a cast of young characters who are supposedly stranded in space while a virus ravages Earth. The book series itself is quite different from the television series later developed. The approach of the novels focused on the characters as younger children, around 13–14, rather than the television approach, in which the characters were much older.
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| Ken Catran |
| Deepwater trilogy |
| Science fiction |
| 1992 |
Deepwater Black is a 1992 novel, first in the Deepwater trilogy, by the New Zealand science fiction writer Ken Catran, with a cast of young characters who are supposedly stranded in space while a virus ravages Earth. The book series itself is quite different from the television series later developed. The approach of the novels focused on the characters as younger children, around 13–14, rather than the television approach, in which the characters were much older.
The main plot involves a virus that breaks out and leaves the humans residing on Earth doomed. In a desperate attempt before the end, all humanity's resources are dedicated to a crash program to produce a deep space ark, capable of seeding humanity on a new world. The ship is crewed by six clones, teenage versions of people who achieved great works during the ark project, equipped with the memories of their donors. Before reaching their destination, however, the crew is awoken prematurely to face a threat to the ship, before their memories are complete. They must come to terms with the workings of the ship, the dangers faced by their ship, the realization that they are clones, and their ultimate destiny to save their race.
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| Mission Genesis |
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| Science fiction |
| Gordon Michael Woolvett, Nicole de Boer, Jason Cadieux |
| Fred Mollin |
| 1 |
| 13 |
| YTV |
| Sci-Fi Channel |
| 21 July (1997-07-21) –22 December 1997 (1997-12-22) |
The trilogy was adapted as the Sci Fi Channel's first original scripted television series in 1997 under the name Mission Genesis. The series was a co-production between YTV Network and USA Networks, and was distributed by Sunbow Entertainment. In Canada and the United Kingdom, the series retained the original title, Deepwater Black. Only one season of 13 episodes was made, and involved a relatively small cast and heavy use of CGI. Soon after production ended, lead actress Nicole de Boer joined the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and lead actor Gordon Michael Woolvett joined the cast of Andromeda.
The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Music for the series was composed and performed by Fred Mollin.
- Gordon Michael Woolvett – Reb (captain and engineer)
- Nicole de Boer – Yuna (pilot and navigator)
- Jason Cadieux – Bren (defense and weapons expert)
- Julie Khaner – Gen (onboard computer)
- Craig Kirkwood – Zak (computer and cybernetics technician)
- Sara Sahr – Lise (doctor)
- Kelli Taylor – Gret (geneticist and communications expert)
The show only had 13 episodes before it was canceled. They were:
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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| 1. | "Awakening" | George Mendeluk | Bill Taub | 21 July 1997 |
| 2. | "Lullaby" | Don McCutcheon | Jeff CopelandBarry Pearson | 28 July 1997 |
| 3. | "Legacy" | Don McCutcheon | Jeff Copeland | 4 August 1997 |
| 4. | "Reflections" | George Mendeluk | Jeff CopelandBarry Pearson | 11 August 1997 |
| 5. | "Plague" | Don McCutcheon | Doug Molitor | 18 August 1997 |
| 6. | "Cycles" | Don McCutcheon | Jeremy Hole | 25 August 1997 |
| 7. | "Refugee" | George Mendeluk | Jeff CopelandBarry Pearson | 8 September 1997 |
| 8. | "Hunt" | Don McCutcheon | Raymond Storey | 15 September 1997 |
| 9. | "Fugue" | George Mendeluk | Dennis Foon | 10 November 1997 |
| 10. | "Siege" | George Mendeluk | Doug Molitor | 24 November 1997 |
| 11. | "Prime" | George Mendeluk | Dennis Foon | 1 December 1997 |
| 12. | "Infestation" | Don McCutcheon | Barry Pearson | 15 December 1997 |
| 13. | "Aurora" | George Mendeluk | Dennis Foon | 22 December 1997 |
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- Deepwater Black at IMDb
- Plot Guide for Deepwater Black (note: currently no actual plot synopsis are on the site.)
- YTV webpage for Deepwater Black (ARCHIVED
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