Atlantis (TV series)
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| Genre |
Adventure Fantasy Drama Romance |
| Created by | Johnny Capps Julian Murphy Howard Overman |
| Starring |
Jack Donnelly Mark Addy Robert Emms Aiysha Hart Sarah Parish Juliet Stevenson Jemima Rooper Amy Manson |
| Theme music composer | Rob Lane |
| Composer(s) | Rob Lane James Gosling Stuart Hancock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Johnny Capps Julian Murphy Howard Overman Bethan Jones |
| Location(s) | Wales & Morocco |
| Cinematography | David Garbett Dale Mccready |
| Editor(s) | Tom White |
| Running time | 45 minutes 90 minutes (Series 2 Finale) |
| Production company(s) | Urban Myth Films |
| Distributor |
BBC Cymru Wales BBC America |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 28 September 2013 – 16 May 2015 |
| External links | |
| BBC show website | |
Atlantis is a British fantasy-adventure television programme, inspired by Greek mythology (including the legend of Atlantis) and created by Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy with Howard Overman. It premiered on 28 September 2013.
Atlantis was the biggest new Saturday night drama series launch across all BBC channels since 2006, even up on the launch of hit show Merlin. It also managed to draw 1 million viewers away from the highly popular ITV show The X Factor, which aired at the same time in the UK.
On 26 October 2013, BBC One ordered a second series of the show, which began airing on 15 November 2014. On 23 January 2015, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.
In the modern day, Jason, the protagonist of the show, pilots a one-man submarine to investigate a deep sea disturbance that resulted in the disappearance of his father when he was a child. When he discovers the location, the submarine begins to fail and he is pulled into white light. He wakes up on the shores of the kingdom Atlantis, which is ruled by a traditionalist, King Minos and his power-hungry, manipulative wife, Queen Pasiphae. Jason has entered a world where gods smite, legendary creatures guard dangerous curses and life is not fair, but it is still possible for heroes and justice to prevail. Under a set of circumstances, he is given shelter by a couple of unlucky and largely unemployed locals; Pythagoras—a young intellectual who enjoys beautiful triangles—and the rotund, ex-prize fighter Hercules—a hopeless romantic who spends most of his time in taverns drinking and gambling. The three of them encounter monsters, gods and demigods, as they live the Greek myths and battle to do good and protect the innocent. Along the way, they pick up some allies including Medusa, a palace maid, Ariadne, daughter of the King and heir to the throne, and a mysterious Oracle, who seems unsurprised at Jason's arrival. The Oracle predicts a world-changing destiny is in store for Jason if he stays on the right path.
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