The 100 | |
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Based on | The 100 by Kass Morgan |
Developed by | Jason Rothenberg |
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Theme music composer |
Evan Frankfort Liz Phair |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
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Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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Original network | The CW |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | March 19, 2014 | – present
External links | |
Official website |
The 100 (pronounced The Hundred ) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW. The series, developed by Jason Rothenberg, is loosely based on a 2013 book of the same name, the first in a series by Kass Morgan.
The series follows a group of teens: Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor), Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley), Octavia Blake (Marie Avgeropoulos), Jasper Jordan (Devon Bostick), Monty Green (Christopher Larkin), Raven Reyes (Lindsey Morgan), Finn Collins (Thomas McDonell), John Murphy (Richard Harmon), and Wells Jaha (Eli Goree) as they become the first people from a space habitat to return to Earth after a devastating nuclear apocalypse; the series also focuses on Dr. Abby Griffin (Paige Turco), Clarke's mother, Marcus Kane (Henry Ian Cusick), a council member on "The Ark", and Thelonious Jaha (Isaiah Washington), the Chancellor/Wells' father.
On March 11, 2016, The 100 was renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes, which premiered on February 1, 2017.
The series is set 97 years after a devastating nuclear apocalypse wiped out almost all life on Earth. The only known survivors lived on twelve space stations in Earth's orbit prior to the apocalyptic event. The space stations banded together to form a single massive station called "The Ark", where about 2,400 people live under the leadership of Chancellor Jaha. Resources are scarce, so all crimes – regardless of their nature or severity – are punishable by ejection into space ("floating") unless the perpetrator is under 18 years of age.