Stormworld
| Stormworld | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction-Drama |
| Created by | John Goldsmith Paul Barron |
| Written by | Robert Greenberg Alex Burrows, David Ogilvie, Bryan McQueen-Mason and others |
| Directed by | Mark DeFriest Ted McQueen-Mason |
| Starring | Andrew Jenkins Calum Worthy Valentina Barron Lim Kay Tong |
| Theme music composer | Tim Count Keith VanGeyzel |
| Country of origin |
Australia Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Barron Shawn Williamson |
| Producer(s) | Paul Barron Stephen Hegyes |
| Location(s) |
Western Australia, Australia Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cinematography | Simon Akkerman |
| Editor(s) | Edward McQueen-Mason Bryan McQueen-Mason |
| Camera setup | Nigel Tomkinson Rusty Geller |
| Production company(s) | Brightlight Pictures Great Western Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Nine Network CTV Television Network Space |
| Original release | 18 March – 9 September 2009 |
Stormworld is an Australian-Canadian television drama series aired on the Nine Network in 2009 in Australia and first aired on Space March 2009 in Canada with a repeat broadcast in August 2009.
The show follows two boys, Jason (Andrew Jenkins) and Lee (Calum Worthy), after they are transported to an alien world (Stormworld) with three suns, through a vortex while on a boat trip that started in Vancouver, Canada. The boys receive help from Flees (Valentina Barron) a seasoned veteran of living on Stormworld who has a special boat named Stormrider. The boys, as new arrivals or "access crashers" as the local inhabitants call them, find shelter at The Settlement.
Stormworld is the destination for people and objects from many different worlds. Transport to Stormworld happens when a vortex is created between Stormworld and another world by large beetle-like insects. The surface of Stormworld is a salt water ocean with many islands that have a generally hot climate. Fresh water is a scarce resource that is central to the survival of all inhabitants. This leads to everyone constantly searching for fresh water, including the fabled Great Water. Trade and barter of the objects brought through the vortices operate as the basis of the inhabitants' economy.
There are three principal groups of inhabitants on Stormworld: The Settlement, the Arkoddians and the Drogue. Conflict between the groups happens regularly on the show.
The Settlement is a constitutional based village with democratic principles. The Settlement is located at the Sighing Peaks on an island. It was founded by Werrolda who wrote its constitution. When Jason and Lee arrive Werrolda is the leader. High on a hill not far from the Settlement is a beacon that flashes a bright light at regular intervals to attract other "access crashers" after arriving in a Vortex.
The Arkoddians are a tightly hierarchical society run by the patriarchs. They live on an island a significant distance away from the Settlement. Each Arkoddian requires more water per day than a human. Some of the Arkoddians are armed with lazbolts. Unlike most of the other people on Stormworld, the Arkoddians appear to have arrived as a group on a large boat.
The Drogue are a small band of thugs that prey on the Settlement and collect objects from the vortices. They are equipped with flybikes that are armed with energy cannons.
The Abiders were a race of people who occupied Stormworld sometime ago. They placed the sighing peaks in order to create a map, and presumably were the creators of the portal that leads off the planet.
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