The New World (Torchwood)

32 – "The New World"
Torchwood episode
Cast
Starring John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper Mekhi Phifer – Rex Matheson Alexa Havins – Esther Drummond Kai Owen – Rhys Williams Bill Pullman – Oswald Danes
Others Arlene Tur – Vera Juarez Paul James – Noah Vickers Marina Benedict – Charlotte Willis Brian Guest – Mr Peterson Sharon Morgan – Mary Cooper William Thomas – Geraint Cooper Tom Price – Sergeant Davidson Penny Bunton – Female Hiker Ron Butler – Senior Professor Jim Castillo – Male Anchor #2 Rick Chambers – Senior Male Anchor Hymnson Chan – Male Nurse Van Epperson – Archivist Ellen Fox – TV Journalist Laura Gardner – Female Expert Lauri Hendler – Angry Nurse Carla Jeffery – Teenage Girl Clint Jung – Male Professor Charlene Lovings – Nurse Jessica Mathews – Female Anchor #3 Rocky McMurray – Senior Guard Laura Morgan – Flight Attendant Phil Nice – Male Hiker Bunnie Rivera – Rosita Robin Sachs – British Professor Heather Ann Smith – Joan Cabina Jackie Torres – Female Anchor #2 Nischelle Turner – Female Anchor David Grant Wright – Male Anchor
Production
Directed by	Bharat Nalluri
Written by	Russell T Davies
Produced by	Kelly A. Manners Brian Minchin (UK unit)
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner Jane Tranter Bharat Nalluri Vlad Wolynetz (co-executive)
Production code	101
Series	Miracle Day
Length	50 mins
Originally broadcast	8 July 2011 (2011-07-08) (US) 14 July 2011 (UK)
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → Children of Earth (serial) "Rendition"
List of Torchwood episodes

"The New World" is the first episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was broadcast in the United States on Starz on 8 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 9 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 July 2011. It introduced Rex Matheson, Esther Drummond and Oswald Danes to the cast.

In Kentucky, convicted child molester and murderer Oswald Danes (Bill Pullman) is due to be executed by means of lethal injection. However, the execution fails. At the start of "Miracle Day", a mysterious email is sent to members of the intelligence agencies in the U.S., bypassing the usual security protocols and containing only the word "Torchwood". CIA agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) is badly injured in a car crash whilst receiving information on Torchwood from Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins), and is taken to a hospital in Washington, D.C., where he is treated by surgeon Vera Juarez (Arlene Tur). Vera informs Esther that Rex has survived, and also that not one single person has died in the past 24 hours at any U.S. hospital. This information leads to the discussion of the "miracle" on international news and social networking sites.

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