12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys Information

12 Monkeys is an upcoming American television series scheduled to air on Syfy starting January 16, 2015.

It's a science fiction mystery drama based on the 1995 movie of the same name, directed by Terry Gilliam, based in turn on Chris Marker's 1962 short film La Jete.

Premise

Time traveller James Cole travels from the year 2043 to the present day in order to stop the release of a deadly virus by the enigmatic organisation known as "Army of the Twelve Monkeys". That virus, in Cole's original timeline, caused the death of 93.6% of the world population. Cole will be helped by the brilliant virologist Cassandra Railly and a math genius with mental issues, Jennifer Goines.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Aaron Stanford as James Cole, the chrononaut who wants both to save the human race and to redeem himself from his troubled past.
Amanda Schull as Cassandra Railly, a brilliant virologist.
Kirk Acevedo as Ramse, Cole's best friend.
Noah Bean as Aaron Marker, Cassandra's lover and political insider.

Recurring cast

Emily Hampshire as Jennifer Goines, a math genius who meets Cole in a psych ward.
Barbara Sukowa as Jones, creator of the time machine.
Tom Noonan as the villain who is the face of the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.

Development

Syfy announced the development of a television adaptation of 12 Monkeys for the first time on July 2013, giving to the project a pilot order just a month later, on August 26, 2013. On April 4, 2014, the project received a series order Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett penned the pilot, directed by Jeffrey Reiner, while Natalie Chaidez serves as showrunner. Matalas presented the new series as a ?complete reimagining? of the movie and not just a remake, citing Looper as an inspiration for the time-travel visual effects.

Produced by Universal Cable Productions and Atlas Entertainment, principal photography takes place in Toronto.

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