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Pandora (TV series)
Pandora is an American science fiction television series that aired on The CW. The series premiered on July 16, 2019. It consisted of two seasons of 23 episodes, airing its final episode on December 13, 2020.
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Production location | Bulgaria |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 16, 2019 – December 13, 2020 |
Premise
Pandora is a sci-fi action series about a young woman named Jax who survives an attack on the New Portland colony. She loses her parents in the attack and decides to investigate on her own after the official investigation ends without conclusion. Jax returns to Earth and enrolls at the Space Training Academy, where she makes new friends who assist her in her adventures and enemies who are after her secret.
Cast and characters
- Priscilla Quintana as Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou,[1] aka Pandora, a young woman whose parents were killed in a surprise attack on the planet colony they were living on, and who arrives to Earth Space Training Academy as a student, but soon discovers that there are things about herself that she doesn't know or understand.
- Oliver Dench[1] as Xander Duvall, Professor Osborn's teaching assistant at Earth Space Training Academy, he is hiding secrets from Jax despite being attracted to her.
- Raechelle Banno[1] as Atria Nine (season 1), a fellow student at Earth Space Training Academy and a good friend of Jax.
- John Harlan Kim[1] as Greg Li (season 1; guest season 2),[a] a fellow student at Earth Space Training Academy and was briefly Jax's boyfriend.
- Ben Radcliffe[1] as Ralen, an alien Zatarian and a fellow student at Earth Space Training Academy, and who is generally distrusted by Earth students due to the Zatarian's earlier war with Earth.
- Banita Sandhu[1] as Delaney Pilar (season 1), a fellow student at Earth Space Training Academy and Jax's roommate.
- Martin Bobb-Semple[1] as Thomas James Ross (season 1), a fellow student at Earth Space Training Academy and Jax's friend.
- Noah Huntley[1] as Professor Donovan Osborn, Jax's uncle, and a professor at the Earth Space Training Academy who knows more about Jax and her past than he's revealing.
- Akshay Kumar as Jett Annamali (season 2; guest season 1), a trouble-making student who was suspended from Earth Space Training Academy, but who has returned looking for forgiveness and a second chance.
- Nicole Castillo-Mavromatis as Zazie (season 2), Jax's new roommate at Earth Space Training Academy.
The following cast members are only credited as part of the main cast in the episodes in which they appear.
- Tehmina Sunny as Regan Fried[2] (season 1), the daughter of industrialist Harlan Fried.
- Vikash Bhai as Martin Shral, a professor at Earth Space Training Academy who becomes a mentor to some of the students including Jax.
- Tommie Earl Jenkins as Ellison Pevney (season 1), a professor at Earth Space Training Academy.
- Manu Bennett as Leone Vokk (season 1)[3][b]
- Tina Casciani as Tierney (season 2; recurring season 1), who has unexplained ties to Thomas's father, and who is ultimately revealed to be more powerful than first assumed. She is head of the Hypatia Crime Syndicate.
- Tegen Short as Matta (season 2), Ralen's wife from Zatar. Amy McPherson played the character in season 1.
- Shani Erez as Admiral Meredith Lucas (season 2), a leader in EarthComm, and Xander's and Jax's supervisor
- Roxanne McKee as Eve (season 2), Jax's mother whom Jax thought had died in the attack on the colony. Charisma Carpenter portrayed the character in the first-season finale.
- Luke Fetherston as Harlan Fried (season 2; recurring season 1), an industrialist who transferred his consciousness into a younger clone body.
Ben Cross appears in the first season as the original Harlan Fried.[4]
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
Each episode of the first season is named after a Bob Dylan song title except episode seven, which is named for Dylan's 30th studio album.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Shelter from the Storm" | Steve Hughes | Mark A. Altman | July 16, 2019 | 0.72[5] | |
| After losing her parents in an attack, Jax Zhou, aka Pandora, leaves the New Portland colony and travels back to Earth. She joins Space Training Academy and meets Atria Nine who invites her to Black Hole, the campus bar where students drink and have fun. There, she gets introduced to Thomas James Ross and Greg Li and meets with Ralen, the Zatarian ambassador's son. At the evening party organized by her uncle, professor Donovan Osborne, Jax discovers the investigations of her parents’ death have not been closed and decides to find out the truth on her own. With Ralen's lead, they steal a space ship and travel to where she hopes to find some clues. She finds Xander Duvall, her uncle's teacher assistant, waiting for her; he wants to stop her from getting expelled. She defies him and walks down the cave until she reaches a mysterious portal. She enters the portal dragging Xander with her, but soon after that, they hear gunfire outside and quickly head back through the portal to find themselves under attack. Back to the academy, professor Osborne tells his assistant they must stop Pandora before she becomes responsible for the death of every human being in existence. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Chimes of Freedom" | Steve Hughes | Mark A. Altman | July 23, 2019 | 0.59[6] | |
| Shortly after the destruction of the Tereshkova, an Earth vessel, Professor Osborn tasks Xander with spying on Ralen, who was aboard two days prior to the accident. Seeker Hubbel, the Adari religious leader, arrives to Earth to give a speech on campus, but Atria Nine, a former Adari, is outraged about his visit. Atria Three, an Adari clone, meets Nine and asks her to lead the revolution and liberate the clones. They agree to swap roles with Atria Nine leaving back home with Seeker. Jax decides to travel to Adar and rescue her friend. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Masters of War" | Christian Gossett | Steve Kriozere | July 30, 2019 | 0.52[7] | |
| 4 | 4 | "I Shall Be Released" | Brett Simmons | Thomas P. Vitale & Brett Simmons | August 6, 2019 | 0.56[8] | |
| 5 | 5 | "Most Likely to Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" | Brett Simmons | Story by : Steve Kriozere Teleplay by : Darin Scott | August 13, 2019 | 0.59[9] | |
| 6 | 6 | "What Was It You Wanted" | Jenn Wexler | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Lisa Klink | August 20, 2019 | 0.62[10] | |
| 7 | 7 | "Time Out of Mind" | Mike Hurst | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Mike Hurst | August 27, 2019 | 0.52[11] | |
| 8 | 8 | "Under the Red Sky" | Tirsa Hackshaw | Marco Schnabel | September 3, 2019 | 0.46[12] | |
| 9 | 9 | "It Ain't Me Babe" | Christian Gossett | John C. Kelley & Steve Kriozere | September 10, 2019 | 0.62[13] | |
| 10 | 10 | "Hurricane" | Brett Simmons | Thomas P. Vitale & Brett Simmons | September 17, 2019 | 0.54[14] | |
| 11 | 11 | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | Brea Grant | Teleplay by : Gabrielle Stanton | September 24, 2019 | 0.45[15] | |
| 12 | 12 | "Knocking on Heaven's Door" | Chris LeDoux | Teleplay by : Steve Kriozere | October 1, 2019 | 0.50[16] | |
| 13 | 13 | "Simple Twist of Fate" | Mark A. Altman | Teleplay by : Mark A. Altman | October 1, 2019 | 0.38[16] | |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [17] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 14 | 1 | "Things Have Changed" | Brett Simmons | Mark A. Altman | October 4, 2020 | 0.33[18] |
| 15 | 2 | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Brett Simmons | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Mark A. Altman & Steve Kriozere | October 11, 2020 | 0.38[19] |
| 16 | 3 | "Gates of Eden" | Chris LeDoux | Steve Kriozere | October 18, 2020 | 0.37[20] |
| 17 | 4 | "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" | Brea Grant | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Susan Estelle Jansen | October 25, 2020 | 0.27[21] |
| 18 | 5 | "On A Night Like This" | Brea Grant | Story by : Steve Kriozere Teleplay by : Susan Estelle Jansen & Mark A. Altman | November 1, 2020 | 0.22[22] |
| 19 | 6 | "Pay In Blood" | Buddy Giovinazzo | Thomas P. Vitale | November 8, 2020 | 0.26[23] |
| 20 | 7 | "A Fool Such As I" | Christian Gossett | Darin Scott & Steve Kriozere | November 22, 2020 | 0.25[24] |
| 21 | 8 | "Tell me That It Isn't True" | Maximilian Schmige | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Lisa Klink & Peter Holmstrom | November 29, 2020 | 0.29[25] |
| 22 | 9 | "All Along the Watchtower" | Buddy Giovinazzo | Story by : Mark A. Altman Teleplay by : Brea Grant & Steve Kriozere | December 6, 2020 | 0.35[26] |
| 23 | 10 | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | Buddy Giovinazzo | Mark A. Altman | December 13, 2020 | 0.24[27] |
Production
Pandora was created and written by Mark A. Altman,[28] who is also executive producer along with Steve Kriozere, Thomas P. Vitale, Karine Martin, and Chris Philip. Pandora was produced by Radioactive Fishtank, Vital Signs Entertainment and Starlings Television.[1][28] The filming for Pandora took place in Bulgaria.[29][30] Pandora premiered on July 16, 2019, as mid-summer entry during the 2018–19 U.S. network television season.[31] On October 16, 2019, it was announced that The CW Pandora had been renewed for a second season by The CW, which premiered on October 4, 2020.[32][33] In May 2021, it was revealed that Pandora was quietly cancelled after two seasons.[34]
In October 2021, the producers of Pandora announced plans of seeking a different network for season 3 with production expected to start in early 2022[35] however nothing materialized.
Reception
Critical response
Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the show for "some of the cheapest and flattest-looking visuals", adding, "There's no character I particularly liked, no relationship that seems particularly interesting and no mystery embedded in the pilot to which I'd like to get any answers."[30] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 14% approval rating with an average score of 4.67/10, based on seven reviews.[36]
Ratings
Season 1
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Shelter from The Storm" | July 16, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.72[5] | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.97[37] |
| 2 | "Chimes of Freedom" | July 23, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.59[6] | 0.0 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.74[38] |
| 3 | "Masters of War" | July 30, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.52[7] | 0.1 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.71[39] |
| 4 | "I Shall Be Released" | August 6, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.56[8] | 0.0 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.71[40] |
| 5 | "Most Likely To Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" | August 13, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.59[9] | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0.72[41] |
| 6 | "What Was It You Wanted" | August 20, 2019 | 0.2/1 | 0.62[10] | 0.0 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 0.76[42] |
| 7 | "Time Out of Mind" | August 27, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.52[11] | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.67[43] |
| 8 | "Under the Red Sky" | September 3, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.46[12] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 0.63[44] |
| 9 | "It Ain't Me Babe" | September 10, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.62[13] | 0.1 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 0.76[45] |
| 10 | "Hurricane" | September 17, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.54[14] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 0.71[46] |
| 11 | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | September 24, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.45[15] | 0.1 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.66[47] |
| 12 | "Knocking on Heaven's Door" | October 1, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.50[16] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 0.67[48] |
| 13 | "Simple Twist of Fate" | October 1, 2019 | 0.1/0 | 0.38[16] | 0.0 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 0.54[48] |
Season 2
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Things Have Changed" | October 4, 2020 | 0.1 | 0.33[18] | 0.0 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.45[49] |
| 2 | "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" | October 11, 2020 | 0.1 | 0.38[19] | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | "Gates of Eden" | October 18, 2020 | 0.1 | 0.37[20] | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" | October 25, 2020 | 0.0 | 0.27[21] | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | "On A Night Like This" | November 1, 2020 | 0.0 | 0.22[22] | 0.0 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 0.32[50] |
| 6 | "Pay in Blood" | November 8, 2020 | 0.0 | 0.26[23] | 0.1 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.40[51] |
| 7 | "A Fool Such As I" | November 22, 2020 | 0.0 | 0.26[24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "Tell me That It Isn't True" | November 29, 2020 | 0.1 | 0.29[25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | "All Along the Watchtower" | December 6, 2020 | 0.1 | 0.35[26] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | December 13, 2020 | 0.0 | 0.24[27] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Notes
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External links
- Official website
- Pandora at IMDb