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Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series created by Kelly Marcel and Craig Silverstein for Fox, who serves as an executive producer alongside Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga, David Fury and Jon Cassar. The series begins in the year 2149, a time when all life on planet Earth is threatened with extinction. In an effort to save the human race, scientists discover a time fracture allowing people to travel 85 million years back in time to prehistoric Earth in an alternative timeline. The Shannon family, father Jim (Jason O'Mara), his wife Elisabeth (Shelley Conn), and their three children Josh (Landon Liboiron), Maddy (Naomi Scott) and Zoe (Alana Mansour) join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first human colony on the other side of the temporal doorway.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 13[1] September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)[2] — — —

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(million)
1a"Genesis (Part 1)"Alex GravesStory by: Kelly Marcel & Craig Silverstein
Teleplay by: Craig Silverstein & Kelly Marcel and Brannon Braga & David Fury		September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)TN-1019.22[3]
In 2149, policeman Jim Shannon is sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting a Population Control officer after Jim and his wife Elisabeth were discovered to have a third child when families are now restricted to two children. Two years into his sentence, Elisabeth is recruited to travel 85 million years back in time with the Tenth Pilgrimage to Terra Nova (a prehistoric colony that is attempting to reinvent the past for a better future) albeit with the necessity to co-exist with dinosaurs. With only teenagers Josh and Maddy allowed to go with her, Elisabeth helps engineer Jim's escape from prison so that he and their five-year-old daughter, Zoe, can accompany the family into the past. Once in Terra Nova, Jim meets Commander Nathaniel Taylor, who, displeased by Jim's arrival, assigns him to work in the agriculture group. Meanwhile Josh meets a group of rebellious teens, including a girl named Skye, while Elizabeth starts treating patients.
1b"Genesis (Part 2)"Alex GravesBrannon Braga & David FurySeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)TN-1029.22[3]
The enemy group called the Sixers is introduced. The Sixers arrived during the Sixth Pilgramage, but for unknown reasons, they oppose Terra Nova's existence. After their hidden cache of weapons was found, the group broke away, forming a rival colony. When Carter, a captured Sixer, escapes and attempts to assassinate Commander Taylor, Jim intervenes, resulting in Taylor assigning Jim to his security team. The Sixers, led by Mira, arrive at Terra Nova to negotiate a trade: Carter and medical supplies in exchange for meteoric ore. Meanwhile, Skye and her friends invite Josh to join their secret excursion into the jungle. At a waterfall, Skye shows Josh some unusual rock carvings, but requests he say nothing about it. While preparing to return to the compound, the teens discover Sixers have stolen their vehicle's power cells. A pack of slashers (a common name for the fictional Acceraptors) attack. Tasha panics and runs off, and Hunter and Max are injured, leaving Josh and Skye to fend off the vicious creatures. Jim, Taylor, and a rescue team find Tasha, and arrive in time to save the others. Back in Terra Nova, Josh and Jim reconcile their differences. Taylor inquires if Skye and the others went to the falls, though Skye claims they did not. Later, at the waterfall, Mira and Carter inspect the strange rock carvings, which Mira says are part of a plan.
2"Instinct"Jon CassarRené Echevarria & Brannon BragaOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)TN-1038.73[4]
When a previously unknown species of pterosaur start appearing en masse, it is discovered that Terra Nova was built on their breeding ground. Jim and Taylor search for a way to stop them attacking the colony. Also, Jim discovers that Elisabeth's former college flame, Dr. Malcolm Wallace, now in Terra Nova, may have recruited her, apparently expecting Jim would still be incarcerated back in 2149. Josh spends more time with Skye, but misses his girlfriend, Kara and the band mates he left behind. Maddy asks Jim for some fatherly advice.
3"What Remains"Nelson McCormickBrynn MaloneOctober 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)TN-1057.00[5]
While investigating the radio silence at a nearby research outpost, Elisabeth, Jim, Malcolm, and Commander Taylor discover an outbreak of a mysterious and fatal virus that causes severe memory loss before rendering its victim catatonic. Only Jim is uninfected, as Elisabeth races to find a cure while she remains cognizant. Also, more is learned about Commander Taylor's past, and Skye introduces Josh to bar owner Tom Boylan, who may be able to help Josh get his girlfriend, Kara, to Terra Nova during a future pilgrimage, but for a high price. Later, Boylan is seen negotiating with the Sixers.
4"The Runaway"Jon CassarBarbara MarshallOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)TN-1068.31[6]
When an orphaned "Sixer" girl named Leah (Morgana Davies) seeks asylum in Terra Nova, Jim and Taylor disagree over whether she can be trusted. Taylor also suspects a traitor is in his midst. Meanwhile, Mira plots to regain a valued possession, and later reveals more to Jim about why Terra Nova was actually established. Also, Reynolds confesses his feeling towards Maddy.
5"Bylaw"Nelson McCormickPaul GrellongOctober 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)TN-1046.59[7]
Jim and Taylor investigate the colony's first murder, though Jim soon doubts the convicted killer's confession. Josh starts working at Tom Boylan's bar, but Boylan is now demanding an even higher price to help Josh. Later, Josh and Skye secretly meet with Mira to discuss bringing Kara to Terra Nova. Elisabeth and Zoe try to help an unborn Ankylosaurus survive.
6"Nightfall"Jon CassarTerry Matalas & Travis FickettNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)TN-1077.75[8]
An exploding meteor generates an electromagnetic pulse that knocks out all technology in and around Terra Nova, leaving the colony vulnerable. Jim and Zoe, trapped in an underground "eye" that acts as a holographic encyclopedia and simulator, search for a way out. While on their first date, Maddy and Reynolds become stranded outside the fence. In the medical center, Skye assists Elisabeth in treating Hunter, who is infected with a deadly parasite. During the procedure, Hunter expresses his feelings for Skye, even though he knows she has fallen for Josh. Taylor forces Tom Boylan to repair the universal chip maker that can restore all technology. Taking advantage of the crisis, Mira and the Sixers attack Terra Nova by herding an Empirosaurus (a fictional subspecies of the Spinosaurus) to the colony in a successful bid to retrieve the mysterious box. In a surprising twist, Boylan saves Taylor's life by shooting a Sixer. Later, Mira delivers the recovered box to Lucas Taylor, Commander Taylor's son, who is able to open it.
7"Proof"Bryan SpicerDavid Graziano & Brynn MaloneNovember 14, 2011 (2011-11-14)TN-1087.06 [9]
Josh strikes a deal with the Sixers to bring his girlfriend Kara to Terra Nova on the next pilgrimage. But Mira demands that Josh first steal a certain drug from the medical center by using his mother's identity. Meanwhile, Maddy suspects that Dr. Horton, a renowned scientist who has just returned from a long research mission, may be harboring a secret about himself. When Horton realizes she may have uncovered evidence that can expose him, her life is in danger. She is kidnapped, and is forced to reveal secrets about her past by her captors, but Jim rescues her. Commander Taylor encounters Curran, the banished murderer, in the jungle, and offers him an opportunity to return to Terra Nova if he can successfully infiltrate the Sixer's camp and discover who Mira's spy in Terra Nova is. Jim confronts Boylan about the Sixers, and learns that Mira is able to communicate with 2149.
8"Vs."[10]UnknownUnknownNovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)[11]TN-109N/A
Taylor searches for the Sixer spy that Mira sent into Terra Nova. Jim investigates an old murder for which Taylor might be guilty.
9"Now You See Me"[12]UnknownUnknownNovember 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)[11]TN-110N/A
While in the jungle, Mira reveals more to Taylor about her plans, and provides information about his son. They must also work together to evade a ferocious predator. Meanwhile, Jim is closer to uncovering the Sixer spy's identity as the spy works to cover his trail. Also, the Ankylosaur hatchling that Zoe has been caring for is rapidly growing too big to remain in Terra Nova much longer.
10Episode 11UnknownUnknownDecember 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)[11]TN-111N/A

References

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