Series synopsis
Andromeda is a Canadian action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2000. It ended on May 13, 2005. It was created by Gene Roddenberry, Robert Hewitt Wolfe. It stars Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Laura Bertram and Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
Premise
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kevin Sorbo as Dylan Hunt
- Lisa Ryder as Beka Valentine
- Laura Bertram as Trance Gemini
- Gordon Michael Woolvett as Seamus Harper
- Lexa Doig as Andromeda Ascendant
- Brandy Ledford as Doyle
- Keith Hamilton Cobb as Tyr Anasazi
- Brent Stait as Rev Bem
Guest cast
- Steve Bacic as Telemachus Rhade
- Venus Terzo as Nadya Ratamsky
- Byron Lawson as Oderic
- Sarah Deakins as Sasha
- Lawrence Bayne as Abelard
- John de Lancie as Uncle Sid Barry / Sam Profitt
- Kristi Angus as Lt. Lyra
- Colin Lawrence as 1st Renegade
- Christopher Judge as Achilles Avatar
- Darryl Quon as Glasten
- Cameron Daddo as Rafe Valentine
- Mark Holden as Brother Thaddeus Blake
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 110 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | October 2, 2000 | May 14, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 22 | October 1, 2001 | May 18, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 21, 2002 | May 12, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 22 | September 29, 2003 | May 17, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 22 | September 24, 2004 | May 13, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Under the Night (1) It's the start of the war between the Systems Commonwealth and the Nietzschean fleets. Captain Dylan Hunt and his ship the Andromeda Ascendant try to flee the first Nietzschean attack to warn the Commonwealth. In his attempt to escape, the Andromeda and Captain Hunt are caught in the event horizon of a black hole and frozen in time for 300 years. The crew of the Eureka Maru with Captain Beka Valentine try to salvage the Andromeda to sell for a Nightsider's ransom. After the Andromeda is pulled free, Hunt is unfrozen and forced to defend his ship against the salvagers and the Nietzschean mercenaries lead by Tyr Anasazi. |
October 2, 2000 |
| 2 |
An Affirming Flame (2) Dylan and the crew of the Eureka Maru agree to join forces and become one team aboard the Andromeda Ascendant as they set forth on his mission to restore the Systems Commonwealth. |
October 9, 2000 |
| 3 |
To Loose the Fateful Lightning Dylan inadvertently gives a group of child warriors power to destroy a solar system. |
October 16, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Widening Gyre (2) Trance gets Beka and Dylan to medbay, while Rev goes to see a man about his god and Tyr and Harper are injected with Magog eggs and tied up. Dylan and the Andromeda avatar go down to get Tyr and Harper, leaving Beka behind with orders to use a nova bomb to detonate the "bound" planets' sun in three hours. Meanwhile Rev meets with Bloodmist, and begins to give into his bestial nature. The two of them confront the Magog "god", which seems to convince Rev to kill his friends. Bloodmist takes him to Tyr and Harper, but its a trick and Rev kills Bloodmist. Dylan and Andromeda are overwhelmed when Beka launches the nova bomb, but the Magog "god" manages to absorb all the energy. The distraction gives them time to free Tyr and Harper and get out of there. Trance manages to remove Tyr's spider eggs, but the procedure would kill Harper. He has to take medication to keep them in check, but the medicine won't work forever. Meanwhile, they've figured out that the Magog travelling "bound planets" w |
October 1, 2001 |
| 2 |
Exit Strategies Dylan, Beka, Rev Bem and Tyr pursued by a gang of Neitzscheans, are forced to make a crash landing on an icy planet. |
October 8, 2001 |
| 3 |
A Heart for Falsehood Framed The crew of the Andromeda replaces a sacred relic with a fake, attempting to negotiate peace between two battling parties. |
October 15, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
If the Wheel Is Fixed (2) The Andromeda is on the edge of a dimensional portal searching for Beka and Tyr, but when they return things may not be as they seem. |
September 21, 2002 |
| 2 |
The Shards of Rimni Dylan receives a mysterious package, but is then framed for the murder of its sender so Dylan and Harper go on a mission to clear his name. |
September 28, 2002 |
| 3 |
Mad To Be Saved The Andromeda picks up a group of refugees who have been subjected to psychological and physical torture. |
October 5, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Answers Given to Questions Never Asked (2) A seemingly psychotic "Collector" simultaneously takes credit and blames Dylan for the fall of the Commonwealth. He also claims to be hosting (or holding captive?) the Triumvir Tri-Jema. The crew must decide whether to accompany Dylan on yet another odds-defying journey to save the Universe or to retire in relative safety. |
September 29, 2003 |
| 2 |
Pieces of Eight A power-hungry citizen seeks to manipulate the Commonwealth for his own gain. Dylan receives an unsettling view of his future from a prophetic alien. |
October 6, 2003 |
| 3 |
Waking the Tyrant's Device Dylan and an old friend try to prevent the maker of the Magog Worldship from deploying an army of androids. |
October 13, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Weight (1) Dylan finds himself on Seefra-1, one of nine identical planets orbiting two suns. He soon encounters Rhade, who has abandoned all hope. Rhade hates Dylan for the hope he has brought, and when someone asks Dylan be killed, Rhade agrees to do it. |
September 24, 2004 |
| 2 |
The Weight (2) Dylan and Rhade receive a month-old distress signal from Beka. After following the coordinates she left, they find the Andromeda dead in space. On board, he finds Darregacorp engineers trying to salvage it, led by Jonah Derrega, and Beka Valentine. |
October 1, 2004 |
| 3 |
Phear Phactor Phenom When a valuable painting gets stolen after Beka, Rhade, and everyone else in the bar inhales a mysterious mist, Dylan jumps at the opportunity to win the reward for reclaiming it so the Andromeda can be repaired. After tracing the nanobots in the mist, they encounter Harper who is accompanied by a beautiful woman named Doyle. But Harper is caught up in the plans of Marika, who wants him to genetically engineer Vedrans, as well as to take over the Seefra system. |
October 8, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syfy |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2000 |
| Last aired | May 13, 2005 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 19:00:00 |