Series synopsis
Veritas: The Quest is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on ABC on January 27, 2003. It ended on March 10, 2003. It was created by Patrick Massett, John Zinman. It stars Alex Carter, Ryan Merriman, Cobie Smulders and Eric Balfour.
Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought. Solomon and his team search for the answers to some of the world's mysteries, a quest began because of the mysterious disappearance of Nikko's mother during an archaeological dig. Thus begins Nikko's fantastical journey into an Indiana Jones-style adventure wi ...
Premise
Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought. Solomon and his team search for the answers to some of the world's mysteries, a quest began because of the mysterious disappearance of Nikko's mother during an archaeological dig. Thus begins Nikko's fantastical journey into an Indiana Jones-style adventure with his father and his colleagues in trying to follow in his mother's footsteps to discover what strange secrets she was uncovering.
Premise: It's not just their future at stake. It's yours.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alex Carter as Dr. Solomon Zond
- Ryan Merriman as Nikko Zond
- Cobie Smulders as Juliet Droil
- Eric Balfour as Calvin Banks
- Cynthia Martells as Maggie Hayes
- Arnold Vosloo as Vincent Siminou
Guest cast
- Daniel Kash as Marshall Franklin
- Zach Grenier as Hossik
- Sugith Varughese as Auctioneer
- Aki Aleong as Gyatso
- Milton Barnes as Colby
- Lindy Booth as Fiona Keiran
- Paula Brancati as Young Hayley
- Cedric Smith as Willie Anderson
- Eli Wallach as Rabbi
- Max Morrow as Young Nikko Zond
- Carlo Rota as Ali Hassan Rif
- Michael Riley as Robert Fraser
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 27, 2003 | April 19, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reunion In the premiere episode, ""Reunion,"" When Nikko Zond, a hyper-intelligent but rebellious teenager still mourning the death of his renowned archeologist mother, is kicked out of yet another boarding school, he is delivered to his estranged archaeologist father, Solomon. But on the way home, when the two narrowly escape pursuit by armed men, Nikko realizes his father's career as a university professor is just a cover. Solomon is really head of the Veritas (Latin for ""truth"") Foundation, whose agenda is to seek the truth behind the mysteries of history and civilization and to protect its secrets at all costs. Soon, and against his father's better judgment, Nikko enters the high tech, classified world of Veritas and begins a journey that will lead to the unlocking of universal mysteries and, hopefully, bring him and his emotionally estranged father back together. Nikko and the Veritas jet to Paris, where Solomon is hot on the trail of a fabled vessel that contains a key to the puzzle of how |
January 27, 2003 |
| 2 |
Antarctica Danger in Antarctica awaits the team, forced to crash-land a plane during a fierce storm and brave unforgiving elements in a search for an ancient, mysterious source of energy. |
February 3, 2003 |
| 3 |
Skulls Solomon teams up with Bella Nicholson, a femme fatale tomb raider/scientist, to find an ancient crystal skull once owned by Hitler that can transform molecular science.But when Solomon discovers that Bella is involved with a secret neo-Nazi group with plans to raise the Fourth Reich and is out to double cross him, the Veritas team must stay one step ahead to stop the coming of the end of days. Meanwhile, Nikko is stalked by an odd clairvoyant who claims to know the Truth. |
February 10, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 27, 2003 |
| Last aired | March 10, 2003 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday |