Series synopsis
Grand Star is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on Space on September 22, 2007. It ended on March 15, 2008. It stars Tyler Johnston, Tammy Hui, Kyle Labine and Susan Gilmore.
Grand Star, called La Compagnie des Glaces in France is a Canadian French Belgian Co-production science fiction television series playing on Space and A-Channel as of September 2007.
Set in an apocalyptic future 100 years after a cataclysmic nuclear explosion on the Moon sends the Earth into a new Ice Age, the show revolves around the interactions between a small community of Earth survivors and the returning descendants of colonists who escaped Earth in advance of the disaster. The series is a ...
Premise
Grand Star, called La Compagnie des Glaces in France is a Canadian French Belgian Co-production science fiction television series playing on Space and A-Channel as of September 2007.
Set in an apocalyptic future 100 years after a cataclysmic nuclear explosion on the Moon sends the Earth into a new Ice Age, the show revolves around the interactions between a small community of Earth survivors and the returning descendants of colonists who escaped Earth in advance of the disaster. The series is adapted from a series of novels called La Compagnie des glaces by Georges-Jean Arnaud.
A multiplayer strategy game based on the universe of the TV series was launched in 2007. In the game, players face each other and use their trains to gather money for the control of energy sources.
A French video game named Transarctica was also based on the novel series and haphazardly translated into English.
The first novel in the series was translated in 2010 under the title The Ice Company by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier ISBN 978-1-935558-31-6
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tyler Johnston as Cal Ragg
- Tammy Hui as Suki
- Kyle Labine as Kurt Masters
- Susan Gilmore as Tara Masters
- Patrick Albenque as Zel
Guest cast
- Sarah Pratt as Yana
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 22, 2007 | March 15, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter I We meet Cal, Kurt and Suki. A strange beam of light illuminates Cal; he doesn't know what to make of it and hides in the train trying to figure out what actually happened. He discovers he has strange powers. We meet Ma Ker, one of the Sun Renewers, when Cal and Kurt discover the site of a massacre. Despite the great risk, they take her back to Grand Star Station. |
September 22, 2007 |
| 2 |
Chapter II Cal, Kurt and Cal's father Liam hide Ma Ker from Damien as they nurse her back to health. Ma Ker tells Cal that he is an important individual and has a duty to the rest of the world. As this happens, Cal and Suki discover they have a mutual attraction for each other, although neither will admit it to the other. With the Pointsmen closing in on them, Liam escapes from Grand Star and takes Ma Ker to a safe place. |
September 29, 2007 |
| 3 |
Chapter III Cal and Liam search for geothermic sources. There is a major accident which forces Cal to remove his gloves despite the -80° C temperature, but he suffers no frost bite at all. Both are puzzled by this. Cal, Kurt and Suki go to a remote fishing station to meet Ma Ker and learn more about Cal’s past. Meanwhile, Liam is tortured by Damien when the Pointsmen become suspicious of him. At the fishing station, Cal, Kurt and Suki are taken hostage by Jonah’s parents who suspect the trio of spying for the Pointsmen. Cal uses his powers to enable the three of them to escape and for the first time his friends start to wonder if there might be something unusual about him. |
October 6, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Space |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 22, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 15, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 19:30:00 |