Fifteen years after a mysterious disease called The Big Death
wiped out everyone over the age of puberty, a loner named
Jeremiah (Luke Perry), joined by his cynical friend Kurdy
(Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and new mysterious traveler Mister
Smith (Sean Astin Lord of the Rings), makes his way among
the survivors, warring rival social factions of young people
who must learn to make their own way without the wisdom of
those who lived before them. Jeremiah works to build a new
world of hope from the ashes of the old...an ordinary young
man destined to become an extraordinary hero.
Background
JEREMIAH is an MGM-financed
television series airing on Showtime
(in the U.S), adapted for television by Hugo award-winning
writer/producer J. Michael Straczynski (creator of Babylon
5). This Platinum Studios comics-to-film adaptation, based
on the award-winning graphic
novel series by Belgian comics creator Hermann
Huppen, is the first-ever European comic book to become
a live-action U.S. television series.
News & Recent Developments
á Season One (USA: Showtime 2002) of JEREMIAH will be released on
DVD January 20, 2004.
á Season Two (USA: Showtime 2003) of JEREMIAH premieres October 10,
2003, adding Lord of
the Rings star Sean Astin to the cast as the
mysterious Mister Smith.
á Season Three (USA: Showtime 2004) 8 episode arc, date to be
announced.
Promotional Description
A GENERATION LOST
In a post-apocalyptic world following the "Big Death"-a mysterious but devestating plague that claimed
the lives of billions of people-only the children remain.
THE FUTURE UNKNOWN
Fifteen years have gone by, and in the midst of the chaos, one man, Jeremiah, rises above the rest to
restore civility and order. He and his companion Kurdy, must lead the struggle to uncover the buried truth
of a forgotten society to provide hope for the future.
IN 2021, ADVENTURE HAS A NEW NAME
As Jeremiah and Kurdy search for the elusive "Valhalla Sector", they encounter their greatest fears and discover their own humanity.
|
