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*[[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]
*[[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]
*[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/</ref>
*[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/</ref>
*[[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a259284/davies-rhys-important-to-torchwood.html</ref>
*Rex Matheson<ref name="digispy100715">http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a244325/new-torchwood-characters-revealed.html</ref> - Mekhi Phifer<ref>http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/torchwood-mekhi-phifer-joins-the-team.html</ref>
*Rex Matheson<ref name="digispy100715">http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a244325/new-torchwood-characters-revealed.html</ref> - Mekhi Phifer<ref>http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/torchwood-mekhi-phifer-joins-the-team.html</ref>
*Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins<ref name="Start Date">http://denofgeek.com/television/718490/torchwood_the_new_world_start_date_and_new_casting_news.html</ref>
*Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins<ref name="Start Date">http://denofgeek.com/television/718490/torchwood_the_new_world_start_date_and_new_casting_news.html</ref>
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*Dr. Vera Juarez<ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/08/another-brand-new-torchwood-character.html</ref> - Arlene Tur<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a287039/crash-star-joins-torchwood-cast.html</ref>
*Dr. Vera Juarez<ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/08/another-brand-new-torchwood-character.html</ref> - Arlene Tur<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a287039/crash-star-joins-torchwood-cast.html</ref>
===Secondary cast===
===Secondary cast===
*[[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a259284/davies-rhys-important-to-torchwood.html</ref>
*[[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwoods-returning-characters-12532.htm</ref>
*[[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwoods-returning-characters-12532.htm</ref>
*[[Geraint Cooper]] - [[William Thomas]]<ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html</ref>
*[[Geraint Cooper]] - [[William Thomas]]<ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html</ref>

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Series 4 of Torchwood, known as Miracle Day[1], which was originally called The New World[2] is a 10-part serialized series of Torchwood scheduled for broadcast in summer 2011. It is being written by Russell T Davies and produced by BBC Wales and Starz Entertainment. It will star John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper with new characters Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson, Alexa Havins as Esther Drummond, Bill Pullman as Oswald Danes and Arlene Tur as Dr. Vera Juarez. It will be set partially in Wales and the United States of America.[3] The series covers an arc in which death ceases to exist on Earth.[4]

Cast

The BBC poster for the series
Promotional poster for the series

Primary cast

Secondary cast

Guest stars

  • TBA - Dichen Lachman[9]
  • Dr. Alicia Patel - Lena Kaur[17]
  • Surveillance - Danny Szam [18]
  • Guard - Daniel Adegboyega[19]
  • TBA - Wayne Knight [20]
  • TBA - Ernie Hudson [21]
  • TBA - Christopher Thomas Howell [22]
  • Brad - Dillon Casey [23] [24]
  • TBA - Nana Visitor [25]
  • TBA - John De Lancie [26]

Casting notes

Production

  • Wales Online have reported that filming for next year’s series of Torchwood: The New World, will begin in the US on January 11th, 2011, lasting for 7 months.[29]
  • At the 2011 Television Critics Awards, Russell T. Davies announced that filming had been bumped up a day, starting on Monday, January 10.[30]

Writers

Notes

  • Andrew Cartmel has stated that he will be writing an episode for series 4, calling it "The Jinx" and for it to be broadcast on BBC One. This is yet to be confirmed. [37]
  • American Television writer Bryan Fuller was spotted in a meeting with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner and is rumoured to be writing an episode. [38]
  • Writer Jane Espenson said that one of the characters names that was announced has been changed, and that any names that were previously announced have probably changed as well. [39]
    • Esther and Oswald's last names have been changed from Katusi and Jones to Drummond and Danes.[40]
  • Ed Thomas will return as production designer for the UK unit. He will be joined by Greg Melton for the US unit. [41]
  • Makeup will be handled by Todd McIntosh & Costume will be handled by Shawna Trpcic.[42]
  • Torchwood: The New World has been changed to Torchwood: Miracle Day.[43]
  • SFX Magazine has announced and broadcast the promotional character pictures for Miracle Day, each with a character abstract.[44]

Broadcast dates

  • Series 4 will premiere 8th July, 2011 on both BBC1 in the UK and Starz in the US. [45]

Television stories

Ten episodes have been confirmed for Series 4.

Series synopsis

When C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy, he finds himself unearthing a threat which challenges the entire Human race. The answers seem to lie within an old, secret British institute, known only as Torchwood. But Torchwood was destroyed, years ago, and the keys to the institute are held by its only two survivors - former Police Officer Gwen Cooper, who has long since disappeared along with her husband and child, and the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness, a man whose history seems to stretch back centuries.

With Rex under attack from all sides, in both the US and the UK, he soon discovers there are forces at work within every level of society, determined to stop Torchwood's return. As a chain of events across the world links together the most disparate and unlikely individuals - including a surgeon, a killer, senators and CEOs - a new Torchwood team takes shape. But this time, the threat is much closer to home, as they realize that their greatest enemy is mankind itself...[46]

One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.[47]

Regular series

# Title Writer Director Notes
1 The New World[48] Russell T Davies [49] Bharat Nalluri [50]
2 Rendition[51] Doris Egan[52] Billy Gierhart[53]
3 Dead of Night[54] Jane Espenson[55] TBA
4 Escape to LA[56] TBA TBA
5 The Categories of Life[57] Jane Espenson[58] TBA
6 The Middle Men[59] John Shiban[60] TBA
7 Immortal Sins[61] Jane Espenson[62] TBA
8 End of the Road[63] Jane Espenson[64] & Ryan Scott[65] TBA
9 The Gathering[66] John Fay[67] TBA
10 The Blood Line[68] Russell T Davies[69] TBA

Rumours

Footnotes

  1. http://twitter.com/#!/televisionary
  2. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a258410/davies-reveals-torchwood-the-new-world.html
  3. http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/torchwood-international.html
  4. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/
  6. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a259284/davies-rhys-important-to-torchwood.html
  7. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a244325/new-torchwood-characters-revealed.html
  8. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/torchwood-mekhi-phifer-joins-the-team.html
  9. 9.0 9.1 http://denofgeek.com/television/718490/torchwood_the_new_world_start_date_and_new_casting_news.html
  10. http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/bill-pullman-joins-torchwood-as-regular/
  11. http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/08/another-brand-new-torchwood-character.html
  12. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a287039/crash-star-joins-torchwood-cast.html
  13. http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwoods-returning-characters-12532.htm
  14. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  15. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/02/dwn020211150008-russell-t-davies-talks.html
  16. http://www.denofgeek.com/television/729367/lauren_ambrose_joins_torchwood_miracle_day.html
  17. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  18. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  19. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  20. http://www.denofgeek.com/television/762441/wayne_knight_joins_torchwood_miracle_day.html/
  21. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/
  22. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/
  23. http://www.denofgeek.com/television/693729/torchwood_the_new_world_casting_latest.html/
  24. http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2011/03/brad-casey-dillon-john-barrowman-torchwood-miracle-day-gayhooku/
  25. http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml
  26. http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml
  27. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a256963/james-marsters-wants-torchwood-return.html
  28. http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/freema-says-the-door-is-always-open-for-her-to-return/
  29. http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/11/torchwood-to-film-in-us-from-january-11th-2011/
  30. Fhttp://twitter.com/#!/televisionary
  31. BBC
  32. 32.0 32.1 http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/08/torchwood.html
  33. http://twitter.com/#!/Doris_Egan/status/15696537111760896/
  34. http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/09/03/jane-espenson-talks-torchwood/
  35. http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
  36. http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/john-fay-discusses-new-torchwood-in-live-webchat/
  37. http://www.janetfillingham.com/writersdirect/documents/AndrewCartmelcv_001.pdf
  38. http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/07/08/new-torchwood-writer/
  39. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a272074/jane-espenson-teases-new-torchwood.html
  40. http://http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn080111003008-torchwood-miracle-day.html
  41. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111093008-torchwood-broadcast.html
  42. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111093008-torchwood-broadcast.html
  43. http://http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn080111003008-torchwood-miracle-day.html
  44. http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/05/12/torchwood-miracle-day-new-promotional-characters-pics/
  45. http://http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111203008-torchwood-transmission.html
  46. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/08/torchwood-new-world_18.html
  47. http://http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn080111003008-torchwood-miracle-day.html
  48. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode101#
  49. http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/08/19/torchwood-a-long-slow-process/
  50. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111093008-torchwood-broadcast.html
  51. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode102#
  52. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  53. http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/01/torchwood-cast-and-crew-return-to-south-wales/
  54. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode103#
  55. http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
  56. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode104#
  57. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode105#
  58. http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
  59. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode106#
  60. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  61. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode107#
  62. http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
  63. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode108#
  64. http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
  65. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  66. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode109#
  67. http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/john-fay-discusses-new-torchwood-in-live-webchat/
  68. http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode110#
  69. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
  70. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a194870/russell-tovey-to-join-torchwood-team.html
  71. http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-back-from-the-dead-9249.htm