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'''Series 4''' of ''[[Torchwood]]'', known as '''Miracle Day'''<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/televisionary</ref> and originally called '''The New World'''<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a258410/davies-reveals-torchwood-the-new-world.html</ref>, was a 10-part serialised series of ''Torchwood'' broadcast in summer [[2011]]. It was written by [[Russell T Davies]] and co-produced by [[BBC Wales]], [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[Starz|Starz Entertainment]]. It starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Mekhi Phifer]] as [[Rex Matheson]], [[Alexa Havins]] as [[Esther Drummond]], [[Bill Pullman]] as [[Oswald Danes]] and [[Arlene Tur]] as [[Vera Juarez|Dr. Vera Juarez]]. It was set in both [[Wales]] and the [[United States of America|US]].<ref>http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/torchwood-international.html</ref> The series covers an arc in which death ceases to exist on Earth.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/</ref> | '''Series 4''' of ''[[Torchwood]]'', known as '''''Miracle Day'''''<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/televisionary</ref> and originally called '''''The New World'''''<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a258410/davies-reveals-torchwood-the-new-world.html</ref>, was a 10-part serialised series of ''Torchwood'' broadcast in summer [[2011]]. It was written by [[Russell T Davies]] and co-produced by [[BBC Wales]], [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[Starz|Starz Entertainment]]. It starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Mekhi Phifer]] as [[Rex Matheson]], [[Alexa Havins]] as [[Esther Drummond]], [[Bill Pullman]] as [[Oswald Danes]] and [[Arlene Tur]] as [[Vera Juarez|Dr. Vera Juarez]]. It was set in both [[Wales]] and the [[United States of America|US]].<ref>http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/torchwood-international.html</ref> The series covers an arc in which death ceases to exist on Earth.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/</ref> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*Brad - Dillon Casey <ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/television/693729/torchwood_the_new_world_casting_latest.html/</ref> <ref>http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2011/03/brad-casey-dillon-john-barrowman-torchwood-miracle-day-gayhooku/</ref> | *Brad - Dillon Casey <ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/television/693729/torchwood_the_new_world_casting_latest.html/</ref> <ref>http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2011/03/brad-casey-dillon-john-barrowman-torchwood-miracle-day-gayhooku/</ref> | ||
*TBA - Nana Visitor <ref>http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml</ref> | *TBA - Nana Visitor <ref>http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml</ref> | ||
*TBA - John | *TBA - John de Lancie <ref>http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml</ref> | ||
===Casting notes=== | ===Casting notes=== | ||
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*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.<ref>http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/11/torchwood-to-film-in-us-from-january-11th-2011/</ref> | *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.<ref>http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/11/torchwood-to-film-in-us-from-january-11th-2011/</ref> | ||
*At the 2011 Television Critics Awards, Russell T. Davies announced that filming had been bumped up a day, starting on Monday, January 10.<ref>Fhttp://twitter.com/#!/televisionary</ref> | *At the 2011 Television Critics Awards, Russell T. Davies announced that filming had been bumped up a day, starting on Monday, January 10.<ref>Fhttp://twitter.com/#!/televisionary</ref> | ||
===Writers=== | ===Writers=== | ||
*[[Russell T Davies]] will write Episodes 1 & 10 <ref name="BBC>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/ BBC]</ref> | *[[Russell T Davies]] will write Episodes 1 & 10 <ref name="BBC>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/ BBC]</ref> | ||
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*SFX Magazine has announced and broadcast the promotional character pictures for ''Miracle Day'', each with a character abstract.<ref>http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/05/12/torchwood-miracle-day-new-promotional-characters-pics/</ref> | *SFX Magazine has announced and broadcast the promotional character pictures for ''Miracle Day'', each with a character abstract.<ref>http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/05/12/torchwood-miracle-day-new-promotional-characters-pics/</ref> | ||
*To promote the show, Starz employed a group of "[[The Soulless|Soulless]]" to stage a protest march in Washington, D.C. on 7th July 2011.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/starzs-torchwood-miracle-day-morality-advocates-get-cold-shoulder-in-washington/2011/07/07/gIQAdEjP2H_blog.html</ref> | *To promote the show, Starz employed a group of "[[The Soulless|Soulless]]" to stage a protest march in Washington, D.C. on 7th July 2011.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/starzs-torchwood-miracle-day-morality-advocates-get-cold-shoulder-in-washington/2011/07/07/gIQAdEjP2H_blog.html</ref> | ||
* "Soulless" masks were also made available at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. | *"Soulless" masks were also made available at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. | ||
==Broadcast dates== | ==Broadcast dates== | ||
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===Regular series=== | ===Regular series=== | ||
: ''Note: for the first time in a ''Doctor Who'' franchise series, individual episode titles are not displayed on screen.'' | :''Note: for the first time in a ''Doctor Who'' franchise series, individual episode titles are not displayed on screen.'' | ||
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==Rumours== | ==Rumours== | ||
*[[Alonso Frame]] will appear.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a194870/russell-tovey-to-join-torchwood-team.html</ref> | *[[Alonso Frame]] will appear.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a194870/russell-tovey-to-join-torchwood-team.html</ref> | ||
*It has been hinted that [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], who was killed off in the [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Series 3]] episode ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' may come back.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-back-from-the-dead-9249.htm</ref> | *It has been hinted that [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], who was killed off in the [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Series 3]] episode ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' may come back.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-back-from-the-dead-9249.htm</ref> | ||
*More of Jack's past will be revealed.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/27/torchwood-captain-jack/.htm</ref> | *More of Jack's past will be revealed.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/27/torchwood-captain-jack/.htm</ref> | ||
* Prior to Starz confirming the writers for Series 4, two notable writers were rumoured to have written scripts for the season: A resume posted online and attributed to [[Andrew Cartmel]] indicated he had written an episode entitled "The Jinx" for Series 4 <ref>http://www.janetfillingham.com/writersdirect/documents/AndrewCartmelcv_001.pdf</ref>; and a report of TV and film writer Bryan Fuller (''House'', ''Superman Returns'') meeting with [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]] in the summer of 2010 led to rumours that he, too, was writing an episode. <ref>http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/07/08/new-torchwood-writer/</ref> | *Prior to Starz confirming the writers for Series 4, two notable writers were rumoured to have written scripts for the season: A resume posted online and attributed to [[Andrew Cartmel]] indicated he had written an episode entitled "The Jinx" for Series 4<ref>http://www.janetfillingham.com/writersdirect/documents/AndrewCartmelcv_001.pdf</ref>; and a report of TV and film writer Bryan Fuller (''House'', ''Superman Returns'') meeting with [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]] in the summer of 2010 led to rumours that he, too, was writing an episode. <ref>http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/07/08/new-torchwood-writer/</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 8 August 2011
Template:Pre-broadcast spoiler
Series 4 of Torchwood, known as Miracle Day[1] and originally called The New World[2], was a 10-part serialised series of Torchwood broadcast in summer 2011. It was written by Russell T Davies and co-produced by BBC Wales, BBC Worldwide and Starz Entertainment. It starred John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson, Alexa Havins as Esther Drummond, Bill Pullman as Oswald Danes and Arlene Tur as Dr. Vera Juarez. It was set in both Wales and the US.[3] The series covers an arc in which death ceases to exist on Earth.[4]
Cast
File:Miracle Day Torchwood Team.jpg
The team for Series 4. From left to right: Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness, Esther Drummond and Rex Matheson.
Primary cast
- Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Rex Matheson - Mekhi Phifer
- Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins
- Oswald Danes - Bill Pullman
Secondary cast
- Dr. Vera Juarez - Arlene Tur
- Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- Geraint Cooper - William Thomas
- Mary Cooper - Sharon Morgan
- Jilly Kitzinger - Lauren Ambrose
Guest stars
- Lyn Peterfield - Dichen Lachman[5]
- Dr. Alicia Patel - Lena Kaur[6]
- Surveillance - Danny Szam [7]
- Guard - Daniel Adegboyega[8]
- Brian Friedkin - Wayne Knight [9]
- TBA - Ernie Hudson [10]
- TBA - Christopher Thomas Howell [11]
- Brad - Dillon Casey [12] [13]
- TBA - Nana Visitor [14]
- TBA - John de Lancie [15]
Casting notes
- Prior to the US co-production being announced, James Marsters stated he would like to return as John Hart for the new series [16] and Freema Agyeman stated there was still a possibility for her to return as Martha Jones.[17] Neither character is expected to appear during the Miracle Day arc.
- This series will feature a whole new cast of characters, with only four of the original characters returning (Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness, Rhys Williams, and Andy Davidson), and only two of the original members of the Torchwood team returning, (Gwen Cooper and Jack Harkness).
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.[18]
- At the 2011 Television Critics Awards, Russell T. Davies announced that filming had been bumped up a day, starting on Monday, January 10.[19]
Writers
- Russell T Davies will write Episodes 1 & 10 [20]
- John Shiban (Episode 6)[21]
- Doris Egan (Episode 2 )[22]
- Jane Espenson is writing episodes 3, 5, 7, and co-writing 8 [23] [24]
- John Fay[21] (Episode 9) [25]
- Ryan Scott - will co-write Episode 8
Notes
- 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. [26]
- Esther and Oswald's last names have been changed from Katusi and Jones to Drummond and Danes.[27]
- Ed Thomas will return as production designer for the UK unit. He will be joined by Greg Melton for the US unit. [28]
- Makeup will be handled by Todd McIntosh. Costume will be handled by Shawna Trpcic.[29]
- Torchwood: The New World has been changed to Torchwood: Miracle Day.[30]
- SFX Magazine has announced and broadcast the promotional character pictures for Miracle Day, each with a character abstract.[31]
- To promote the show, Starz employed a group of "Soulless" to stage a protest march in Washington, D.C. on 7th July 2011.[32]
- "Soulless" masks were also made available at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.
Broadcast dates
- Series 4 premiered 8th July 2011 on Starz in the US, and July 14, 2011 on BBC1 in the UK. [33]
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.
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 populice of the planet dub this "Miracle Day" for the immortality they now seem to have. However, this leads to a negative result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people unable to die and continuing births, resources have become finite. It’s suggested that in four months’ time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone must have caused "Miracle Day". 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.
The answers seem to lie within Torchwood itself. But Torchwood (3rd branch) was destroyed, years ago, and the keys to the institute are held by its only two surviving agents- 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 for centuries and has disappeared off the face of the earth.
Things become even more complicated as Rex soon becomes one of the people continuing to live thanks to "Miracle Day" and his firing from the C.I.A. along with his assistant Esther Drummond. Luckily, Gwen comes out of hiding and Jack returns to earth to help. Combining their experience with bizzare situations with information gathered from one of Rex's contacts, a new Torchwood team takes shape.
Adding on to the bizzare circumstances, Jack has lost his immortality. While some pharmacitical companies take advantage of the number of people needing pain killers, Jack begins to think that something from his past may be causing "Miracle Day". [34]
Regular series
- Note: for the first time in a Doctor Who franchise series, individual episode titles are not displayed on screen.
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| 1 | The New World[35] | Russell T Davies [36] | Bharat Nalluri [37] | Return of Jack Harkness. Introduction of Rex Matheson, Esther Drummond, Oswald Danes and Vera Juarez. |
| 2 | Rendition[38] | Doris Egan[39] | Billy Gierhart[40] | Introduction of Jilly Kitzinger. |
| 3 | Dead of Night[41] | Jane Espenson[42] | Billy Gierhart | |
| 4 | Escape to LA[43] | Jim Gray & John Shiban | TBA | |
| 5 | The Categories of Life[44] | Jane Espenson[45] | TBA | |
| 6 | The Middle Men[46] | John Shiban[47] | TBA | |
| 7 | Immortal Sins[48] | Jane Espenson[49] | TBA | |
| 8 | End of the Road[50] | Jane Espenson[51] & Ryan Scott[52] | TBA | |
| 9 | The Gathering[53] | John Fay[54] | TBA | |
| 10 | The Blood Line[55] | Russell T Davies & Jane Espenson[56] | TBA |
Rumours
- Alonso Frame will appear.[57]
- It has been hinted that Ianto, who was killed off in the Series 3 episode Children of Earth: Day Four may come back.[58]
- More of Jack's past will be revealed.[59]
- Prior to Starz confirming the writers for Series 4, two notable writers were rumoured to have written scripts for the season: A resume posted online and attributed to Andrew Cartmel indicated he had written an episode entitled "The Jinx" for Series 4[60]; and a report of TV and film writer Bryan Fuller (House, Superman Returns) meeting with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in the summer of 2010 led to rumours that he, too, was writing an episode. [61]
Footnotes
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/televisionary
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a258410/davies-reveals-torchwood-the-new-world.html
- ↑ http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/torchwood-international.html
- ↑ http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/
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- ↑ http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
- ↑ http://www.denofgeek.com/television/762441/wayne_knight_joins_torchwood_miracle_day.html/
- ↑ http://www.doctorwhonews.net/
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- ↑ http://www.denofgeek.com/television/693729/torchwood_the_new_world_casting_latest.html/
- ↑ http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2011/03/brad-casey-dillon-john-barrowman-torchwood-miracle-day-gayhooku/
- ↑ http://www.trekweb.com/articles/2011/05/17/Nana-Visitor-and-John-De-Lancie-to-Guest-Star-in-Torchwood-Miracle-Day.shtml
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- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a256963/james-marsters-wants-torchwood-return.html
- ↑ http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/freema-says-the-door-is-always-open-for-her-to-return/
- ↑ http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/11/torchwood-to-film-in-us-from-january-11th-2011/
- ↑ Fhttp://twitter.com/#!/televisionary
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- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/Doris_Egan/status/15696537111760896/
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- ↑ http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/05/12/torchwood-miracle-day-new-promotional-characters-pics/
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/starzs-torchwood-miracle-day-morality-advocates-get-cold-shoulder-in-washington/2011/07/07/gIQAdEjP2H_blog.html
- ↑ http://http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111203008-torchwood-transmission.html
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- ↑ http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode101#
- ↑ http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/08/19/torchwood-a-long-slow-process/
- ↑ http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111093008-torchwood-broadcast.html
- ↑ http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode102#
- ↑ http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn270111123008-torchwood-news-roundup.html
- ↑ http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/01/torchwood-cast-and-crew-return-to-south-wales/
- ↑ http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode103#
- ↑ http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson
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- ↑ http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode105#
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- ↑ http://www.starz.com/originals/Torchwood/Episode109#
- ↑ http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/john-fay-discusses-new-torchwood-in-live-webchat/
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- ↑ http://https://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/60402913075400704
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a194870/russell-tovey-to-join-torchwood-team.html
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-back-from-the-dead-9249.htm
- ↑ http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/27/torchwood-captain-jack/.htm
- ↑ http://www.janetfillingham.com/writersdirect/documents/AndrewCartmelcv_001.pdf
- ↑ http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/07/08/new-torchwood-writer/
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