Zoo Apocalypse , or The Menagerie ( Zoo ), is an American drama television series based on the 2012 by James Patterson and Michael Ledwich. The premiere of the show, designed by Josh Appelbaum , Andre German , Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg , took place on June 30, 2015 on CBS [1] .
| Zoo apocalypse | |
|---|---|
| Zoo | |
 | |
| Genre | drama thriller |
| Based upon | on the menagerie novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwich |
| Development | Josh Appelbaum Andre German Jeff Pinkner Scott Rosenberg |
| Cast | James walk Kristen Connolly Nonso anosi Nora Arnezeder Billy Burke Alyssa Diaz Josh Salatin Gracie Dzinni |
| Intro screen saver | John carpenter |
| Composer | Chris Tilton |
| A country |  USA |
| Original language | English |
| Number of seasons | 3 |
| Number of episodes | 39 ( ) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jeff Pinkner Josh Appelbaum Andre German Scott Rosenberg Michael Cattleman James mangold Katie Conrad James patterson Bill robinson Leopoldo Gout Steve bowen |
| Timing | 42 minutes |
| Studio | Midnight radio Tree line film James patterson entertainment CBS Television Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | Cbs |
| On the screens | June 30, 2015 - September 21, 2017 |
| Video format | 1080i ( HDTV ) |
| References | |
| Official site | |
| IMDb | |
On October 23, 2017, CBS closed the show after three seasons. [2]
On April 7, 2018, the Russian premiere of the series on TV-3 was held .
Story
Cruel animal attacks on humans are occurring all over the world. Jackson Oz, an American zoologist, his Kenyan friend Abraham, a safari guide, as well as a Los Angeles reporter, a dodgy pathologist veterinarian and a French intelligence agent, are eager to find out the causes of the mysterious pandemic as attacks become more organized and ferocious.
Cast
- = The main role of the season
- = Seasonal Guest Role
- = Does not appear
- = Seasonal Guest Role
| Actor | Character | Appearance in seasons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | Episodes | ||
| James walk | Jackson oz | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| Kristen Connolly | Jamie Campbell | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| Nonso anosi | Abraham Kenyatta | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| Nora Arnezeder | Chloe Touzigne | 13 | five | 18 | |
| Billy Burke | Mitch Morgan | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| Alyssa Diaz | Dariela Marzan (Kenyatta) | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| Josh Salatin | Logan Jones / Edward Collins | ten | 13 | 23 | |
| Gracie Dzinni | Clementine Lewis | one | 13 | 14 | |
| Total episodes | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
* ↑ In the first and second seasons, Clementine Lewis played Madison Wolfe in childhood (7 episodes).
Production
In October 2013, it was announced that CBS had ordered a pilot episode of The Menagerie [3] . In July 2014, the channel gave the green light to the production of the first season of the show of thirteen episodes for showing in the summer [4] .
On October 2, 2015, the series was extended for the second season, the two-hour premiere of which took place on June 28, 2016 [5] . On August 10, CBS extended the series for a third season [6] .
Casting
James Walk was the first actor to receive a role in the series in November 2014 [7] . In the same month, it was announced that Nora Arnezeder [8] and Nonso Anosi [9] joined the main roster . In January 2015, Kristen Connolly and Billy Burke became the last actors to receive major roles in the show [10] . In February 2015, Joff Stulz received a minor role for the story arch in several episodes [11] . In March, Karl Lambly also received a periodic role [12] .
Filming
Filming of the series began in New Orleans in January 2015 [13] .
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Original Delivery Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| one | 13 | June 30, 2015 | September 15, 2015 | |
| 2 | 13 | June 28, 2016 | September 6, 2016 | |
| 3 | 13 | June 29, 2017 | September 21, 2017 | |
Notes
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda CBS Announces Premiere Dates for 'Zoo', 'Extant' & More + 'Under the Dome' Moves to Thursdays . TV by the Numbers (February 26, 2015). Date of treatment February 26, 2015.
- ↑ Lee Lenker, Maureen CBS cancels Zoo after three seasons . Entertainment Weekly (October 23, 2017). Date of treatment October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Adaptation Of James Patterson's 'Zoo' From Space Floor, Cathy Konrad & James Mangold Gets CBS Production Commitment . deadline.com (October 4, 2013). Date of treatment September 1, 2015.
- ↑ CBS Gives Series Order To Adaptation Of James Patterson's Zoo From Midnight Radio, Cathy Konrad & James Mangold . deadline.com (July 1, 2014). Date of treatment June 30, 2015.
- ↑ Zoo Renewed: CBS Takes Hit Summer Show Into Second Season CBS (October 2, 2015). Date of treatment November 6, 2015.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'Zoo' picked up for season 3 at CBS . TV by the Numbers (August 10, 2016). Date of treatment August 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ng, Philiana . James Wolk to Star in CBS '' Zoo ' , The Hollywood Reporter (November 11, 2014). Date of treatment November 12, 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie . Nora Arnezeder To Co-Star In 'Zoo'; Christian Campbell Joins 'True Detective' , Deadline.com (November 21, 2014). Date of treatment November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley . 'Game of Thrones' Alum Nabs Key Role in CBS' 'Zoo' (Exclusive) , The Hollywood Reporter (November 26, 2014). Date of treatment November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie . Kristen Connolly & Billy Burke To Co-Star In CBS Series 'Zoo' , Deadline.com (January 15, 2015). Date of treatment January 30, 2015.
- ↑ Abrams, Natalie . CBS 'summer series Zoo taps Geoff Stults for multi-episode arc , Entertainment Weekly (February 27, 2015). Date of treatment March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Petski, Denise . Carl Lumbly Joins CBS Drama Series Zoo ; Arielle Goldman In Cinemax's The Knick , Deadline.com (March 4, 2015). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Butler, Karen . Production begins on CBS 'thriller series Zoo , United Press International (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment February 17, 2015.