''The Ark'' is an American

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television series created by

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and

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, who also serve as

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s for the series. It premiered on

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on February 1, 2023, and is to consist of twelve episodes. The series stars

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as Lt. Sharon Garnet who becomes the ''de facto'' captain of an interstellar spacecraft after a disaster. It also stars

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, Stacey Michelle Read, Ryan Adams, Pavle Jerinić, Shalini Peiris,

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, and Tiana Upcheva.

Premise

A hundred years in the future, the spacecraft known as Ark One suffers a catastrophic event one year from reaching its destination,

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, causing massive destruction and loss of life. The remaining crew must work together to stay on course, and survive.

Cast and characters

Main

as Lt. Sharon Garnet, one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew and the de facto captain of the ship after the disaster *

as Lt. Spencer Lane, one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew and an engineer *

as Lt. James Brice, one of the three highest-ranking remaining members of the crew and a self-proclaimed "navigation wonk" who now has to take on other duties after the disaster * Stacey Michelle Read as Alicia Nevins, a waste management engineer with coding skills who is promoted to chief of life support * Ryan Adams as Angus Medford, a farm and 4H youth from horticulture whose duties include crop development at the prospective colony * Pavle Jerinić as Felix Strickland, acting head of security enforcement * Shalini Peiris as Dr. Sanjivni Kabir, the only remaining doctor on the medical staff *

as Dr. Cat Brandice, a social media star and "TV relationship specialist" who Garnet orders to be the head of ship-wide mental health * Tiana Upcheva as Eva Markovic, acting head of maintenance, engineering and construction

Supporting

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as Lieutenant Commander Susan Ingram * Miles Barrow as Baylor Trent * Dominik Čičak as Harris Beckner * Chris Leask as Jasper Dades

Production

''The Ark'' went straight-to-series in late January 2022 with a 12-episode order from

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. Principal photography began at PFI Studios in

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in March of that year.

and

serve as

s and producers. In March 2022, it was announced that the regular cast of the series had been set, with

starring as Lt. Sharon Garnet, along with

, Stacey Read, and newcomer Ryan Adams. In April 2022, it was announced that

would be a recurring guest star, playing Commander Susan Ingram, with

, Shalini Peiris, Miles Barrow, Pavle Jerinić, and Tiana Upcheva also recurring.

Episodes

Broadcast and release

The series trailer was released in December 2022. It premiered on

on February 1, 2023, with episodes to be streamed the next day on

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References

External links

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