Farscape

The cast of Farscape.

Premiere	Mar. 19, 1999
Finale	Mar. 21, 2003
Network	Sci-Fi Channel
Seasons	4
Episodes	88

Plot Description

John Crichton, an astronaut from Earth, enters a wormhole and finds himself thrown to the other end of the galaxy where he meets a bevy of strange creatures -- and, possibly, the love of his life, in the form of a soldier named Aeryn Sun. Caught in the middle of an intergalactic war, John desperately tries to find a way home, while being pursued by armies on both sides of the conflict, who want to learn what secrets he knows about wormholes.

The series is the brainchild of Rockne S. O'Bannon, whose other credits include Alien Nation and Seaquest DSV. The Jim Henson Company was largely responsible for the various alien makeup and prosthetics, and one character - Rygel - is entirely a Creature Shop creation.

The show originally ended on a cliffhanger, due to the fact that the cancellation occurred too late in production for producers to significantly change anything. However, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, a four-hour miniseries, aired on Oct. 17 and 18, 2004, wrapping up most of the loose ends of the series.

Cast

• Commander John Crichton: Ben Browder
• Officer Aeryn Sun : Claudia Black
• Ka D'Argo: Anthony Simcoe
• Pa' Zotoh Zhaan: Virginia Hey (Seasons 1 thru 3)
• Rygel XVI: operated by John Eccleston, Dave Collins, Sean Masterson, Graeme Haddon and Tim Mieville, and voiced by Jonathan Hardy
• Pilot: operated by John Eccleston, Dave Collins, Sean Masterson, Graeme Haddon and Tim Mieville, and voiced by Lani John Tupu
• Scorpius: Wayne Pygram
• Chiana: Gigi Edgley
• Captain Bialar Crais: Lani John Tupu
• Stark: Paul Goddard

Regular Guests

CAPTAIN MEELKO BRACA: David Franklin

JOOLUSHKO "JOOL" TUNAY FENTO HOVALIS: Tammy McIntosh

SIKOZO SVALA SHANTI SUGAYSI SHANU: Raelee Hill

UTU-NORANTI PRALATONG: Melissa Jaffer

Origins

• An early working title for the show was Space Chase.

• Notes for the pilot show can be found on Stephen Gallagher's website.

• There's more information on the pilot on Gallagher's news page.