The day the television series premiered, it has been the talk of the town as it has successfully captivated its viewers. The series is intriguing and has astonishing cinematography with a devoted fan base eager to know all about the latest episodes of the series. The Ark is a scientific-survival television series released by Syfy on February 1, 2023. The series got its direction from a team of three members, Dean Devlin, Milan Todorovic, and Sandra Mitrovic, who each directed between one to three episodes of the series.
The series is created by Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner. The series was produced under Electric Entertainment and PFI Studios by two producers, Jonathan Lee, and Steve English. The series has one season with twelve episodes in total, with each episode having a run time of 35 to 40 minutes.
The plot follows a group of humans, many of them of similar age, held together in a vessel named Ark, traveling to another planet, Proxima b, to figure out the last hope to save humankind. The crew involving the engineers, a doctor, and astronauts, are put in cryogenic sleep to save their energy with the food and water supply. Everything was going great until a catastrophic situation took place, as mentioned in the first episode.
More than half of the crew didn’t survive the initial catastrophe, including some higher officials with more experience. There is a delay in time by a year, and now, the Ark will reach Proxima a year later than the previously estimated time. Several fights ensue between the crew for the food and water supply until Lt. Sharon Garret takes command of them.
There are two smart kids, Angus and Alicia, on board the vessel who come up with the idea for the crew to survive on the low food supply. The situation tests the crew’s endurance power and the extent of the occurred circumstances they can handle psychologically before breaking down. There is a hierarchy everywhere, and an aircraft is no different.
Due to this hierarchical order, there are several ups and downs that the crew has to go through to survive. Survival of the fittest is a term best suited to situations like this, as the one who is mentally, physically, and emotionally stable is the only one who will survive.
The vessel did reach its destination successfully after the wait, but with the sorrowful loss of crew members. The surviving members move on, leaving behind the ones who were no more there with them.
The lead cast of the series includes Christie Burke as Lt. Sharon Garret, a natural-born leader who took charge in the catastrophic situation, Reece Ritchie as Lt. Spencer Lane, an engineer and opposition of Lt. Sharon, Richard Fleeshman as Lt. James Brice, another opposition of Lt. Sharon and self-proclaimed navigator.
The supporting cast of the series includes Lisa Brenner as Lt. Susan Ingram, commanding officer for the surviving members, Miles Barrow as Baylor Trent, and Chris Leask as Jasper Dades.
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The Ark: Recap
The filming of the episodes started in March of 2022 in the PFI Studios in Belgrade, Serbia. There are eight episodes in total, with six of the episodes already released on the Syfy website for viewers to stream.
The show is binding for the audience, filled with thrill as it follows the start of the catastrophe. The series starts with Lt. Sharon waking up from cryostasis as the beam hits her cryogenic pod first. She then hurries to wake up the rest of her crew members as they get suited in their compression suits and wear their helmets as there is no oxygen available. It is also revealed Malcom impersonated Dr. Jasper, a vital crew member, to come on the ship, thus making it a punishable offense for him.
Lt. Garret and Malcom get into an altercation that ends in Sharon storming off. Malcom is found dead with his throat slit off in a turn of events. Dr. Sanjivini tends to Lane’s head injury as he suffered a concussion after injuring his head. Alicia is shunned by the crew member because of her promotion. A funeral service is held for the lost crew members as their bodies are sent into space in the airlock. Angus is smitten with Garnet as she saves him from bullies, and Eva calls for an emergency council meeting.
Lt. Sharon reveals to the crew members of the water shortage on the Ark and rationing the water for the members for them to survive. The crew looks for solutions to get water without using their engine. Meanwhile, another catastrophe is ready to strike the crew as an asteroid approaches them.
The crew brainstorms ideas to prevent the collision from happening. Lt. Garnet’s is arrested after a video of her killing a man in a pub from before surfaces. She becomes the prime suspect in Malcom’s murder. Thus, she’s held captive in a room while Lane questions her.
Lane knows the secret of Sharon being a clone and uses it to try and overthrow them. The crew, led by Lt. Sharon Garet, fights against all odds and can reach their destination a year later than their planned arrival, with more than half of the crew not surviving due to several catastrophic situations which occurred throughout the series.
The Ark: Streaming Guide- Episode Release Dates
The Ark series episodes were shot in the PFI Studios in Belgrade in Serbia. The episode binds the audience till the end. The series releases each episode on a Wednesday on the Syfy channel.
- Episode 1- Everyone Wanted To Be On This Ship- February 1, 2023
- Episode 2- Like It Touched The Sun- February 8, 2023
- Episode 3- Get Out And Push- February 15, 2023
- Episode 4- We Weren’t Supposed To Be Awake- February 22, 2023
- Episode 5 – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back- March 1, 2023
- Episode 6- Two By Two- March 8, 2023
- Episode 7- A Slow Death Is Worse- March 15, 2023
- Episode 8- Every Single Person Matters- March 22, 2023
- Episode 9 – TBA
- Episode 10 – TBA
- Episode 11 – TBA
- Episode 12 – TBA
Where To Watch The Ark Series?
The series releases its episodes every Wednesday at 10:00 P.M. for viewers of the U.S. to stream on the Syfy channel. The episodes are also available on the Peacock channel for the viewers to stream the next day.
- The series is available for viewers of Britain to stream on the Syfy channel at 3:00 A.M. Greenwich Mean Time.
- The series is available for viewers of Australia to stream on the Syfy channel at 2:00 P.M. Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
- The series is available for the viewers of Korean, to stream on Syfy at 12:01 P.M. Korean Standard Time.
- The series is available for viewers of India to stream on Syfy at 8:30 A.M. Indian Standard Time.
- The series is available for viewers of Canada to stream on Syfy at 10:00 P.M. Canadian Time.
When Is The New The Ark Episode Drops?
The new episode of The Ark will be released on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, on the Syfy channel at 10:00 P.M. for the viewers of the U.S. to stream. It would be available for the viewers of India, Europe, and Australia the next day, on March 16, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Indian Standard Time, 3:00 A.M.
Greenwich Mean Time, and 2:00 P.M. Australian Eastern Daylight Time, respectively. The episodes are also available for the viewers to stream on Peacock at a subscription of $5 per month.
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