Season 1 is the first season of the YouTube Premium science fiction series Origin. It has 10 episodes which premiered on November 14, 2018.
Synopsis
Origin is a science fiction series that follows a group of strangers stranded on a spacecraft bound for a distant planet. The abandoned passengers must work together for survival, but quickly realize that one of them is far from who they claim to be.
Production
On October 26, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes set to premiere in 2018. The series was created by Mika Watkins who was also expected to serve as a writer and executive producer alongside Andy Harries, Rob Bullock, and Suzanne Mackie from Left Bank and Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Midnight Radio, Left Bank Pictures, CiTVC, and Sony Pictures Television.[1]
On January 24, 2018, it was reported that the series would premiere sometime around the end of 2018.[2] On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Paul W. S. Anderson would direct the series' first two episodes.[3] On August 27, 2018, it was announced on the show's official Twitter account that the series would premiere on November 14, 2018.[4]
Casting
On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Natalia Tena, Tom Felton, Sen Mitsuji, Nora Arnezeder, Fraser James, Philipp Christopher, Madalyn Horcher, and Siobhán Cullen had been cast as series regulars and that Adelayo Adedayo, Nina Wadia, Johannes Johannesson, Wil Coban, and Tara Fitzgerald would also appear in the series.[5]
Filming
Principal photography for the series took place in 2018 in South Africa.
Release
- On November 14, 2018, the first season of Origin became available to stream instantly on YouTube Premium.
Trivia
Cast
Main
- Natalia Tena as Lana Pierce
- Tom Felton as Logan Maine
- Sen Mitsuji as Shun Kenzaki
- Nora Arnezeder as Evelyn Rey
- Fraser James as Dr. Henri Gasana
- Philipp Christopher as Baum Arndt
- Madalyn Horcher as Abigail Garcia
- Siobhán Cullen as Katie Devlin
Guest
- Tara Fitzgerald as Xavia Grey
- Anna Skellern as Jennifer Moore
- Belén Fabra as Captain Sanchez
- Jamie Quinn as Crosby
- Nathalie Boltt as Laura Kassman
- Aglaia Szyszkowitz as Margo Von Platen
- Francis Chouler as Police Guard
- Togo Igawa as Eiichi Yagami
- Fionnula Flanagan as Mia Anderson
Recurring
- Adelayo Adedayo as Agnes "Lee" Lebachi
- Wil Coban as Max Taylor
- Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Eric Carlson
- Nina Wadia as Venisha Gupta
- Maurice Carpede as Anthony Frost
- Clayton Evertson as Alan Young
- David Sakurai as Murakawa
- Hiromoto Ida as Hideto Yagami
- Aidan Whytock as Jonas Arends
- Millie Davis as Ruby Touré
- Ray Fearon as Omar Touré
- Nic Rasenti as Mike Gore
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Premiere | Season Finale | |||
| 1 | 10 | November 14, 2018 | November 14, 2018 | |
| No. | Ep. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Road Not Taken | November 14, 2018 | |
| The passengers wake up on board the Origin, abandoned in space. They search for other survivors, but find something else entirely. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Lost On Both Sides | November 14, 2018 | |
| A tense showdown prompts a difficult decision. Shun and Lana realize that the threat could be nearer than any of them thought. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Bright Star | November 14, 2018 | |
| A survivor’s life hangs in the balance – and they hold the key. A new discovery threatens to tear the group apart. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | God's Grandeur | November 14, 2018 | |
| Weakness leads to danger, as our passengers truly begin to understand what they’re up against. But who can they trust? | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Remember Me | November 14, 2018 | |
| An object from Earth threatens to blow SIREN’s mission wide open, while suspicion boils over into full blown paranoia. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Fire and Ice | November 14, 2018 | |
| An unexpected find prompts a life or death dilemma, while reminders of home lead to a brutal revelation. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | The Wasteland | November 14, 2018 | |
| The stakes are raised when the ship takes control, and our passengers are forced to attempt the impossible. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Funeral Blues | November 14, 2018 | |
| Tension and paranoia abounds in the wake of a shocking discovery. Anyone could be a suspect.. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | A Total Stranger | November 14, 2018 | |
| A surprise visitor threatens to plunge the ship into chaos. Drastic measures are taken, but death continues to haunt the Origin. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | I Am | November 14, 2018 | |
| A chilling revelation changes everything, while SIREN itself is called into question. | ||||