Escape from Jupiter

Escape from Jupiter
GenreScience fiction
Created by
  • Martin Daley
  • David Ogilvy
  • John Patterson
Written by
  • Martin Daley
  • David Ogilvy
  • John Patterson
Directed by
StarringSteve Bisley
Arthur Dignam
Justin Rosniak
Daniel Taylor
Anna Choy
ComposerIan Davidson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerTerry Jennings
EditorKerry Regan
Running time30 minutes
Production companyFilm Australia
Original release
Network
Release26 November 1994 (1994-11-26) –
11 March 1995 (1995-03-11)
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Escape from Jupiter is an Australian children's science fiction drama which aired from 26 November 1994 to 11 March 1995 on ABC. Concerning a small group of children on Jupiter's moon Io, the series ran for 13 episodes.

When one of Io's volcanoes erupts, the surviving colonists must flee the moon and try to reach the safety of Earth. Using a derelict space station in orbit of Io, they convert it into a rudimentary space craft and set off, having many adventures and forming close relationships along the way.

The series was followed by Return to Jupiter.