Harsh Realm

*Harsh Realm*
Harsh Realm
Genre	Science fiction
Developed by	Chris Carter
Starring	Scott Bairstow; D. B. Sweeney; Max Martini; Rachel Hayward; Sarah-Jane Redmond; Samantha Mathis; Terry O'Quinn;
Composer	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Chris Carter; Frank Spotnitz; Daniel Sackheim;
Producer	George A. Grieve
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Ten Thirteen Productions; 20th Century Fox Television;
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	October 8 –; October 22, 1999
Network	FX
Release	April 14 –; May 19, 2000
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Harsh Realm is an American science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation. It was developed by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files and Millennium, and began airing on the Fox Network on October 8, 1999. The series fared poorly in the ratings and was removed from the schedule after three of its nine episodes had aired. The remaining six episodes premiered on the FX Network. Repeats of the series began airing Fall 2007 on CBC Country Canada.

The term "harsh realm" originates from the "grunge speak" hoax of 1992, in which it meant 'bummer'.

The show was loosely based on a comic book by James D. Hudnall and Andrew Paquette. When the creators noticed the credits read "Created by Chris Carter", they sued Fox to get properly credited. The credits were changed to read "Inspired by the Harsh Realm comic book series, Created by James D. Hudnall and Andrew Paquette, Published by Harris Publications, Inc."

The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.