Snowpiercer (TV series)

Snowpiercer
Genre
Based on
Developed byJosh Friedman and Graeme Manson
Showrunners
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jiwon Park
  • Alissa Bachner (seasons 1–3)
  • Mackenzie Donaldson
  • Holly Redford
  • Bill Balas
  • Jay Prychidny
  • Yeonu Choi
  • Victoria Burkhart
  • Michael Bhim
  • Leslie Hope
Cinematography
  • John Grillo
  • Thomas Burstyn
  • Jaime Reynoso
  • Trig Singer
  • Yaron Levy
Editors
  • Jay Prychidny
  • Cheryl Potter
  • Allan Lee
  • Steve Polivka
  • Marta Evry
  • Jamie Alain
  • Justin Li
  • D. Gillian Truster
  • Erin Deck
  • Nicholas Wong
  • John Nicholls
  • Sabrina Pitre
  • Kelvin Tseng
Running time44–51 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseMay 17, 2020 (2020-05-17) –
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)
NetworkAMC
ReleaseJuly 21 (2024-07-21) –
September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)
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Snowpiercer is an American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television series that premiered on May 17, 2020, on TNT. It is based on both the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Bong Joon-ho, and the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette, from which the film was adapted.

The series, a reboot of the film's continuity, follows the passengers of the Snowpiercer, a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe carrying the remnants of humanity seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland. The series questions class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival. Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs star alongside Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Susan Park, Katie McGuinness, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O'Malley, Annalise Basso, Jaylin Fletcher, Lena Hall and Roberto Urbina. Steven Ogg, Rowan Blanchard and Sean Bean joined the main cast in the second season, both Chelsea Harris and Archie Panjabi joined the main cast in the third season and both Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov joined the main cast in the fourth season.

While in development at TNT for over three years, the series faced numerous production issues and delays arising from creative differences between the series' producers and the network. The series remained in development hell until May 2019, when it was announced that it would instead air on TNT's sister network TBS in the second quarter of 2020 and that it had already been renewed for a second season. However, in September 2019, the decision to change networks was reversed.

Prior to studio shutdowns that occurred due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, most of the second season's production was completed. The second season premiered on January 25, 2021. In January 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on January 24, 2022.[1][2] In July 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[3] In June 2022, it was announced that the fourth season would be its last.[4] In January 2023, it was announced that the fourth season would not air on TNT and was in the process of moving elsewhere.[5] In March 2024, it was announced that AMC had picked up the fourth and final season which premiered on July 21, 2024.[6][7]

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