Atlantis (TV series)

This article is about the British fantasy television show. For the series in the Stargate franchise, see Stargate Atlantis.

Atlantis
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerRob Lane
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
Production locationWales & Morocco
Cinematography
  • David Garbett
  • Dale Mccready
EditorTom White
Running time45 minutes
90 minutes (Series 2 Finale)
Production companyUrban Myth Films
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) –
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)
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Atlantis is a British fantasy-adventure television programme inspired by Greek mythology and created by Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy with Howard Overman. It premiered on 28 September 2013 on BBC One. In the show, submarine pilot Jason washes up on the shores of legendary Atlantis and must navigate the powerful leaders of the mythological realm.

Atlantis was the biggest new Saturday night drama series launch across all BBC channels since 2006, even up on the launch of hit show Merlin.[1] It also managed to draw 1 million viewers away from the highly popular ITV show The X Factor, which aired at the same time in the UK.[2]

On 26 October 2013, BBC One ordered a second series of the show, which began airing on 15 November 2014.[3][4] On 23 January 2015, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.[5]

  1. ^ "BBC - BBC One commissions second series of fantasy drama Atlantis - Media centre". bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ Plunkett, John (30 September 2013). "Atlantis grabs 1m viewers from X Factor". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Seat42f (27 October 2013). "Atlantis Renewed For Second Season". Retrieved 27 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "BBC One - Atlantis". BBC One. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (23 January 2015). "Atlantis will not return for third series on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2015.