Torchwood: Miracle Day
Torchwood, the BBC Doctor Who spinoff launched three years ago by Russell T. Davies, is coming to the United States on July 8th thanks to the Starz Network. The new series, the fourth in the show’s run, is called Miracle Day, and the synopsis is as follows:
One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging — they get hurt and sick — but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight.
With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four month’s time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?”, he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.
“Torchwood,” premiering July 8, stars John Barrowman (“Torchwood”, “Desperate Housewives”) as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles (“Torchwood”, “Little Dorrit”) as Gwen Cooper, Mekhi Phifer (“ER”, “Lie to Me”) as Rex Matheson and Bill Pullman (While You Were Sleeping, Independence Day) as Oswald Danes.
This week, a series of viral trailers for the new show have this the interwebs. I have to admit, after watching them, I’m intrigued.
(NOTE: To watch the Bill Pullman as villian Oswald Danes, click here and scroll down.)
Captain Jack Harkness
Gwen Cooper
Former CIA Agent Rex Matheson
Esther Drummond
I loved the last series, Children of Earth, and am looking forward to what RTD has in store for this run. What do you think?
