ReGenesis

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ReGenesis
The Movie Network
Movie Central
ReleaseOctober 24, 2004 (2004-10-24) –
May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)

ReGenesis is a

The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2008, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC (North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission), a fictional organization with a lab based in the city of Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bioterrorism, mysterious diseases, or radical changes in the environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström (played by Peter Outerbridge), the chief scientist, and molecular biologist
. Through this character, the show often addresses topical social, political, and ethical issues related to the science at hand.

The series was originally broadcast on

FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012, the show can also be seen on Hulu. As of November 2018
, ReGenesis is available on The Roku Channel.

Aled Edwards, the scientific consultant for the series, is a noted Canadian molecular biologist, and the director of the Structural Genomics Consortium.

Interactive and other media

ReGenesis has been an international pioneer in integrating interactive media elements into the series. The first successfully deployed

Interactive Television, a Gemini Award for Best Cross-Platform, and in 2007, an International Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Program. An exploratory game, the ReGenesis Extended Reality draws viewers into a conspiracy and mystery that weaves in and out of the TV series, using the internet, email, and other media to immerse the viewer, blurring the line between fiction and reality. ReGenesis Extended Reality harnesses the power of enthusiastic fans that seed the site with discussion content and collaborative investigations. Extensive knowledge
of various chemistry and biotechnology issues is required to find out why the plot in many episodes can't be true (if it can't).

Other interactive elements include ReGenesis: ReMixed, a 14-episode series of

podcasts
hosted by series Music Supervisor Andrea Higgins and produced by Arpix Media, featuring the music of ReGenesis, as well as exclusive interviews with some of the people involved in putting the show together. However, neither of these was continued for the third or fourth season of the series.

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

  • Hira Khan (Mishu Vellani) (season 1) – Original Lead Virologist at NorBAC.
  • Lilith Sandström (Elliot Page[a]) (season 1) – David's 15-year-old daughter.
  • Mick Sloane (Mark Rendall) (season 1) – A boy Lilith's age who believes he was cloned. He was created as part of an in vitro procedure and was an identical twin to Cal, whose single embryo was implanted in Dr. Sloane's wife. The twin embryo - Mick's - was frozen, and after it was discovered that Cal had bone cancer, Dr. Sloane began manipulating Mick's DNA to remove the defective gene that caused the cancer. In the process, he ended up making other, unintended changes, which is what led to Mick's illness. It is known that Mick is 2 years younger than Cal and that Mick was born 2 years after his mother died (which is part of what had led him to believe he was a clone in the first place), but it's unclear if the 2 events are directly related.
  • Owen (Michael Seater) (seasons 2–3) – A homeless 17-year-old living in the subway of New York City, who shows David Sandström to his subway home after stealing David's bag. He lives with David for a while but leaves after he gets arrested for criminal negligence, after a 14-year-old girl he was involved with dies of a drug overdose. David defends him in court during his bail hearing, but Owen is incarcerated for detention until his trial. Having a hard time in jail, he tries to hang himself, and then he agrees to a treatment that should alter his brain chemistry in order to overcome his addiction and possibly get him free. However, he suffers from side effects of the experiment, leaving him mentally damaged and physically handicapped.
  • Dr. Gordon Petras (James Allodi) – Therapist to whom the NorBAC team consults after traumatic events.
  • Dr. Simon Jessup (Darren Boyd) – British Neuroscientist visiting NorBAC. He assists Mayko with a case in Texas involving Mad Cow Disease and IQ spikes, and later assists Caroline and Bob with Caroline's nephew Glenn.

Music

The main title theme song for ReGenesis is "Anywhere But Here" by the Montreal band Behavior. Behavior is an alias for producer / composer Michael McCann. The show's score is primarily composed by Tom Third, with numerous contributions throughout by film/TV composer Robert Carli, and was supervised by Ron Proulx and Andrea Higgins of Arpix Media.

Home releases

On November 11, 2008, Season 1 was released in North America on DVD by

letterboxed
format. Special features include a making of, photo gallery, and "The Facts Behind the Fiction" (the white papers published by the Ontario Genomics Institute). Shaftesbury Films claimed that Seasons 2, 3 and 4 would follow throughout 2009 and 2010, but as of February 2013 no such releases have emerged.

The first season has also been released in the UK through Universal Studios UK. The second season was later released to European countries by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, though it was presented in a

letterboxed format and Season 4 in 16:9 widescreen. The Japanese Season 3 boxset includes a 20-minute Making of video[3] and the Season 4 boxset a 20-minute Peter Outerbridge interview titled "Pretending With Conviction".[4]

On January 30, 2015, Season 1 was released in Europe on Blu-ray by Entertainment One.[5] The three-disc set includes all 13 first-season episodes. Season 2 will be released on Blu-ray March 23, 2015.[6]

International broadcasts

Country TV Network(s)
 Canada
Vision TV
 Argentina
Tecnopolis
 France
Sci Fi Channel, 13ème Rue
 France,  Germany Arte
 Mexico
FX Latin America
 Brazil
FX Latin America
 Spain Calle 13
 Portugal SIC Radical
 United Kingdom
FX
(second run, premiering 22:00 on Wednesday, 22 October 2008).
 Belgium
Canvas (Flanders), RTL TVi (Wallonia
)
 Korea Science Channel
 Japan
WOWOW
 USA
The Science Channel
 Poland
AXN Sci-Fi
 Russia
Russia 2
 Italy
Mediaset Premium 1
  Switzerland RSI La 1
 Bulgaria Fox Crime, Vivacom Arena
 Hungary AXN
 Romania
AXN Sci-Fi
 Serbia Fox Crime
 Finland
YLE FST5
 Philippines Maxxx, Studio 23
 South Africa Mnet Action
 Turkey Dizi Smart, Dizi Smart Premium
 Iran سلامت
 Albania Vizion Plus
 Australia FX

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Ellen Page

References

  1. ^ "FITC Awards -2005". FITC.ca. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Clickable Culture - 'ReGenesis' ARG Wins Gemini Award". Secretlair.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. ^ "Peter Outerbridge Forum". pouterbridge.virtual-dreams.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Peter Outerbridge Forum". pouterbridge.virtual-dreams.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ReGenesis - Season 1". Amazon Germany. 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "ReGenesis - Season 2". Amazon Germany. 3 April 2015.

External links

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