Utopia Falls facts for kids
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| Genre | Drama Sci-Fi Music |
| Created by | R.T. Thorne |
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| Composer(s) | Nikhil Seetharam |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | February 14, 2020 |
Utopia Falls is a Canadian TV series that combines science fiction with hip hop. Created by R.T. Thorne with Joseph Mallozzi as showrunner, the show premiered on the streaming service Hulu on February 14, 2020.
Plot
In the distant future, a colony of humans live in a city called New Babyl under a dome to protect them from the aftermath of a great war that killed all other life on Earth. The city is divided into four sectors—Progress, Industry, Nature, and Reform—and is ruled over by a governing authority known as the Tribunal.
A yearly performing arts contest called the Exemplar is held for teens who have turned 16. While competing, a group of the competitors discover an ancient archive hidden in the forest on the outskirts of New Babyl filled with forbidden historical, cultural and musical relics which forces them to question everything they have been taught.
Each sector in New Babyl has a distinctive coloured uniform that is a type of jumpsuit/overall. Progress citizens wear blue, Nature citizens wear green, Industry citizens wear Orange, and Reform citizens wear grey.
Cast
Main
- Robyn Alomar as Aliyah 5, Exemplar candidate from Progress Sector
- Akiel Julien as Bohdi 2, Exemplar candidate from Reform Sector
- Robbie Graham-Kuntz as Tempo 3, Exemplar candidate from Progress Sector
- Phillip Lewitski as Apollo 4, Exemplar candidate from Industry Sector
- Humberly González as Brooklyn 2, Exemplar candidate from Industry Sector
- Devyn Nekoda as Sage 5, Exemplar candidate from Nature Sector
- Mickeey Nguyen as Mags 2, Exemplar candidate from Reform Sector
- Kate Drummond as Authority Phydra, head of security for New Babyl
- Jeff Teravainen as Gerald, father of Aliyah 5
- Sean Baek as Ryden, member of the Tribunal of New Babyl
- Snoop Dogg as The Archive (voice)
Recurring
- Alexandra Castillo as Chancellor Diara, Chancellor of New Babyl
- Husein Madhavji as Mentor Watts, mentor for The Exemplar
- Corteon Moore as Kris 12
- Kyal Legend as Sierra 5
- Milton Barnes as Mentor Chapter, mentor for The Exemplar
- Raven Dauda as Reia, member of the Tribunal of New Babyl
- Jonathan Langdon as Regget
- Stephanie Hood as Nada 4
- Andrew Musselman as Authority Taggart
- Dwain Murphy as Moore Times
- Brenda Bazinet as Gran Riel, surrogate parent to Sage 5
- Diane Johnstone as Gran Chyra, surrogate parent to Sage 5
Episodes
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| 1 | "The World Is Yours" | R.T. Thorne | R.T. Thorne & Joseph Mallozzi | February 14, 2020 | |
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In New Babyl, the last surviving colony on Earth, Aliyah 5 discovers a secret cache called The Archive, a discovery that will alter her view on the world forever.
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| 2 | "Can I Kick It" | R.T. Thorne | Courtney Jane Walker | February 14, 2020 | |
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Aliyah 5 discovers her mother may have had a connection to The Archive.
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| 3 | "99 Problems" | Sudz Sutherland | Joseph Mallozzi | February 14, 2020 | |
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Authority Phydra interrogates Bohdi 2 whilst Aliyah 5 leads the other Exemplar candidates in a protest inspired by the civil rights movement in order to gain Bohdi's release.
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| 4 | "Run This Town" | Sudz Sutherland | Alejandro Alcoba | February 14, 2020 | |
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Aliyah 5 and the other candidates decide to use information from The Archive to have a hip-hop inspired routine for their group round in The Exemplar.
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| 5 | "Lose Control" | Melanie Orr | Nicole Demerse | February 14, 2020 | |
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Aliyah 5, Apollo 4, Bohdi 2, and Brooklyn 2 head out to the edge of New Babyl to see if there is life beyond the shield.
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| 6 | "Hate Me Now" | Melanie Orr | Alex Levine | February 14, 2020 | |
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Aliyah 5 and the other candidates all struggle with a new reality as they come to terms with how their actions have resulted in a Tribunal backlash.
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| 7 | "Lost Ones" | Warren Sonoda | Andrew Burrows-Trotman | February 14, 2020 | |
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Authority Phydra searches for all of the candidates who are connected to The Archive.
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| 8 | "The Light" | Warren Sonoda | Natalia Guled | February 14, 2020 | |
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The Exemplar semifinals are within sight and Aliyah 5 learns the truth about New Babyl.
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| 9 | "Worst Behaviour" | R.T. Thorne | Alejandro Alcoba | February 14, 2020 | |
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Bohdi 2 and Aliyah 5 join a covert rebel group in New Babyl while Authority Phydra hunts down a mole in the Tribunal.
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| 10 | "If I Ruled the World" | R.T. Thorne | Joseph Mallozzi | February 14, 2020 | |
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Aliyah 5 plans to reveal the truth about New Babyl to the rest of the city during The Exemplar final.
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Production
Principal photography for the first season began in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 1, 2019.
Broadcast
Utopia Falls premiered on Hulu in the United States and CBC Gem in Canada on February 14, 2020 with all 10 episodes available to stream. It is not yet known if overseas territories that do not have access to Hulu or CBC Gem will broadcast the show.
