The Colony
External Rating63%
200960 minEnded

The Colony

Network:Discovery

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Aired on Sep 28, 2010, 4:00 PM

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Description

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings. Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
July 21, 2009
Ended
September 28, 2010
Schedule
Tuesday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (2 Seasons · 20 Episodes)

New Beginning

Seven strangers from all walks of life enter a ground breaking real life experiment to see if they can survive and rebuild after a simulated global viral outbreak wipes out most of humanity.

Jul 27, 2010

60 min

After the Fall

To secure their house from a new hostile threat, the colonists try to make an electrical power plant from rotting pig carcasses and an old tractor. And with food running low, Jim and Deville hunt game in the bayou.

Aug 3, 2010

60 min

Trust

The Colonists look toward sustainability, but dwindling resources and the introduction of two outsiders to the experiment upset the balance. Later, the Colonists are attacked while scavenging for supplies outside the Colony.

Aug 10, 2010

60 min

To Have and Have Not

A massive fire forces the Colonists to rethink their internal security options and Reno comes up with a creative way to build a huge windmill out of scrap found in the compound.

Aug 17, 2010

60 min

The Abduction

In a post apocalyptic world, the Colonists' negotiating skills are put to the test when one of their own is violently abducted and the ransom note demands their precious resources of medical supplies, fuel, and food in exchange for their missing member.

Aug 24, 2010

60 min

Skout

While trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, the Colonists discover their water source has been heavily contaminated and a leadership issue breaks out.

Aug 31, 2010

60 min

Tick

The Colonists deal with deception in the fight for food resources, as a stranger living among them reveals himself.

Sep 7, 2010

60 min

Defense

VOPA returns with unexpected consequences. Focus then turns to arming the Colonists for an impending attack and to finalizing the scout boat for exploring the bayou in search of food, resources, and an escape.

Sep 14, 2010

60 min

The Virus

A militia of outsiders attacks the Colonists and their newly fortified compound. Then, the group divides, some taking the scout boat out to do reconaissance for supplies and a place to escape to. But not everyone makes it back from the mission.

Sep 21, 2010

60 min

Don't Look Back

The Colonists mount a counterstrike on the militia who have been attacking them. Then their focus returns to finishing the escape boat. But before they can leave, VOPA presents the Colonists with one last difficult choice.

Sep 28, 2010

60 min

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