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Season 1 – Pandora

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Set in the year 2199, "Pandora" is a science fiction action series about a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth's Space Training Academy, where she and her friends learn and train to defend the galaxy from threats, both alien and human. During their adventures, she begins to discover secrets about the nature of her own identity and decides that she must uncover the truth and find out whether she will be humanity's savior or the instrument of its destruction.
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Pandora — Season 1

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Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 07/16/2019
There's no character I particularly liked, no relationship that seems particularly interesting and no mystery embedded in the pilot to which I'd like to get any answers. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 08/21/2020
3/5
Predictable sci-fi series for the younger set has violence. Go to Full Review
Zehra Phelan 2 Minute Telly 07/08/2020
4/10
The foundations of this story are very much set in a world that has been heavily influenced by Star Trek, mix this with the YA audience it begs to attract and you've got a rather ropey version of the series Shadow Hunters for the intergalactic age. Go to Full Review
Beth Elderkin io9.com 07/23/2019
I watch a lot of TV pilots for work-including ones for shows that never make it to air-and Pandora's is quite possibly one of the worst I've seen in years. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 07/16/2019
Pandora feels like a show that should be binged instead of watched week to week... it just feels like a show that's not worth the time investment of watching it in weekly installments. Go to Full Review
Lauren Thoman Collider 07/16/2019
2/5
Doesn't seem to realize or care which of its scattered pieces should be its most important, stumbling around draped in all the external trappings of the type of show it wants to be when it grows up, like a little kid playing a haphazard game of dress-up. Go to Full Review
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Ken H 04/22/2024 So awful. Awful script, awful acting. I honestly can't figure out why I watched it even after realizing how bad it was. See more Phil K 10/13/2023 The acting is pretty wooden and rarely comes close to believable. The story isn't too bad but never really develops any pace, just more angst. It killed some time but I doubt if ever watch a repeat. See more PlatonicNerd F @ZestyWiggle 07/26/2023 The only positive thing I can say about this is the camera work. The acting is truly awful, the script just as bad and the audio music / sound effects made me think I had ear cancer. See more 07/01/2022 Pretty juvenile in plot so far. First three episodes in and it's already "everyone except the college military freshman is corrupt." First there's the peacetime cold war racial immigrant visting Earth getting jumped by racists twice in 3 episodes - of course because this is some sort of military academy! Then there's the aliens with a treaty where the males breed clones of women for sex and otherwise slaves, of course! Then there's the rogue military fleet that was given supersoldier drugs with lethal withdrawl roaming the skies, of course! That goodness a rag tag team of freshmen college students are on the case. See more paul b @OddBurton 04/04/2022 The only thing "sci-fi" about this vacuous, insipid YA melodrama featuring teens drinking and shagging is the fact that it's marketed as sci-fi. Sitting through Pandora is like being strapped to a chair, having your eyes held open with ophthalmic speculums while giant speakers blare ear-shatteringly loud, incessant, preachy PC lecturing on a loop until blood begins pouring out of the holes in your head. Three soap boxes were enough for me. Trust me, contrary to the lead actress's oft repeated line, you'll have no problem "letting this [show] go." This show stinks like a smoldering corpse. See more 02/19/2022 This show has potential, but for now, it is too juvenile. There's no need to dumb down a program, nor have teenagers running amok the galaxy. It's rather silly. The characters are immature, reminds me of "After Life", which is another program that has potential, but only if the teenage rhetoric and behavior is eliminated. To think these kids communicate with adults, or moreover, the adults sharing information, or reacting immature as well, Is unrealistic… Syfy or not. I've tried numerous time to watch this program, but it is geared for the immature. Teenage sex, tantrums, bad lines and terrible acting. A young child watching these kids have sex with one another sends a bad message,,, sex isn't necessary for a successful show. Season 2 will prove if this show can move more towards intelligent adult viewership and much, much better writing. Otherwise, this show , hopefully, will face its demise. PANDORA… become more interesting, creative, offer impressive dialogue and character development. Or this viewer, and I am sure others, will turn the channel. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jul 16, 2019 Shelter From the Storm After the death of her parents, Jax matriculates at the Fleet Training Academy on Earth, where she learns to defend the galaxy; Jax makes a new family of friends and a shocking discovery about her own identity. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 23, 2019 Chimes of Freedom When Atria Nine learns that an Adari leader will be speaking on campus, she enlists Jax's help to stand up against her former masters to help free her clone sisters and brothers from oppression on her homeworld. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 30, 2019 Masters of War A war veteran from the legendary space battle cruiser Sea Hawk makes a shocking revelation to Jax and Greg that could lead Jax to discover who actually killed her parents. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 6, 2019 I Shall Be Released Still struggling from the loss of a close friend, Jax joins Xander and her fellow cadets in responding to an emergency distress call from a secret lab only to discover that a deadly experiment has infected the scientists. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 13, 2019 Most Likely to Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) Thomas' telepathic father arrives on campus and tries to enlist his estranged son in a dangerous heist in which nothing is as simple as it appears. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 20, 2019 What Was It You Wanted When Pilar's bio-organic implants are hacked, Jax and Ralen lead an investigation to help save their friend and stop those responsible from continuing to torment Pilar. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 27, 2019 Time Out of Mind Jax discovers a deadly secret from her past that she is desperate to understand with the help of Ralen and Pilar; the CIS grows increasingly suspicious of Xander's divided loyalties. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 3, 2019 Under the Red Sky Xander enlists Jax on a dangerous mission in which she must rekindle a relationship with an old flame; Xander must confront his own feelings for Jax and questions if all orders are meant to be obeyed. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 10, 2019 It Ain't Me Babe Jax, Xander and Ralen must band together to survive while stranded on an alien world, but divided loyalties threaten to destroy them from within. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 17, 2019 Hurricane Ralen is on trial for his life after being accused of having sabotaged the Tereshkova; Jax has her doubts about Ralen's veracity when his wife arrives from Zatar to defend him. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 24, 2019 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight As the Fleet Academy students prepare to celebrate Armistice Day, Jax continues to struggle with the revelation that Ralen is married; Ralen must decide where his loyalties truly lie. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 1, 2019 Knocking on Heaven's Door Jax and Xander have their hands full as a dangerous cat-and-mouse game erupts on campus; Jax encounters a surprising ally who not only protects her, but also sheds light on who she really is; Thomas searches for his missing father. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 1, 2019 Simple Twist of Fate Jax and Xander must confront Tierney to stop her sinister plans for galactic domination; Atria's grassroots movement on Adar to run for Seeker may have serious consequences for the clones as well as her friends. Details
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Season Info

Director
Brett Simmons, Christian Gossett, Steve Hughes, Tirsa Hackshaw, Mark A. Altman, Jenn Wexler, Brea Grant
Executive Producer
Mark A. Altman, Steve Kriozere, Thomas P. Vitale, Karine Martin, Chris Phillip
Screenwriter
Mark A. Altman, Steve Kriozere, Thomas P. Vitale, John C. Kelley, Gabrielle G. Stanton, Marco Schnabel, Lisa Klink, Brett Simmons
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (V|D|S|L)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 16, 2019