# Andromeda (2000)

> A disgraced starship captain and his mismatched crew cross a fractured far-future galaxy to restore a vanished government of peace and prosperity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/2838

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 110
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, action, adventure
- Created by: Gene Roddenberry, Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- Network: Syfy, Syndication, Global TV
- Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Laura Bertram, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Lexa Doig, Brandy Ledford, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Brent Stait
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213327/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: hopeful, adventurous, earnest, witty, gritty

## What critics say

Audiences rated the series as mixed, with a space opera premise and a Roddenberry pedigree that never fully delivered on its ambitions.

## Synopsis

Andromeda (2000-2005) is a Canadian-American space opera series created by Gene Roddenberry and Robert Hewitt Wolfe for Syfy and syndication. Kevin Sorbo stars as Captain Dylan Hunt, a former military officer whose starship Andromeda Ascendant is his only means of pursuing a grand mission to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity. He is joined by a mismatched crew, including the sharp-tongued pilot Beka Valentine (Lisa Ryder), the artificial intelligence Trance Gemini (Laura Bertram), and the resourceful engineer Seamus Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett). Across five seasons and 110 episodes, the series mixes episodic adventures with a broader quest, as the crew crosses a distant future galaxy and faces hostile powers, rogue forces, and the constant weight of a lost civilization. The tone blends earnest heroism, wry banter, and gritty space action, with a hopeful core that stays rooted in the bond between its crew. Its tradition is the Roddenberry-style optimistic science fiction of the late twentieth century, and fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica and Firefly will find resonance in its starship camaraderie and cosmic scale.

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