If you’re looking for something to watch this week, Amazon Prime Video has you covered with The 100.
The post apocalyptic sci fi drama first aired a decade ago and ran until September 2020, lovely following Kass Morgan’s novel series of the same name.
The series, which ran for seven seasons, follows survivors from a nuclear Armageddon which destroyed civilisation as we know it on earth.
Three generations on, 4,000 survivors are living on the Ark in space, but resources are dwindled, and draconian measures are being put in place to keep humanity alive.
To find a solution, the leaders send 100 young prisoners back to earth to see if it’s still hospitable.
However, those sent to the planet are fascinated and scared in equal measures as they find themselves on earth for the first time, with the human race relying on them.
The show boasts an impressive 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, with fans singing its praises over the years.
‘The 100 is PERFECTION. This show is very very binge-worthy. I’m a science fiction geek and by far the 100 has covered every base I can think of,’ enthused Rommel Ayling on Google.
‘I love the characters, their development is awesome and you really get in touch with them. There’s always an extreme, impossible goal something you are hoping for this group of ragtag space kids to accomplish despite the crazy circumstances and the astronomical odds.’
And another fan, Naga Sri Kilari, branded the programme ‘one of the best shows ever watched’.
‘I’m surprised that not many people know about this show. It’s very addictive, the pace of the show is maintained so well not too slow nor too fast, it’s on point,’ they added.
Viewers praised the characters and story throughout the run, with others similarly impressed.
‘This series is more than perfect, it’s wonderful,’ wrote viewer Mariane Cristiane. ‘I never imagined that I would get so attached to a series, but when I watch this series I realize that it wasn’t just a series, it’s an adventure about everything we can’t imagine.’
And a different fan, Kate West, said in her Google review: ‘This is my favourite show ever, it’s ridiculously underrated… amazing characters, plots, scenes, imagery/cgi, actors.
‘It’s diverse in ethnicity/age/lgbt, there’s so many twists, it’s never slow or boring, it’s such a wholesome cast with amazing women leading the show.’
The cast included the likes of Quantum Leap’s Eliza Taylor, Thomas McDonell, Home and Away alum Bob Morley and Queen of the Ring actress Maria Avgeropoulous.
Also among the main stars were Oppenheimer’s Devon Bostick, The Orville actor Christopher Larkin, and Final Destination Bloodline’s Richard Hamond.
Although fans would no doubt love another season, showrunner Jason Rothenberg previously insisted the series ended at the right time.
‘It’s a long time to be telling the story of one group of characters,’ he told Collider.
‘We also didn’t want to overstay our welcome and be a show that was making episodes into Season 10 and 12, and beyond, just to do it.’
Although Jason suspected original network The CW ‘would have’ commissioned season eight if he wanted one, he was happy to end it where he did.
‘I don’t know if the studio and network would have let us continue into Season 8. I assume they would have,’ he added.
‘They were gracious enough to let us do 16 episodes, to get to episode 100 this year, so I assume they probably would have wanted more, but we were ready.’
The 100 is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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