The fourth and final season of the
Showcase
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television series ''
Continuum'' was officially ordered on December 8, 2014.
The season was originally slated to premiere on July 26, 2015,
but was pushed back, and premiered on September 4, 2015 on Showcase Canada.
The fourth season, and the series, concluded on October 9, 2015.
The premiere episode was released online by Showcase on August 21, 2015.
The series was created by
Simon Barry, and centers on Kiera Cameron (
Rachel Nichols) as she time travels from 2077 to 2012 in pursuit of a group of terrorists, attempting to find a way home. All episode titles in this season use the word "Hour".
Cast and characters
Regular
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Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron
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Victor Webster as Carlos Fonnegra
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Erik Knudsen as Alec Sadler
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William B. Davis as future Alec Sadler
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Stephen Lobo as Matthew Kellog
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Roger Cross
Roger Cross (born October 19, 1969) is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor who has made numerous appearances in several films and television series, mostly on productions shot in Canada. He is known for his work as CTU Agent Curtis Manning in the ...
as Travis Verta
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Luvia Petersen
Luvia Petersen is a Canadian actress best known for her role on the TV series ''Continuum and Ghost Wars'', where she was part of the main cast.
Petersen is also co-owner of Vancouver tattoo studio Liquid Amber Tattoo & Art Collective, which opene ...
as Jasmine Garza
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Omari Newton
Omari Akil Newton is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Larry Summers in '' Blue Mountain State'' and Lucas Ingram in ''Continuum''. Newton is the co-founder of Boldskool Productions.
Early life
Newton grew up in Montr ...
as Lucas Ingram
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Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson (born September 1, 1961) is an American-Canadian actor who has appeared in a wide variety of films and television shows. Some of Markinson's best known roles include a U.S. Attorney General in ''Shooter'', an unscrupulous industr ...
as Inspector Jack Dillon
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Ryan Robbins as Brad Tonkin
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Terry Chen
Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Early life
Chen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary ...
as Curtis Chen
Recurring
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Richard Harmon as Julian Randol
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Ian Tracey
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as Jason Sadler
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Magda Apanowicz as Emily / Maya Hartwell
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Kyra Zagorsky
Kyra Zagorsky (born June 6, 1976) is an American film and television actress. She has acted in the TV series ''Helix'', the film '' The Pastor's Wife'' and season 8 of the TV series '' Supernatural''.
Early life
Zagorsky was born in New York and ...
as Vasquez
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Michael Eklund
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His roles include a kidnapper who terrorizes characters played by Hall ...
as Zorin
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Ty Olsson
Ty Olsson (born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Benny Lafitte in ''Supernatural'', real-life 9/11 victim Mark Bingham in the A&E television film ''Flight 93'', and Ord in the PBS Kids animated children's series ' ...
as Marcellus
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Aleks Paunovic
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as Rollins
* Lisa Berry as Nolan
* Garfield Wilson as Weaver
Episodes
Production
Simon Barry revealed that he had 7–10 seasons in mind to tell the entire story of ''Continuum'', while
Rachel Nichols hinted that work had begun into season 4 with a new direction for her character Kiera.
At first, the renewal of season 4 was expected in July 2014.
With months of silence from Showcase, Syfy confirmed on September 26 that they were unlikely to save ''Continuum'' should Showcase choose to cancel it.
On December 8, 2014, Showcase renewed the show for a final season of six episodes.
Filming of the fourth and final season began on March 26, 2015.
Broadcast
''Continuum''s premiere episode was released online by Showcase on August 21, 2015.
The fourth season began airing on
Syfy on September 11, 2015.
Ratings
Reviews
Kristof Stevenson of Superior Realities gave a positive review of the first episode, giving it a score of 8.1 out of 10. He commented that the shorter season allows the episode to never dull and called Emily's fight scene "one of the best fight sequences
e'dever seen."
On TV.com, MaryAnn Sleasman wrote that the series finale was "phenomenal" and "bittersweet in the best possible way."
Merill Barr of ''
Forbes
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'' said, "The action is solid, and watching Rachel Nichols run around in her futuristic super suit is just as entertaining as its always been."
References
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2015 Canadian television seasons
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