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television series shot in the style of a reality television show where 16 contestants must survive in the Siberian territory of Tunguska. Shortly after arrival, the contestants notice strange things and are abandoned by the production of the reality show. The show was filmed in

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just north of

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, Canada. It premiered on

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on July 1, 2013. It was met with generally favorable reviews from critics and viewers, with average viewership per episode coming in around 2.03 million viewers. The first season concluded on September 16, 2013. The show was independently financed and only licensed to NBC, and therefore was never officially cancelled. The producers were, at one point, in talks to renew the series either on NBC or another platform. Siberia was re-aired on June 25, 2020 on Tubi.

Premise

Sixteen reality-show contestants, each hoping to win $500,000, arrive in a Siberian forest to take part in a reality show. Two are immediately eliminated, and fourteen settle in for the contest. The unexpected death of a fellow contestant throws them off, but they eventually all accept it as an accident. Strange events continue to happen, and when a contestant is injured and no help arrives, they realize they will have to band together to survive in a land they do not understand. More unusual events happen that parallel the ones natives experienced 100 years earlier during the

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. The show is described as having a "'' Lost''-meets-''

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'' premise", and is compared to ''

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'' and '' The River''.

Cast

* Joyce Giraud as Joyce, an actress hired to play the role of Carolina, a bartender from Bogota, Colombia *

Johnny Wactor John William Wactor III (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor and bartender known for playing Brando Corbin on the series ''General Hospital'' and Johnny on the NBC series ''Siberia''. He also had roles in the series ''Army W ...

as Johnny, a competitive bull rider from Jedburg, SC * Esther Anderson as Esther, a model from

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* Miljan Milosevic as Miljan, a club DJ from

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* Daniel David Sutton as Daniel, a computer programmer from Royalton, MN * Neeko O.J. Skervin as Neeko, a professional rugby player from

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* Irene Yee as Irene, a fashion designer from

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* Sam Dobbins as Sam, a bouncer from

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* Sabina Akhmedova as Sabina, a retired soldier from

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* Natalie Ann Scheetz as Natalie, a veterinary assistant from

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* Anne-Marie Mueschke as Annie, a graphic artist from

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* Victoria Hill as Victoria, a sales clerk from

, Canada * George Dickson as George, an accountant from

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* Thomas Mountain as Tommy, an environmental activist from

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* Berglind Icey as Berglind, a journalist from Reykjavik, Iceland * Harpreet Turka as Harpreet, a graduate student from

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* Jonathon Buckley as Jonathon, the host

Episodes

Reception

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season 1 has a score of 55% based on reviews from 11 critics. On

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it has a score of 53% based on reviews from 5 critics.

DVD releases

On March 11, 2014

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released ''Siberia - Season one'' on DVD in Region 1 with all 11 episodes on a 3-disc set.

References

External links

* (archived) * {{IMDb title, 2935974, Siberia 2010s American drama television series 2010s American parody television series 2013 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings American English-language television shows Reality television series parodies Television series about television Television shows set in Siberia NBC television dramas