Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.
Direction
Peter Berg's kinetic handheld style trapped in sterile corridors.
Production
VR sequences that aged like milk but charm like camp.
Acting
Pre-Game of Thrones Nikolaj Coster-Waldau carrying the weight.
Director
Peter Berg
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Commander Frank Pike
Kerry Bishé
Billie Kashmiri
Joy Bryant
Alice Thibadeau
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Manny Rodriguez
Ritchie Coster
Dr. Jimmy Johnson
James D'Arcy
Dr. Roger Fallon
Clea DuVall
Sue Parsons
Gene Farber
Val Orlovsky
Sienna Guillory
Rika Goddard
Erik Jensen
Dr. Jules Braun
Kari Wahlgren
Jean (voice)
Nelson Lee
Kenji Yamamoto
Omar Metwally
Dr. Adin Meyer
Jimmi Simpson
Virtual Man
Timothy Webber
Union Sergeant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ronald D. Moore developed this as a backdoor Battlestar Galactica spinoff concept before it became a standalone pilot. The budget constraints show.
This aired once on Fox in 2009 then vanished — a perfect time capsule of networks chasing Lost-style mystery with BSG gravitas, missing both marks.
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