Season 3 • Episode 13
LatestNoah discovers the secret to making E-Delta fertile, but first he must stop the Thunderstone Ring from crushing Earth. The strain of executing the strike on Earth has made E-Delta unstable and the kids are evacuated from the Bioplex in the hope that salvation will arrive before the red giant rises. Noah must bring the thunderstone ring through space-time in a crazy attempt to save two worlds and right past mistakes.
Thunderstone is an Australian science fiction children's series broadcast on Network Ten from 12 February 1999 to 8 September 2000. Created by Jonathan M. Shiff, the show is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a comet has destroyed most life on Earth. The year is 2020. 15-year-old Noah Daniels lives with his family in the futuristic underground community of North Col. The world above is a frozen wasteland after the comet destroyed all other life including the animals. One night, Noah accidentally time travels to the future and finds himself trapped in 2085 in a desolate desert called Haven with a group of children, the Nomads, led by Arushka.
Practical Effects
Creature designs that walk the line of charming and nightmare fuel
Production
Desert filming locations that sell the apocalypse on a budget
Writing
Time travel rules that make absolutely zero sense and commit anyway
Creator
Jonathan M. Shiff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jonathan M. Shiff later produced H2O: Just Add Water, proving Australia's commitment to weird children's sci-fi.
Thunderstone aired during a golden era of Australian children's television that treated young audiences with genuine narrative ambition—budget be damned.
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