The Colony
2009–2010 · Discovery · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E10 · Don't Look Back
Wed, 29 Sept, 2:00 am
The Colonists mount a counterstrike on the militia who have been attacking them. Then their focus returns to finishing the escape boat. But before they can leave, VOPA presents the Colonists with one last difficult choice.
About
The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings. Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.
Episodes
- E01
New Beginning
Wed, 28 July· 60 minSeven strangers from all walks of life enter a ground breaking real life experiment to see if they can survive and rebuild after a simulated global viral outbreak wipes out most of humanity.
- E02
After the Fall
Wed, 4 Aug· 60 minTo secure their house from a new hostile threat, the colonists try to make an electrical power plant from rotting pig carcasses and an old tractor. And with food running low, Jim and Deville hunt game in the bayou.
- E03
Trust
Wed, 11 Aug· 60 minThe Colonists look toward sustainability, but dwindling resources and the introduction of two outsiders to the experiment upset the balance. Later, the Colonists are attacked while scavenging for supplies outside the Colony.
- E04
To Have and Have Not
Wed, 18 Aug· 60 minA massive fire forces the Colonists to rethink their internal security options and Reno comes up with a creative way to build a huge windmill out of scrap found in the compound.
- E05
The Abduction
Wed, 25 Aug· 60 minIn a post apocalyptic world, the Colonists' negotiating skills are put to the test when one of their own is violently abducted and the ransom note demands their precious resources of medical supplies, fuel, and food in exchange for their missing member.
- E06
Skout
Wed, 1 Sept· 60 minWhile trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, the Colonists discover their water source has been heavily contaminated and a leadership issue breaks out.
- E07
Tick
Wed, 8 Sept· 60 minThe Colonists deal with deception in the fight for food resources, as a stranger living among them reveals himself.
- E08
Defense
Wed, 15 Sept· 60 minVOPA returns with unexpected consequences. Focus then turns to arming the Colonists for an impending attack and to finalizing the scout boat for exploring the bayou in search of food, resources, and an escape.
- E09
The Virus
Wed, 22 Sept· 60 minA militia of outsiders attacks the Colonists and their newly fortified compound. Then, the group divides, some taking the scout boat out to do reconaissance for supplies and a place to escape to. But not everyone makes it back from the mission.
- E10
Don't Look Back
Wed, 29 Sept· 60 minThe Colonists mount a counterstrike on the militia who have been attacking them. Then their focus returns to finishing the escape boat. But before they can leave, VOPA presents the Colonists with one last difficult choice.
