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[04/21/10 - 02:58 PM]
Exclusive: Syfy to Unleash "The Phantom" on June 20
Ryan Carnes stars as the title character, the latest re-imagining of Lee Falk's costumed hero.
[04/20/10 - 10:14 AM]
Riverworld Powers Syfy to Most Watched Sunday Prime of 2010 with 2.1 Million Total Viewers
Syfy spins the numbers for Sunday, April 18.
[03/16/10 - 02:31 PM]
Syfy 2010-11 Original Movies Lineup Features Riverworld, the Phantom and 24 Saturday Original Movies Including Sharktopus, Red and Lake Placid 3
Upcoming originals will feature Hill Harper, Eric Roberts, Sean Bean, Lauren Holly, Colin Ferguson, Isabella Rossellini, Jewel Staite and Alan Cumming, among others.
[03/16/10 - 02:29 PM]
Syfy 2010 Upfront Celebrates First Anniversary of Brand Evolution Announcement
"In the past year, we've seen the positive impact and successful results of the Syfy Effect," said the network's Dave Howe.
[03/12/10 - 10:00 AM]
Syfy's Sunday Night Movie Just Got Supersized with the 4-Hour Premiere of Riverworld on Sunday, April 18 from 7-11 P.M. (ET)
The cable channel formally announces the premiere date, which was reported last month.
[02/17/10 - 09:21 AM]
Exclusive: Syfy to Revisit "Riverworld" on April 18
Tahmoh Penikett and Laura Vandervoort star in the mini-series, which will air as a four-hour event.
[01/10/10 - 02:49 PM]
Syfy Gives Target Dates for 2010
Plus: Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke have been tapped as the writers of its "Being Human" import.
[04/07/09 - 11:03 AM]
Casting Set for Riverworld and the Phantom Two Sci Fi Channel Four-Hour Back-Door Movie Pilots from Rhi Entertainment
Tahmoh Penikett and Laura Vandervoort will topline "Riverworld" while Ryan Carnes is set as the title role in "The Phantom."
[03/23/09 - 02:12 PM]
Sci Fi and Rhi Entertainment Team for 4-Hour Movie Events 'Riverworld,' 'Alice' and 'The Phantom'
The two-night, four-hour movie events will begin production in the coming months and casting is underway for each.
[01/22/09 - 06:55 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 22
Updates include: "Mercy" joins NBC's pilot roster; RHI Entertainment keeps busy at Sci Fi and ABC; and ABC greenlights its "Witches of Eastwick" revival.






RIVERWORLD (SYFY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/18/10
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Syfy's press release, March 2010) Matt Ellman (Tahmoh Penikett/Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse) is an American war zone reporter, killed along with his fianceeJessie (Laura Vandervoort/Smallville) by a suicide bomber. They awaken separated in a mysterious world where everyone who has ever lived on Earth seems to have been "reborn" along the banks of a seemingly endless river. Determined to locate Jessie, Matt joins forces with a 13th century female samurai warrior Tomoe (Jeananne Goossen) and American novelist Sam "Mark Twain" Clemens (Mark Deklin). Produced by RHI Entertainment.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alan Cumming as The Caretaker
· Jeananne Goossen as Tomoe
· Laura Vandervoort as Jessie
· Mark Deklin as Sam 'Mark Twain' Clemens
· Tahmoh Penikett as Matt Ellman
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as WRTR
· Philip Jose Farmer as BOOK
· Robert Halmi, Jr. as EP
· Robert Halmi, Sr. as EP
· Stuart Gillard as DIR
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Reunion Pictures
· RHI Entertainment