I’m not entirely sure what this means for Ron Moore’s new Fox sci-fi show Virtuality, which is getting its “Fox Movie of the Week Special” premiere on the network on Friday, June 26. Fox is selling this as a standalone 2-hour movie, and in the entire press release that landed in my mailbox, I didn’t see one word about how this is a new TV series from Ron Moore, the guy behind Battlestar Galactica. Anyways, press release and promo images from the show/movie below.
THE CREW OF THE PHAETON EMBARKS ON A 10-YEAR JOURNEY THROUGH OUTER SPACE TO SAVE THE EARTH IN THE ORIGINAL SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLER “VIRTUALITY” FRIDAY, JUNE 26, ON FOX
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“New Amsterdam”) stars
The crew of the Phaeton is approaching the go/no-go point of their epic 10-year journey through outer space. With the fate of Earth in their hands, the pressure is intense. The best bet for helping the crew members maintain their sanity is the cutting-edge virtual reality technology installed on the ship. It’s the perfect stress-reliever until they realize a glitch in the system has unleashed a virus on to the ship. Tensions mount as the crew decides how to contain the virus and complete their mission. Meanwhile, their lives are being taped for a reality show back on Earth in the World Broadcast Premiere of VIRTUALITY airing Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FM-0904) (TV-TBA)
So wait, they’re on a 10-year mission in outer space to save the Earth, but somehow their exploits are also being taped for a reality show back on Earth? I am so confused.
Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Commander Frank Pike; Sienna Guillory as Rika Goddard; James D’Arcy as Dr. Roger Fallon; Ritchie Coster as Dr. Jimmy Johnson; Erik Jensen as Dr. Jules Braun; Omar Metwally as Dr. Adin Meyer; Kerry Bishe as Billie Kashmiri; Joy Bryant as Alice Thibadeau; Nelson Lee as Kenji Yamamoto; Jose Pablo Cantillo as Manny Rodriguez; Gene Farber as Val Orlovsky; Clea Duvall as Sue Parsons; Jimmi Simpson as Virtual Man. Produced by Ron D. Moore and Michael Taylor.
