Farscape returns, really!
US Sci-Fi Channel will be showing the Farscape mini-series.
It's been the worst-kept secret in sci fi, but there's finally been an official announcement that the Farscape mini-series does exist - and will be shown first on the US Sci-Fi Channel.
The four-hour mini-series, shot in Australia over the last few months, will pick up from where Bad Timing, the season four finale left off, and will be called Farscape: Peacekeeper War. In a slightly surprising turn of events, it's been confirmed that the mini-series will premiere on the US Sci-Fi Channel - the cable channel that cancelled the series in the first place. Broadcast is scheduled for the end of this year.
The mini-series was co-written by show creator Rockne O'Bannon and Executive Producer David Kemper, and directed by Brian Henson - so it looks like we'll be going back to the show's roots. No details as to which characters will return in the mini-series have yet been announced, but hints from an unofficial Internet Movie Database entry suggest that we'll be seeing more of Stark, Scarran War Minister Akhna, Emperor Staleek and even Jool, as well as the usual Moya crew.
An official announcement is expected from the Sci-Fi Channel shortly. Currently we have no news on any potential BBC broadcast, but more details when we have them.
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