Under the Dome is a serialized dramatic adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, the show premiered on CBS on Monday, 24 June 2013 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), and the first season ran 13 episodes.
The show was then renewed for a second season and premiered on June 30, 2014. After another season of success, the show was renewed for another season. Season three premiered on June 25, 2015. The series was cancelled after the third season.
Plot[]
When the small New England town of Chester's Mill is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome, the town’s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away.
Episodes[]
| Ep | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Brian K. Vaughan | Niels Arden Oplev | 06/24/13 |
| 2 | "Into the Fire" | Rick Cleveland | Jack Bender | 07/01/13 |
| 3 | "Manhunt" | Adam Stein | Paul Edwards | 07/08/13 |
| 4 | "Outbreak" | Peter Calloway | Kari Skogland | 07/15/13 |
| 5 | "Blue on Blue" | Brian K. Vaughan | Jack Bender | 07/22/13 |
| 6 | "The Endless Thirst" | Soo Hugh | Kari Skogland | 07/29/13 |
| 7 | "Imperfect Circles" | Caitlin Parrish | Miguel Sapochnik | 08/05/13 |
| 8 | "Thicker Than Water" | Adam Stein | Jack Bender | 08/12/13 |
| 9 | "The Fourth Hand" | Daniel Truly | Roxann Dawson | 08/19/13 |
| 10 | "Let the Games Begin" | Peter Calloway | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | 08/26/13 |
| 11 | "Speak of the Devil" | Scott Gold | David M. Barrett | 09/02/13 |
| 12 | "Exigent Circumstances" | Adam Stein & Caitlin Parrish | Peter Leto | 09/09/13 |
| 13 | "Curtains" | Brian K. Vaughan & Scott Gold | Jack Bender | 09/16/13 |
On 29 July 2013, the series was renewed for a second season.
| Ep | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Heads Will Roll" | Stephen King | Jack Bender | 6/30/14 |
| 15 | "Infestation" | Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson | Ernest Dickerson | 7/7/14 |
| 16 | "Force Majeure" | Adam Stein | Peter Leto | 7/14/14 |
| 17 | "Revelation" | Alexandra McNally | Holly Dale | 7/21/14 |
| 18 | "Reconciliation" | Cathryn Humphris | Ed Ornelas | 7/28/14 |
| 19 | "In the Dark" | Caitlin Parrish | Jack Bender | 8/4/14 |
| 20 | "Going Home" | Peter Calloway | David M. Barrett | 8/11/14 |
| 21 | "Awakening" | Andres Fischer-Centeno & Daniel Truly | Jack Bender | 8/18/14 |
| 22 | "The Red Door" | Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson & Adam Stein | Peter Weller | 8/25/14 |
| 23 | "The Fall" | Alexandra McNally & Mark Bruner | Eriq La Salle | 9/1/14 |
| 24 | "Black Ice" | Adam Stein & Peter Calloway | Jack Bender | 9/8/14 |
| 25 | "Turn" | William Kendall & Daniel Truly | Peter Leto | 9/15/14 |
| 26 | "Go Now" | Caitlin Parrish & Cathryn Humphris | Jack Bender | 9/22/14 |
On 9 October 2014, the series was renewed for a third season.
| Ep | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "Move On" | Adam Stein | Peter Leto | 6/25/15 |
| 28 | "But I'm Not" | Tim Schlattmann | Peter Weller | 6/25/15 |
| 29 | "Redux" | Alexandra McNally | Olatunde Osanumi | 7/2/15 |
| 30 | "The Kinship" | Cathryn Humphris | Ed Ornelas | 7/9/15 |
| 31 | "Alaska" | Bronwyn Garrity | David M. Barrett | 7/16/15 |
| 32 | "Caged" | Andres Fischer-Centeno | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | 7/23/15 |
| 33 | "Ejecta" | Peter Calloway | David M. Barrett | 7/30/15 |
| 34 | "Breaking Point" | James C. Oliver & Sharla Oliver | Sam Hill | 8/6/15 |
| 35 | "Plan B" | Tim Schlattmann & Mark Bruner | Eriq La Salle | 8/13/15 |
| 36 | "Legacy" | Alexandra McNally & Andres Fischer-Centeno | Dennie Gordon | 8/20/15 |
| 37 | "Love is a Battlefield" | Peter Calloway & Adam Stein | Lee Rose | 8/27/15 |
| 38 | "Incandescence" | Bronwyn Garrity & Cathryn Humphris | P.J. Pesce | 9/3/15 |
| 39 | "The Enemy Within" | Neal Baer & Tim Schlattmann | Peter Leto | 9/10/15 |
Cast[]
- Mike Vogel as Dale Barbara (39 episodes)
- Rachelle Lefevre as Julia Shumway (39 episodes)
- Alexander Koch as Jim Rennie, Jr. (39 episodes)
- Colin Ford as Joe McAlister (39 episodes)
- Dean Norris as Jim Rennie (39 episodes)
- Mackenzie Lintz as Norrie Calvert-Hill (39 episodes)
- Eddie Cahill as Sam Verdreaux (26 episodes)
- Nicholas Strong as Phil Bushey (17 episodes)
- Britt Robertson as Angie McAlister (16 episodes)
- Aisha Hinds as Carolyn Hill (15 episodes)
- Natalie Martinez as Linda Esquivel (14 episodes)
- Karla Crome as Rebecca Pine (13 episodes)
- Kylie Bunbury as Eva Sinclair/Dawn (13 episodes)
- Jolene Purdy as Dodee Weaver (9 episodes)
- Jeff Fahey as Howard Perkins (4 episodes)
(Must have 5 or more episode appearances)
- Max Ehrich as Hunter May (19 episodes)
- Grace Victoria Cox as Melanie Cross (16 episodes)
- Dale Raoul as Andrea Grinnell (13 episodes)
- John Elvis as Benny Drake (12 episodes)
- Marg Helgenberger as Christine Price (10 episodes)
- Sherry Stringfield as Pauline Rennie (9 episodes)
- Samantha Mathis as Alice Calvert (7 episodes)
- Dwight Yoakam as Lyle Chumley (7 episodes)
- Beth Broderick as Rose Twitchell (6 episodes)
- R. Keith Harris as Peter Shumway (5 episodes)
- Leon Rippy as Ollie Dinsmore (5 episodes)
- Crystal Martinez as Nurse Adams (5 episodes)
- Estes Tarver as Tom Tilden (5 episodes)
- Brett Cullen as Don Barbara (5 episodes)
- Mike Whaley as Malick (5 episodes)
- Gia Mantegna as Lily Walters (5 episodes)
Production[]
Under the Dome was produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Amblin Television. Neal Baer, Stephen King, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider, and Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the television adaptation, also serverd as executive producers. Acclaimed director Niels Arden Oplev directed the first episode.
On July 29, 2013, the series was renewed for a second season, which aired in summer 2014, and consisted of 13 episodes.
On October 9, 2014, the series was renewed for a third season, which aired in summer 2015, consisting of 13 episodes.
On August 31, 2015, the series was cancelled by CBS.
Casting[]
The first person cast for the series was Colin Ford, a 17-year-old actor most famous for playing the young Sam Winchester in Supernatural. In Under the Dome he will play Joe, a bright kid who freaks out when he realizes that he and his parents have been separated by a giant dome covering their New England town. [1]
Filming[]
Shooting took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.[2]
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Under the Dome wikia.com
