Vagrant Queen

***Vagrant Queen*** is a 2020 live-action science-fiction adventure television series produced by SyFy and is based on the comic book of the same name. It premiered on March 27, 2020 and ran for one season.

## Synopsis

Former child queen Elida has been on the run since her mother was shot and killed by Commander Lazaro, the man responsible for bringing down their empire. A highly skilled fighter, Elida has been living in hiding and making ends meet as a scavenger while the unhinged Lazaro obsesses over tracking her down. When Elida's old frenemy, Isaac, shows up with news that her mother is still alive, it takes the help of the optimistic mechanic Amae, to escape Lazaro's army and begin the rescue mission across a dangerous galaxy.

To save her mother the team must break into the heavily guarded region of space where Elida once ruled, but an encounter with a group loyal to her former throne forces Elida to face her past as a child queen. Cannibalistic aliens, dangerous planets, shootouts, karaoke, and parking tickets complicate the journey further, and they don't have long before the increasingly deranged Lazaro catches up to them.

## Cast

* Adriyan Rae as Elida
	+ Jordan Mabasa as young Elida
* Tim Rozon as Isaac
* Alex McGregor as Amae
* Colin Moss as Hath
* Clayton Boyd as Lead Admiralty Officer
* Paul du Toit as Lazaro
* Bonnie Mbuli as Xevelyn
* Vash Singh as Krob
* Leon Clingman as Dengar

## Episodes

The first season of *Vagrant Queen* contained a total of 10 one-hour episodes, premiering on March 27, 2020. The first three aired on Fridays, while the rest of the episodes aired on Thursdays.

On June 26, 2020, Syfy announced they had decided to not pick up the series for a second season.

## Production

On May 17, 2019, it was announced that SyFy had given a series order to the Vault Comics graphic novel *Vagrant Queen*, with Blue Ice Pictures producing it and Jem Garrard serving as creator and showrunner. Principal photography was set for July in Cape Town, South Africa. Filming began on July 8, 2019.

## Home Media

The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Dazzler Media on July 13, 2020 in versions encoded for Region 2 (DVD) and Region B/2 (Blu-ray) playback. In late 2020, the series was released in a 4 DVD set for the French market (region coding not known) and in a new English version by a company called Roadshow for Region 4 (DVD) and Region B/2 (Blu-ray).

See Wikipedia for more information on region codes for DVD and Blu-ray to see which countries are covered by each code. Watching either version on a video player or on a computer not within those areas requires going through steps such as changing the region playback setting, which often has a limited number of times it can be performed.

The series is currently available as digital purchases or to be watched online from the following services:

* Syfy website. (Video clips only. The full episodes were removed sometime after March 2021.)
* Amazon Prime Video in the United States
* Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom
* CityTV
* Fandango Now
* fuboTV
* iTunes
* JustWatch
* PlutoTV in German
* Reelgood

## References

1. ↑ "Official synopsis". *SyFy*.
2. ↑ Optim Talent (February 17, 2020). "Vagrant Queen March 27 on SYFY. Super proud of our Optim Star Jordan Mabasa #proudagent #childstar #optimtalent #vagrantqueen". *Instagram*.
3. ↑ Mbuli, Bonnie (August 16, 2019). "Meet the Queen mother Xevelyn, my latest role and adventure playing Elida’s mother on #VagrantQueen has been nothing short of incredible , Thank you @Jemga @BlueIcePics @DesteriaMC for the ride.#coming2020 to @SYFY near you Shooting star". (Tweet) *Twitter*.
4. ↑ McGregor, Alex (February 18). "#VagrantQueen premiere". *Instagram*.
5. ↑ Singh, Vash (February 29, 2020). "Check me out in season 1 playing Krob. I’m so excited and grateful for this tv series. 👽😊 #vagrantqueen #syfy #alien". *Instagram*.
6. ↑ The Actor's Foundry (February 15, 2020). "Check out the Foundry’s LEON CLINGMAN as “Dengar” in Syfy’s new series: VAGRANT QUEEN". *Instagram*.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Syfy’s ‘Vagrant Queen’: Adriyan Rae To Star In Live-Action Space Tale". *Deadline* (May 17, 2019).
8. ↑ "Vagrant Queen 101". *SyFy* (March 26, 2020).
9. ↑ "'Vagrant Queen' Canceled at Syfy". *The Hollywood Reporter*.
10. ↑ Vagrant Queen Fans (July 8, 2019). "First Day of Filming". (Tweet) *Twitter*.

## External links

* Vagrant Queen on Wikipedia
* Vagrant Queen on IMDb

* Vagrant Queen on Twitter