Season One

**Season One**is the first season of the YouTube Premium science fiction series *Origin*. It has 10 episodes which premiered on November 14, 2018.

## Synopsis

Origin is a science fiction series that follows a group of strangers stranded on a spacecraft bound for a distant planet. The abandoned passengers must work together for survival, but quickly realize that one of them is far from who they claim to be.

## Production

On October 26, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes set to premiere in 2018. The series was created by Mika Watkins who was also expected to serve as a writer and executive producer alongside Andy Harries, Rob Bullock, and Suzanne Mackie from Left Bank and Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Midnight Radio, Left Bank Pictures, CiTVC, and Sony Pictures Television.[1]

On January 24, 2018, it was reported that the series would premiere sometime around the end of 2018.[2] On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Paul W. S. Anderson would direct the series' first two episodes.[3] On August 27, 2018, it was announced on the show's official Twitter account that the series would premiere on November 14, 2018.[4]

## Casting

On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Natalia Tena, Tom Felton, Sen Mitsuji, Nora Arnezeder, Fraser James, Philipp Christopher, Madalyn Horcher, and Siobhán Cullen had been cast as series regulars and that Adelayo Adedayo, Nina Wadia, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Wil Coban, and Tara Fitzgerald would also appear in the series.[5]

## Filming

Principal photography for the series took place in 2018 in South Africa.

## Release

* On November 14, 2018, the first season of *Origin* became available to stream instantly on YouTube Premium.

## Cast

* Tom Felton as Logan Maine
* Sen Mitsuji as Shun Kenzaki
* Nora Arnezeder as Evelyn Rey
* Fraser James as Henri Gasana
* Philipp Christopher as Baum Arndt
* Madalyn Horcher as Abigail Garcia
* Siobhán Cullen as Katie Devlin

Guest* Tara Fitzgerald as Xavia Grey
* Anna Skellern as Jennifer Moore
* Belén Fabra as Captain Sanchez
* Jamie Quinn as Crosby
* Cole Horibe as Takeshi Kenzaki
* Nathalie Boltt as Laura Kassman
* Aglaia Szyszkowitz as Margo Von Platen
* Togo Igawa as Eiichi Yagami
* Fionnula Flanagan as Mia Anderson
* Alana Boden as Ayko
* Anthony Paul as Caspar Von Platen
* Gavin Drea as Andrew
* Francis Chouler as Police Guard
* Wil Coban as Max Taylor
* Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Eric Carlson
* Nina Wadia as Venisha Gupta
* Maurice Carpede as Anthony Frost
* Clayton Evertson as Alan Young
* David Sakurai as Murakawa
* Hiromoto Ida as Hideto Yagami
* Aidan Whytock as Jonas Arends
* Millie Davis as Ruby Touré
* Ray Fearon as Omar Touré
* Nic Rasenti as Mike Gore

## Reception

The first season received positive reviews from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 69% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Origin's overstuffed space drama mimics many genre classics to varying degrees of success; thankfully, its stellar cast and withholding premise are intriguing enough to encourage exploring its mysterious -- if familiar -- corridors."[6]