About this season
The Colony is a reality television series that is produced by the Discovery Channel. The program follows a group of people who must survive in a simulated post-apocalyptic environment. Casting was done by Metal Flowers Media. The first season had 10 main cast members as well as almost 100 actors who did additional scripted and improvisational work for the show.
Episodes (10)
1. New Beginning
Aired 27 July 2010
Seven strangers from all walks of life enter a ground breaking real life experiment to see if they can survive and rebuild after a simulated viral apocalypse wipes out most of humanity.
2. After the Fall
Aired 3 August 2010
To secure their house from a new hostile threat, the colonists try to make an electrical power plant from rotting pig carcasses and an old tractor. And with food running low, Jim and Deville hunt game in the bayou.
3. Trust
Aired 10 August 2010
The Colonists look toward sustainability, but dwindling resources and the introduction of two outsiders to the experiment upset the balance. Later, the Colonists are attacked while scavenging for supplies outside the Colony.
4. To Have and Have Not
Aired 17 August 2010
5. The Abduction
Aired 24 August 2010
The colonists are put to the test when one of their own is abducted and a ransom note demands their resources.
6. Skout
Aired 31 August 2010
While trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, the colonists discover that the water source has been heavily contaminated, and a leadership struggle breaks out.
7. Tick
Aired 7 September 2010
The colonists deal with deception in the fight for food resources, as a stranger living among them reveals himself.
8. Defense
Aired 14 September 2010
VOPA returns, leading to contact with loved ones; a pending attack starts the colonists on the path to escape.
9. The Virus
Aired 21 September 2010
10. Don't Look Back
Aired 28 September 2010