American television series
Salvage Marines is an American science fiction television series, created by Sean-Michael Argo, Rafael Jordan, and Jamie R. Thompson, based on the Necrospace novel series by Sean-Michael Argo, and starring Casper Van Dien. The show premiered on July 28, 2022 with all six episodes of the first season being available to watch on that date.
The North American distribution rights were acquired by Screen Media on June 7, 2022.[1]
The series was first announced by SPI International on April 10, 2019 as one of four TV series they would be producing, in partnership with Philippe Martinez.[2]
Premise
The series is set in a dystopian future where society's downtrodden are offered a better future by serving in a platoon of deep space combat soldiers. Van Dien's character, Samuel Hyst, is a factory worker living on the planet Baen 6. He joins the military after learning his wife is pregnant and his societal debt would be passed on to his child.[1]
Cast and characters
- Casper Van Dien as Samuel Hyst
- Peter Shinkoda as Ben Takeda
- Armand Assante as Kelkis Morturi
- Jennifer Wenger as Jada Sek
- Kevin Porter as Boss Wynn Marsters
- Linara Washington as Sura Hyst
- Gianni Capaldi as Tyrol Gaius
- Shane Graham as Harold Marr
- Ashley Mary Nunes as Yvonne White
- Eddie Davenport as Patrick Baen
- Nicole Reddinger as Sasha
- Elle Lamont as Boss Maggie Taggart
- Ciera Foster as Boss Lucinda Ulanti
- Aaron Schoenke as Logan Shaw
- George Kosturos as Spencer Green
- Lauren Compton as Virginia Tillman
- Austin Parsons as Aaron Baen
- B. Dave Walters as Imago
- Richie Montgomery as The Administrator
- Whitney Hice as Andrea Baen
- Almog Pail as Bianca Kade
- Jessica Uberuaga as Gretchen
- Isaiah LaBorde as Womack
Episodes
Marketing
The series conducted a panel at San Diego Comic-Con including stars Casper Van Dien, Peter Shinkoda, Jennifer Wenger, and Linara Washington.[3]
Release
The series was released on Popcornflix on July 28, 2022, and was later added to Crackle on September 1, 2022.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Screen Media Acquires Casper Van Dien's Sci-Fi Action Series 'Salvage Marines'". Media Play News. June 7, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "SPI going into movie and TV series production". Broadband TV News. April 10, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Salvage Marines Panel at San Diego Comic-Con - "This Is The Job!"". Wormhole Riders. July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Geek Vibes Interview With Casper Van Dien Talking 'Salvage Marines'". Geek Vibes. July 29, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
External links
- Salvage Marines at IMDb
- Salvage Marines on Instagram
- Salvage Marines on Facebook
- External Website
