However, when the director for Dark Angel's season 2 finale fell through, James Cameron himself stepped in to personally direct what became a 90-minute finale titled "Freak Nation", where Max and the other X5s established their own nation-state within Seattle. FOX then moved Dark Angel season 2 to Friday nights, which proved to be a disaster as ratings plummeted even further. Related: Person of Interest Season 6: Why The Show Was Cancelledĭespite Dark Angel's strong start, ratings fell to an average of 10 million viewers in season 1, and the series, which had a budget of $1.3-million per episode, barely received a season 2 renewal. Dark Angel season 2 introduced even more of Max's genetically engineered brethren, including Jensen Ackles as Alec, but it altered the mythology of the series, which was a move that turned off some fans. After Max (then known as X5-452) and dozens of her "brothers and sisters" escaped Project Manticore, she made a life for herself in Seattle while working as a bike messenger for Jam Pony Express. Dark Angel also thoroughly explored Max's origins as part of a government program called Project Manticore, where she and dozens of other genetically engineered children (designated the X5 program) were trained from birth to be super soldiers. Set in 2019, a decade after an electromagnetic pulse detonated by terrorists turned the United States into a third world country, Dark Angel was primarily about Max teaming up with (and falling for) crusading cyber journalist Logan Cale AKA Eyes Only (Michael Weatherly) as the duo righted wrongs in Seattle.
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But, a mere two seasons later, Dark Angel was off the air and the show is still missed by its millions of fans.ĭark Angel arrived at the tail end of a series of female-driven sci-fi and fantasy series in the 1990s, led by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena: Warrior Princess, and La Femme Nikita. Dark Angel was heralded as the television debut of Jim Cameron after he won multiple Oscars for directing Titanic and the series premiere on October 3, 2000, was watched by 17.4-million viewers. It starred Jessica Alba as Max Guevara, a 20-year-old genetically-engineered super-soldier fighting evil in post-apocalyptic Seattle. Eglee, Dark Angel was an hour-long, cyberpunk-hip hop fusion sci-fi action series. Produced by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron and Charles H. Here's why Dark Angel was canceled by FOX after only two seasons - and why season 3 likely won't ever happen.
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