The Future Is Wild (2007 TV series)
Four teens explore future Earth to save humanity.
The Future Is Wild is a CGI-animated adventure series that adapts the 2002 Canadian co-production of the same name, originally created by Animal Planet, ORF (Austria), and ZDF (Germany). Nelvana, IVL Animation, and ST Electronics Pte Ltd produced it for Teletoon in partnership with Discovery Kids. Brett Jubinville designed the characters and creatures. The story follows four teenagers—CG, Luis, Emily, and Ethan—who explore Earth’s future to locate a new home for humanity, learning about the evolved animals they encounter along the way. The series ran for a single season of 26 episodes, incorporating creatures from the original documentary but with heavily fictionalized elements.
In the 131st century, humanity faces a massive ice age. Cassiopeia G. (CG) pilots a time machine called the Timeflyer to find a new habitat. During her first mission in the Northern Forest, a Squibbon—an evolved squid—stows away, accidentally sending CG to the 21st century. There, she meets teenagers Ethan, Emily, and Luis, who join her on journeys through future eras, encountering strange evolved wildlife.
The show earned strong ratings on Discovery Kids in the U.S. and Canada, leading to global distribution in countries including the UK, Russia, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, and the Middle East. Episodes also appeared on some airlines and online. In 2008, it received an Artios nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting, and Marc Donato was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role. In 2009, Mike Fallows was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Direction in a Children’s Series, Steve Sullivan for Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series, and the show for Best Sound in a Children’s Series.
CG (voiced by Ashley Peters) is the Timeflyer’s captain from 10,000 AD, initially cautious and robotic but growing more open with her new friends. Ethan Bolato (Marc Donato) is adventurous and daring, often cracking jokes and teasing the cautious Luis. Emily Lonartae (Miranda Jones) is a nurturing animal lover who bonds with Squibbon. Luis Calabasas (Taylor Abrahamse) is the crew’s brain, preferring to stay in the ship due to hygiene obsessions and fear of danger. Squibbon (Richard Binsley) is an evolved squid who stowed away, referring to the others as “hairy heads” and communicating with other creatures. CG’s father (
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- Animated television series
- known_for
- CGI-animated adventure series about future evolution
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- 26
- network
- Teletoon, Discovery Kids
- premiere_date
- October 13, 2007
- finale_date
- July 5, 2008
Lore & Background
In the 131st century (10,000 years in the future), humanity is threatened by a mega ice age. Cassiopeia G. (nicknamed C.G. or 'Ceeg' by her friends) is sent on a time machine called the 'Timeflyer' to find a new habitat for humanity. While in the Northern Forest, a creature known as a 'Squibbon' has stowed away on the Timeflyer, accidentally transporting C.G. to the 21st Century. Once there, C.G. is greeted by three teenage friends: Ethan, Emily, and Luis. The three then accompany her on her mission of exploring different eras of the future while encountering their strange populace of evolved animals.
The show features creatures speculated about in the original version of The Future Is Wild, albeit with highly fictionalized elements. The series aired on Discovery Kids and premiered in the United States on October 13, 2007. The final episode aired on July 5, 2008. After the series ended, reruns continued to air on The Hub until June 24, 2012. In Canada, the show first aired on Teletoon on June 28, 2010.
Reader's Guide
The Future Is Wild (2007 TV series) represents a notable attempt to bring speculative evolution to a young audience through CGI animation. Produced by Nelvana, IVL Animation and ST Electronics Pte Ltd., the show expanded on the concepts of the original 2002 documentary-style co-production by adding a narrative framework with teenage protagonists. Its 26-episode run garnered strong ratings on both American and Canadian Discovery Kids partners, leading to worldwide distributions across multiple countries including the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and the Middle East. The series received several award nominations: in 2008, it was nominated for an Artios award for Outstanding Achievement In Casting, and Marc Donato was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance In A Voice-Over role. In 2009, Mike Fallows was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Direction In a Children's Series, Steve Sullivan was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing In a Children's Series, and the show was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Sound in a children's series. Despite its initial success, the show is no longer available for legal streaming as of the source article's writing.
Did You Know?
- Brett Jubinville designed the characters and creatures for the series.
- The show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Sound in a children's series in 2009.
- Marc Donato, who voiced Ethan Bolato, was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance In A Voice-Over role.
- The series aired on Discovery Kids and premiered in the United States on October 13, 2007.
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