| Genre: | Science fiction Adventure Drama |
| Developer: | Steve Sullivan |
| Director: | Mike Fallows |
| Creative Director: | Mike Fallows |
| Theme Music Composer: | Volcano Music |
| Opentheme: | by Sarah Hallman |
| Composer: | TTG Music |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
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| Editor: | Jamie Thomson |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cinematography: | Maricia Rusoman |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Company: | Nelvana Limited IVL Animation ST Electronics Pte Ltd. |
| Channel: | Discovery Kids Teletoon |
The Future Is Wild is an animated adventure television series based on Canadian 2003 joint Animal Planet/ORF (Austria) and ZDF (Germany) co-production The Future Is Wild, produced by Nelvana, IVL Animation and ST Electronics Pte Ltd. for Teletoon, in association with Discovery Kids and directed by Mike Fallows, with characters and creatures designed by Brett Jubinville. It is made in CGI animation.
The show follows four teenagers (CG, Luis, Emily and Ethan) who study the future of the Earth to find a new habitat for humanity, while learning about the futuristic creatures who inhabit it. The show ran for one season with 26 episodes. It utilizes creatures speculated about in the original version of The Future is Wild, albeit with highly fictionalized elements.
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 they accompany her on her mission.
The show has garnered strong ratings on both the American and Canadian partners of Discovery Kids, leading to worldwide distributions, including the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and the Middle East. Episodes are also available on certain airlines and online.
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.
In 2009, Steve Sullivan was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series for his work on the show.
The show was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Sound in a children's series.
| Character | Character Info | Voiced by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG | The Time Flyer's captain. Her original time is 12,000 AD. She is often cautious and robotic in nature, but as she spends more time with Emily, Luis, and Ethan, she becomes more open and expressive. She is arachnophobic and she also may have asthma. Her full name is Cassiopeia G. She is hinted at possibly having a particular romantic affinity for Luis. Her hair is maroon and both the streaks in her hair and eyes are blue. She is born with lines beside her left eye. It was suspected that her mother died before she met the crew. | Ashley Peters | |
| Ethan | Ethan is adventurous and daring, he is willing to do most of the more dangerous tasks that the crew's mission provides, taking them as a challenge. Ethan often cracks bad jokes and teases Luis of his overly-cautious attitude. In the episode "Phantom Fear!" it is shown he is claustrophobic. His hair is blonde and his eyes are blue. Ethan is hinted at possibly having a particular romantic affinity for Emily too. His full name is Ethan Bolato. | Marc Donato | |
| Emily | The motherly animal lover of the crew, she tries to see the best qualities in both animals and people. She takes care of Squibbon and they both adore each other. She is hinted at possibly having a particular romantic affinity for Ethan. Her hair is red in two pigtails and her eyes are green. Her full name is Emily Lonartae. She has a twin sister. | Miranda Jones | |
| Luis | Luis is arguably the smartest in the crew and prefers to stay in the ship to avoid the future's hostile environments and dangerous creatures. He often freaks out and is slightly obsessive over hygiene and germs. His full name is Luis Calabasas. His hair is black and his eyes are brown. Luis is hinted at possibly having a particular romantic affinity for CG. | Taylor Abrahamse | |
| Squibbon | Sometimes called Squibby. He stowed away on the TimeFlyer on CG's first mission. As shown in the episode "A Ghost in the Machine" he is much smarter than he looks. He refers to the others as his "hairy heads". | Richard Binsley | |
| CG's father | The father of CG. He informs C.G. of what the crew's mission objectives are in each environment. He doesn't know that Squibbon is with them, until "Sweet Home Pangaea II". It is often shown he doesn't approve of C.G. bringing Ethan, Emily, and Luis along, often calling them "primitives". Like his daughter, his eyes are blue and has lines beside his left eye. | Cedric Smith |
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;[1] In October 2016, Teletoon still aired the show on weekdays at 10:30pm EST, but they eventually took the show off the channel's schedule.[2] The show hasn't been seen in Canadian television since then. The entire series is now streaming on Tubi[3] and Amazon Prime.