Scripted series · The CW
Pandora
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Priscilla Quintana
Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou
23 eps
Noah Huntley
Professor Donovan Osborn
23 eps
Ben Radcliffe
Ralen Maht
23 eps
Vikash Bhai
Professor Martin Shral
23 eps
Raechelle Banno
Atria Nine
13 eps
Oliver Dench
Xander Duvall
23 eps
Sergio Hernandes
Colony Leader
10 eps
Kwame Agyei
Young Pevney
10 eps
Tegen Short
Matta Ral
10 eps
Nicole Castillo-Mavromatis
Zazie Nichols
10 eps
Tina Casciani
Tierney
23 eps
Banita Sandhu
Delaney Pilar
13 eps
John Harlan Kim
Greg Li
13 eps
Martin Bobb-Semple
Thomas James Ross
13 eps
Manu Bennett
Leone Vokk
13 eps
Tehmina Sunny
Regan Fried
13 eps
Tommie Earl Jenkins
Professor Ellison Pevney
13 eps
Akshay Kumar
Jett Annamali
23 eps
JR Esposito
The Courier
10 eps
Shani Erez
Meredith
10 eps
Luke Fetherston
Harlan Fried Jr.
14 eps
Louie Threlfall
Lenar
1 eps
Karina Banno
Atria Three
1 eps
Dino Kelly
Lt. Cade Collins
1 eps
Charlotte Salt
Norris
1 eps
Mercer Boffey
Bennings
1 eps
Sophie Robertson
Magda Coy
1 eps
Richard Blackwood
Billy Dwayne Ross
1 eps
Douglas Reith
Prescott Fleming
1 eps
Alexander Hanson
Nelson Fisk
1 eps
Candace Leung
Elena Liu
1 eps
Maryam D'Abo
Maya Fleming
1 eps
Nathan Cooper
Academy Librarian
1 eps
Lola Ogunyemi
Kossara
2 eps
Daniel Feuerriegel
Devlin
1 eps
Erin Gray
Captain Beth Grant
1 eps
Marc Crumpton
Marcus Taylor
1 eps
Ben Cross
Harlan Fried
4 eps
Jeffrey Combs
Berman Livingston
1 eps
Andi Osho
Rosa Ross
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Pandora actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Pandora reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the year 2199, a young woman who has lost everything finds a new life at Earth's Space Training Academy where she learns to defend the galaxy from intergalactic threats.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Shelter From The Storm
After the death of her parents, Jax matriculates at the Fleet Training Academy on Earth where she learns to defend the Galaxy from intergalactic threats and makes a new family of friends, but also makes a shocking discovery about her own identity.
- Directed by Steve Hughes
- Written by Mark A. Altman
S02E01
Things Have Changed
Jax and Xander try to track down a fugitive who is searching for a destructive weapon that could destroy the universe and Jax comes face-to-face with her mother.
S01E06
What Was It You Wanted
When Pilar's bio-organic implants are hacked, Jax and Ralen lead an investigation to help save their friend and find out who's responsible and stop them from continuing to torment Pilar.
- Directed by Jenn Wexler
S01E08
Under the Red Sky
When Xander enlists Jax on a dangerous mission in which she must rekindle a relationship with an old flame, Xander, must confront his own feelings for Jax and question if all orders are meant to be obeyed.
- Directed by Tirsa Hackshaw
- Written by Marco Schnabel
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E10
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
S02E09
All Along the Watchtower
S02E08
Tell Me that It Isn't True
S02E07
A Fool Such As I
S02E06
Pay in Blood
S02E05
On a Night Like This
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Thomas P. VitaleWriter
- Steven KriozereWriter
- John C. KelleyWriter
- Mark A. AltmanWriter
- Marco SchnabelWriter
Direction
- Christian GossettDirector
- Tirsa HackshawDirector
- Chris LeDouxDirector
- Brett SimmonsDirector
- Mike HurstDirector
- Brea GrantDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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