
Scripted series · FOX
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S02E22
Born to Run
Fate is changed forever on the explosive season finale episode! The Connors come face-to-face with Weaver in a confrontation that shakes John to the core and changes his reality. Nothing will be the same.
- Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt
- Written by Josh Friedman

S02E08
Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today
Cromartie kidnaps Sarah and races to Mexico to find John. When Derek, Cameron and Ellison discover what has happened, they come to their defense, which leads to one final deadly confrontation with Cromartie.
- Directed by Michael Nankin
- Written by Daniel T. Thomsen

S01E09
What He Beheld (2)
Sarah finds herself in a business transaction with a mysterious business man named Sarkissian, who claims to be in possession of the stolen Turk computer system and wants an exorbitant amount of money for it. Derek recalls his childhood before the so-called Judgement Day in 2011, when a nuclear war triggered by Skynet will destroy the world. Agent Ellison finally discovers that the terminator Cromartie is impersonating an FBI agent, and makes arrangements to apprehend him.
- Directed by Mike Rohl
- Written by Ian B. Goldberg

S02E19
Today Is the Day (2)
Jesse's submarine mission in the future takes a fatal turn with unforeseen consequences. Back in the present, her plan to turn John against Cameron backfires when John discovers that Jesse--not Cameron--killed Riley and he makes a life-or-death decision.
- Directed by Guy Norman Bee
- Written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

S02E01
Samson and Delilah
After the Jeep explosion, John's 16th birthday makes him confront the fact that he's destined to be alone. Meanwhile, after Cromartie's massacre, Agent Ellison must face off against both the Feds and his faith.
- Directed by David Nutter
- Written by Josh Friedman

S01E05
Queen's Gambit
Sarah reevaluates the capabilities of her friend Andy's computer after he enters it in a chess competition. During the competition Sarah meets a stranger with a history similar to hers. Meanwhile, Agent Ellison finds remnants from a past terminator battle.
- Directed by Matt Earl Beesley
- Written by Natalie Chaidez
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S00E02
Creating the Chronicles

S00E03
Gag Reel (Season 1)

S00E04
Cast Audition Tapes

S00E05
Terminated Scene from Season 1, Episode 6

S00E06
Summer Glau Dance Rehearsal Video Footage

S00E01
Terminated Scenes from Season 1, Episodes 1 and 3
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.
Executive production
- Charlie GoldsteinProducer
Writing
- John WirthWriter
- Ian B. GoldbergWriter
- Josh FriedmanWriter
- Zack StentzWriter
- Denise ThéWriter
- Ashley MillerWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector
- Bill EaglesDirector
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Steven DePaulDirector
- Bryan SpicerDirector
Cinematography
- Bill RoeDirector of Photography
- Joseph D. UrbanczykDirector of Photography
- Stephen CollinsDirector of Photography
Music
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
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