Oasis (2017)
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Madden
Peter Leigh
Anil Kapoor
Vikram Danesh
Antje Traue
Sara Keller
Haley Joel Osment
Sy Phillips
Zawe Ashton
Severin
Michael James Shaw
B.G.
Maureen Sebastian
Alicia Reyes
Michael Shaeffer
Phelps
Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Bea Leigh
Jonjo O'Neill
David Morgan
Michel Faber
Book
Fiona Weir
Casting
Rob Bullock
Producer
Martin Phipps
Composer
Christopher Ross
Cinematographer
Yan Miles
Editor
Debra Zane
CastingDirector
Kevin Macdonald
Director
Matt Charman
Writer
Michael Carlin
ProductionDesigner
Mark Addy
Paul Halloran
Aislín McGuckin
Vivian Hades
Moshidi Motshegwa
Lily
Lemogang Tsipa
Male Nurse
Stephen Jennings
Baker (uncredited)
Jason Maydew
Dr. Geldenhuys (uncredited)
Jeandré Wentzel
Shuttle Crew (uncredited)
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Release DateMarch 17, 2017
StatusPilot
Seasons1
Episodes1
Running Time59m
Content RatingTV-MA
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Oasis is a pilot episode of an intended 2017 British television drama series, based on Michel Faber's 2014 novel The Book of Strange New Things. It follows the adventures of a Scottish chaplain on an exoplanet colony. Oasis was part of the 2017 pilot season wave 8 by Amazon Video.
The series' central character is chaplain Peter Leigh, played by Richard Madden, who is unexpectedly asked to travel to a remote planet, where USIC, a mysterious company, is building the first permanent off-world human colony, as environmental collapse shows Earth's habitability for humans is coming to an end. On arrival at the colony, Leigh discovers there have been a series of accidents, which are being blamed on hallucinations some colonists are experiencing. The method of space travel to the presumed exoplanet is not shown, but it requires a launch from Earth with a traditional rocket. The exoplanet is presented as covered by a desert-like landscape, apparently without vegetation or other forms of life, but having natural underground water resources and a breathable atmosphere.
It is unclear how closely a prospective series would follow Faber's plot about a preacher teaching aliens about Christianity. The pilot premiered on Amazon Video on 17 March 2017; future episodes may be ordered depending on the popularity of the pilot. The pilot episode reached an average rating of 4.8/5 by Amazon Video users in December 2017.The pilot was written by Matt Charman (Oscar-nominated for Bridge of Spies) and directed by Kevin Macdonald.