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At the start of the series the known universe is mostly part of the Systems Commonwealth, based from Tarn-Vedra and is quite a utopian society. However, one of the Commonwealth's member species, the Nietzscheans, became disillusioned with the peace with the Magog, and try to overthrow the Commonwealth. In the first battle, Dylan Hunt is forced to evacuate his crew, but his ship, the Andromeda Ascendant gets caught on the edge of a black holeThis article is about the astronomical body. For other uses, see Black hole (disambiguation). roche limit. Infalling matter forms an accretion disk, with some of the matter being ejected in highly energetic polar jets. A black hole is a concentration of m's event horizonFor the science fiction film, see Event Horizon (film An event horizon is a boundary in spacetime for a given observer beyond which no information, including light, can reach the observer. The most famous example is a black hole, which for a distant and s. Over 300 years later, a salvageSalvage is the process of rescuing the hull, equipment or cargo of a ship or boat that has suffered a mishap at sea. Generally the crew have lost control of or abandoned the ship due to sinking, being stranded on rocks or aground on a shallow sea bed, or crew rescues him. The Systems Commonwealth has fallen, leading to a dark age known as The Long Night. Hunt recruits the salvage crew to join him in an attempt to restore the Systems Commonwealth and "rekindle the light of civilizationFor alternative meanings see Civilization (disambiguation Teotihuacan, Mexico. Building projects of this size require the social organization found in civilizations. A civilization or civilisation has a variety of meanings related to human society. The te".
Season one of the series shows Hunt assembling the crew and adjusting to the new universe, while pursuing the creation of the Restored Systems Commonwealth; the second season shows the crew reacting to the sudden necessity of the Restored Systems Commonwealth after the discovery of the Magog Worldship, as they continue to make sure the dream comes true. Season three shows the Restored Systems Commonwealth implemented and the crew preparing for the impending fight against The Spirit of The Abyss and the Magog, while season four shows the new Commonwealth corrupted by its enemies, thus making survival against said enemies more difficult.
Andromeda is one of two TV series (to date) based upon concepts Roddenberry had created as early as the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around and 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends. The name Dylan Hunt had also been given to the heroes of two TV movie pilots Roddenberry had produced in the mid-1970s. Another series postumously "created" by Roddenberry is .
See List of Andromeda Episodes.