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Jeremiah is a TV-series, loosely based on Belgian writer Hermann Huppen's comic book of the same name.

1 Characters

2 Promotion

A GENERATION LOST: In a post-apocalyptic world following the "Big Death"—a mysterious but devestating plague that claimed the lives of billions of people—only the children remain.

THE FUTURE UNKNOWN: Fifteen years have gone by, and in the midst of the chaos, one man, Jeremiah, rises above the rest to restore civility and order. He and his companion Kurdy, must lead the struggle to uncover the buried truth of a forgotten society to provide hope for the future.

IN 2021, ADVENTURE HAS A NEW NAME: As Jeremiah and Kurdy search for the elusive "Valhalla Sector", they encounter their greatest fears and discover their own humanity.

3 Setting

In the year 2006 a virus wipes out everyone on the planet over the age of puberty. Jeremiah takes place 15 years later in 2021. The survivors are in their late twenties and younger and grew up without adult supervision. For 15 years they have been living on the scraps of the old world. Now they must either continue the downward slide, or begin to rebuild the world.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

4 Season One

Jeremiah is set in a future post-apocalyptic world where, almost a decade before, a deadly virus wiped out the world's adult population sparing only those who haven't reached puberty. Now in their 20s, the oldest survivors of the pandemic include Jeremiah (Luke Perry) and the colorful but cynical Kurdy (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) who must find their way in a decadent civilization and attempt to create a new world order of hope.

Jeremiah is on a personal quest to relocate a mysterious place called Valhalla, which his father claimed might hold some hope for the survivors. As Jeremiah falls into a reluctant partnership with Kurdy and the in poeple of Thunder Mountain (aka Cheyenne MountainCheyenne Mountain a mountain located in Colorado, is the location of a major United States military command base. Also known as Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (CMOC). Current role Today, Cheyenne Mountain is known as Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Stati). Tell Jeremiah and Kurdy to explore new areas and encounter other groups of young adults who are divided into rival social groups and to try and prevent the killer virus from returning.



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