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{{short description|2014 American science fiction television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox television
| name                     = The 100
| image                    = Logo of the 100.jpg
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| genre                    = {{plainlist|
*[[wikipedia:Action film|Action]]
*[[wikipedia:Television drama|Drama]]
*[[wikipedia:Dystopian fiction|Dystopian]]
*[[wikipedia:Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|Post-apocalyptic]]
*[[wikipedia:Science fiction|Science fiction]]
}}
| based_on                 = {{Based on|''[[wikipedia:The 100 (novel series)|The 100]]''|[[wikipedia:Kass Morgan|Kass Morgan]]}}
| developer                = [[wikipedia:Jason Rothenberg (television producer)|Jason Rothenberg]]
| starring                 = <!-- Per infobox instructions and [[wikipedia:MOS:TV|MOS:TV]], the following list is organized by credited order for original cast members, with actors who have been promoted to a starring role added to the end in the order in which they were promoted. Please see [[wikipedia:Talk:The 100 (TV series)/FAQ|Talk:The 100 (TV series)/FAQ]] and [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast and characters information|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast and characters information]]. If you do not understand this, please ask on the article's talk page. Undiscussed changes will be reverted. -->{{Plainlist|
*[[wikipedia:Eliza Taylor|Eliza Taylor]]
*[[wikipedia:Paige Turco|Paige Turco]]
*[[wikipedia:Thomas McDonell|Thomas McDonell]]
*[[wikipedia:Eli Goree|Eli Goree]]
*[[wikipedia:Marie Avgeropoulos|Marie Avgeropoulos]]
*[[wikipedia:Bob Morley|Bob Morley]]
*<!-- Do not remove Kelly Hu from this list. MOS:TV requires that she be listed here. Please see [[wikipedia:Talk:The 100 (TV series)/FAQ|Talk:The 100 (TV series)/FAQ]] and [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast and characters information|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast and characters information]] for more information. -->[[wikipedia:Kelly Hu|Kelly Hu]]
*[[wikipedia:Christopher Larkin (actor)|Christopher Larkin]]
*[[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]]
*[[wikipedia:Isaiah Washington|Isaiah Washington]]
*[[wikipedia:Henry Ian Cusick|Henry Ian Cusick]]
*[[wikipedia:Lindsey Morgan|Lindsey Morgan]]
*[[wikipedia:Ricky Whittle|Ricky Whittle]]
*[[wikipedia:Richard Harmon|Richard Harmon]]
*[[wikipedia:Zach McGowan|Zach McGowan]]
*[[wikipedia:Tasya Teles|Tasya Teles]]
*[[wikipedia:Shannon Kook|Shannon Kook]]
*[[wikipedia:JR Bourne|JR Bourne]]
*[[wikipedia:Chuku Modu|Chuku Modu]]
* Shelby Flannery
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*[[wikipedia:Evan Frankfort|Evan Frankfort]]
*[[wikipedia:Liz Phair|Liz Phair]]
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| composer                 = {{plainlist|
*Evan Frankfort
*Marc Dauer
*Liz Phair
*Tree Adams
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| country                  = United States
| language                 = English
| num_seasons              = 7<!-- Update only when new season begins -->
| num_episodes             = 100<!-- Number of aired episodes -->
| list_episodes            = List of The 100 episodes
| executive_producer       = {{Plainlist|
*[[wikipedia:Jason Rothenberg|Jason Rothenberg]]
*[[wikipedia:Leslie Morgenstein|Leslie Morgenstein]]
*[[wikipedia:Bruce Miller (producer)|Bruce Miller]]
*Matt Miller
*Gina Girolamo
*[[wikipedia:Bharat Nalluri|Bharat Nalluri]]
*[[wikipedia:Elizabeth Craft|Elizabeth Craft]]
*[[wikipedia:Sarah Fain|Sarah Fain]]
*Cheryl Dolans
*[[wikipedia:Dean White (director)|Dean White]]
*Kim Shumway
*[[wikipedia:Ed Fraiman|Ed Fraiman]]
*[[wikipedia:Jeff Vlaming|Jeff Vlaming]]
}}
| producer                 = {{Plainlist|
*Jae Marchant
*Tim Scanlan
*Aaron Ginsburg
*Wade McIntyre
*T.J. Brady
*Rasheed Newson
*Kira Snyder
*Kim Shumway
*Heidi Cole McAdams
*[[wikipedia:Miranda Kwok|Miranda Kwok]]
*Alyssa Clark
*Georgia Lee
*Charles Lyle
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| location                 = [[wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], British Columbia
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| runtime                  = 39–42 minutes
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*[[wikipedia:Alloy Entertainment|Alloy Entertainment]]
*[[wikipedia:CBS Television Studios|CBS Television Studios]]
*[[wikipedia:Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]]
*Bonanza Productions<ref name="S6Renewal">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-100-season-6-renewed-cw-1202800346/ |title='The 100' Renewed for Season 6 by CW |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 7, 2018 |accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
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*[[wikipedia:CBS Television Distribution|CBS Television Distribution]]
*[[wikipedia:Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]
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| network                  = [[wikipedia:The CW|The CW]]
| picture_format           = [[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]] [[wikipedia:1080i|1080i]]
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| first_aired              = {{Start date|2014|3|19}}
| last_aired               = {{End date|2020|9|30}}
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'''''The 100''''' (pronounced '''''The Hundred'''''{{hsp}}<ref name="Ellis">{{cite news|url=http://decoy.tvpassport.com/news/dangerous-planet-earth-cws-new-sci-fi-drama-100-premieres|title=Dangerous planet Earth: The CW's new sci-fi drama 'The 100' premieres|work=TV Passport|last=Ellis|first=Kate|accessdate=April 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201128/http://decoy.tvpassport.com/news/dangerous-planet-earth-cws-new-sci-fi-drama-100-premieres|archivedate=April 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>) is an American [[wikipedia:Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] [[wikipedia:science fiction|science fiction]] [[wikipedia:Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series that premiered on March 19, 2014, on [[wikipedia:The CW|The CW]] and ended on September 30, 2020. The series, developed by [[wikipedia:Jason Rothenberg (television producer)|Jason Rothenberg]], is loosely based on the [[wikipedia:The 100 (novel series)|novel series of the same name]] by [[wikipedia:Kass Morgan|Kass Morgan]].<ref name="thefutoncritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/100/ |title=100, THE (CW) |website=The Futon Critic |accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref>

The series follows a group of post-apocalyptic survivors, chiefly a group of criminal adolescents, including [[wikipedia:Clarke Griffin|Clarke Griffin]] ([[wikipedia:Eliza Taylor|Eliza Taylor]]), [[wikipedia:Finn Collins|Finn Collins]] ([[wikipedia:Thomas McDonell|Thomas McDonell]]), [[wikipedia:Bellamy Blake|Bellamy Blake]] ([[wikipedia:Bob Morley|Bob Morley]]), [[wikipedia:Octavia Blake|Octavia Blake]] ([[wikipedia:Marie Avgeropoulos|Marie Avgeropoulos]]), Jasper Jordan ([[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]]), Monty Green ([[wikipedia:Christopher Larkin (actor)|Christopher Larkin]]), Raven Reyes ([[wikipedia:Lindsey Morgan|Lindsey Morgan]]), John Murphy ([[wikipedia:Richard Harmon|Richard Harmon]]), and Wells Jaha ([[wikipedia:Eli Goree|Eli Goree]]). They are among the first people from a [[wikipedia:space habitat|space habitat]], the ''Ark'', to return to Earth after a devastating [[wikipedia:Nuclear holocaust|nuclear apocalypse]]. Other lead characters include Dr. Abby Griffin ([[wikipedia:Paige Turco|Paige Turco]]), Clarke's mother; Marcus Kane ([[wikipedia:Henry Ian Cusick|Henry Ian Cusick]]), a council member on the ''Ark''; and Thelonious Jaha ([[wikipedia:Isaiah Washington|Isaiah Washington]]), the Chancellor of the ''Ark'' and Wells' father.

== Synopsis ==
Ninety-seven years after a devastating [[w:Nuclear holocaust|nuclear apocalypse]] wipes out almost all life on Earth, thousands of people now live in a [[w:Space habitat|space station]] orbiting Earth, which they call the Ark. Three [[w:Generation|generations]] have been born in space, but when life-support systems on the Ark begin to fail, one hundred juvenile [[w:Detainees|detainees]] are sent to Earth in a last attempt to determine whether it is habitable, or at least save resources for the remaining residents of the Ark. They discover that some survived the apocalypse: the grounders, who live in clans locked in a power struggle; the Reapers, another group of grounders who have been turned into cannibals by the Mountain Men; and the Mountain Men, who live in [[w:Mount Weather|Mount Weather]], descended from those who locked themselves away before the apocalypse. Under the leadership of Bellamy and Clarke, the juveniles attempt to survive the harsh surface conditions, battle hostile grounders and establish communication with the Ark.

== Justice and Peace ==
In order to maintain order on The Ark, a strict system of justice is put into place, which resembles a dictatorial government more than a democratic form a society. The death penalty by "floating" (expelling someone from the Ark, leaving them to float in outer space without oxygen) was a fairly common practice, even for some crimes which could be considered misdemeanors. 

[[The100:Thelonious Jaha|Thelonious Jaha]] was the last Chancellor of the Council that governed the Ark. As the Chancellor, Jaha had a major role on the Ark, that brought on many hard decisions and challenges, such as ending the lives of hundreds of people in order to save thousands, or choosing to stay behind on the Ark to ensure that some of humanity can return to their home planet. Jaha is portrayed as a strict, trustworthy, organized and understanding person. Jaha shows himself to be fairly wise. He is tough to those that have a problem with him. However, he cares deeply for the citizens of the Ark and is willing to put himself in danger for their safety. He tries to avoid giving himself special treatment, even allowing his son to be part of the 100, and almost becoming part of the Section 17 volunteers.

Thelonious Jaha had a number of people executed for various crimes. As [[The100:Chancellor|Chancellor]] on the Ark, he oversaw the execution (by [[The100:Sky People/Crime and Punishment#Flotation|floating]] on a number of occasions) of [[The100:Sky People|Ark citizens]] including:
* [[The100:Jake Griffin|Jake Griffin]] <small>(attempting to tell the [[w:Sky People|Sky People]] about the Ark's failing oxygen system)</small>
* [[The100:Aurora Blake|Aurora Blake]] <small>(having a [[The100:Octavia Blake|second child]])</small>
* [[The100:Alex Murphy|Alex Murphy]] <small>(stealing medicine to help his [[The100:John Murphy|son]])</small>
* [[The100:Charlotte|Charlotte]]'s parents <small>(unknown reason)</small>
* [[The100:Callie Cartwig|Callie Cartwig]] <small>(unknown reason)</small>
* 320 Ark residents <small>([[The100:The Culling|culled to save oxygen]])</small>
* 42 [[The100:Sky People|Sky People]] in Sector Five
* [[The100:Tor and Reese Lemkin|Tor Lemkin]]
* [[The100:Kara Cooper|Kara Cooper]]'s father
* [[The100:Craig|Craig]] <small>(pushed into water to be eaten by a [[The100:Mutations|sea creature]])</small>
* [[The100:Ontari|Ontari]] <small>(struck in the head with a metal bar while under [[The100:A.L.I.E.|A.L.I.E.]]'s control)</small>
* 364 [[The100:Sky People|Sky People]] in the [[The100:Second Dawn Bunker|bunker]] <small>(alongside [[The100:Marcus Kane|Marcus Kane]]; [[The100:Sky People/The Second Culling|The Second Culling]])</small>

When the 100 find arrive on Earth, they find themselves in a situation in which they must organize their own society, and start to lay down their own rules. Some members of the group seem to live by the law of the jungle but endanger the whole group by doing so, limiting their possibilities for survival. And they must come to terms with their own system of justice: how to deal with criminal acts among themselves? They soon learn how easy it is for hatred and violence to continue spiraling more hatred and violence, until it becomes an unstoppable cycle. Unless someone decides to show an act of clemency. And there the qualities of the true leaders shine, as they learn the value of clemency in order to maintain order and unity.

After some initial skirmishes of the 100 with the Grounders, they try to come to terms and find a way of stopping the bloodshed and live together. The Grounders refer to the 100 as "Skaikru" and to themselves as "Trikru", where "Skai" is a reference to the fact that the 100 descended from the Sky ("sky crew" or "clan"), and "Trikru" similarly means "Tree crew" or "clan". However making a pact with the Grounders seems almost impossible, as they seem to live by the law of vengeance, considering only their own losses even when they are the result of their own attack. A saying ingrained in their culture is: '''"Blood must have blood"'''. But wanting a life for a life is not enough, they are quite a bloodthirsty crowd and would have their scapegoat tortured and bled to death by stabbing by each member of the clan in order to avenge the deaths of their clansmen. The Bible deals with themes of violence and vengeance and clemency ever since the first pages of the Book of Genesis, when Cain kills his brother Abel: God places a mark on Cain's forehead as a warning that no man should lay a hand on him ({{Bible quote|ref=Genesis 4:15}}), lest the cycle of violence never come to an end. There is one member of the Trikru clan that is the only hope for creating peace, as he did not agree with the ways of his people, Lincoln.

[[the100:Lincoln|Lincoln]] was a warrior from [[the100:Grounders/Trikru|Trikru]]. In his youth, he saw a small dropship come to Earth from [[the100:The Ark|The Ark]]. He found a badly injured man inside but because he couldn't speak English yet, he couldn't ask the man what was wrong. He brought the man food and water for three days before finally telling his father. Lincoln was then made to kill the man by his father. This experience of his childhood made him understand that this world will always only try to turn him into a monster, which however he does not want. According to [[the100:Indra|Indra]], Lincoln has always questioned the ways of Trikru. At some point, Lincoln met Luna of the [[the100:Grounders/Floukru|Boat People]] on his travels, and she shares his desire for living in peace, without war and bloodshed. Lincoln shows acts of clemency towards the Skaikru delinquents: he spares Octavia's life bringing her into his cave to care for a wound on her leg, though to prevent her from escaping into the woods (and putting herself in danger) he chains her up. In the meantime when [[the100:Bellamy Blake|Bellamy Blake]], [[the100:Zoe Monroe|Zoe Monroe]], [[the100:Finn Collins|Finn Collins]], and [[the100:Jasper Jordan|Jasper Jordan]] are under attack by the hostile Grounders, Lincoln sounds a horn to falsely warn the Grounders of an incoming Acid Fog. 

Eventually the 100 or "Skaikru" make some progress in their peace treaties, and the two cultures start to have greater respect for one another, especially when they unite in order to defeat a common enemy: the Mountain Men.

The mutual trust is not a simple goal, and a number of betrayals ensue.

== Salvation ==
In season 4 episode 7 "[[the100:Gimme Shelter|Gimme Shelter]]", Bellamy is distraught by not being able to go out and save his sister Octavia, who wandered away from Arkadia before the fall of the Black Rain. He eventually reconciles himself with the situation, stating: "You cannot save someone who doesn't want saving". Beyond the reference to being saved from the Black Rain, there is a reference to the choices that Octavia makes for her own destiny: where she shows her loyalty, where her heart belongs, and whether she still wants to see in Bellamy a loving brother who is looking out for her. Similarly, there can be no salvation on God's part from the slavery of sin where there is no consent and willingness on man's part to welcome God's grace into one's own life. See Saint Augustine "On Grace and Free Will":

{{Quote|text=There are some persons who suppose that the freedom of the will is denied whenever God's grace is maintained, and who on their side defend their liberty of will so peremptorily as to deny the grace of God. This grace, as they assert, is bestowed according to our own merits. It is in consequence of their opinions that I wrote the book entitled ''On Grace and Free Will''. This work I addressed to the monks of Adrumetum, in whose monastry first arose the controversy on that subject, and that in such a manner that some of them were obliged to consult me thereon. The work begins with these words: "With reference to those persons who so preach the liberty of the human will."|author=Saint Augustine|title=On Grace and Free Will|source=Book II, Chapter 66}}

In season 4 episode 8 "[[the100:God complex|God complex]]", in the opening scene there is a funeral ceremony for those who lost there lives in the fall of the Black Rain. Thelonious Jaha concludes his funeral speech in their honor stating "May we meet again", to which the crowd responds in unison "may we meet again". This simple exclamation bears witness to mankinds innate desire for a life after death, where we can again meet with our beloved.

==Religious references==

*The Ark: a reference to the biblical [[w:Noah's Ark|Noah's Ark]] as narrated in the book of Genesis chapters 6-9, seen as a means of salvation for a portion of humanity in the circumstance of a global disaster which seemingly wiped out the human race.
*The computer chip with A.L.I.E.'s program is distributed and received on the tongue, to be ingested. It would almost seem a reference to receiving communion during the Eucharistic celebration, however considering that the result is a form of possession, it would almost seem to be more of a reference to a Black Mass.
*The City of Light hints at the idea of a paradise, however it certainly does not have much in common with the Eternal Life of Christian doctrine. Though the state of absence of pain and sorrow might sound a little bit along the lines of {{Bible quote|ref=Apocalypse 7:16-17;21:4}}, however the City of Light only gives an appearance of freedom, when in reality the program A.L.I.E. takes away the free will from any person who takes the pill that creates an implant in the brain, and is consequently quite a deviation from the Paradise of Christian theology in which true charitas reigns above all. The City of Light, instead of bringing fulfillment, brings about a diminution of one's own humanity where memories of loved ones lose all importance. A.L.I.E. could be considered in some way a figure of the [[w:Antichrist|Antichrist]], as mentioned in the New Testament ({{Bible quote|ref=Matthew 24:24}};{{Bible quote|ref=2 Thessalonians 2:7–10}}), seeing she brings many promises of Unity and Happiness, but uses quite unethical means to achieve her goals even to the point of provoking self-inflicted wounds to the point of suicidal death (see [[the100:Fallen|season 3 episode 10 "Fallen"]] where Raven, possessed by A.L.I.E., slits her own wrists in order to force Abby to take the chip and enter the City of Light).
*In season 3 episode 13, Marcus is nailed to a cross for not giving up the location of the small group trying to stop A.L.I.E. by finding Luna and giving her the chip for the second AI. The form of the cross is that of [[w:Andrew the Apostle|Saint Andrew]]'s cross, aka the [[w:Saltire|Saltire]] or Crux Decussata (diagonal cross). Christian tradition has it that Saint Andrew deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had been and for this reason was hung on a crux decussata.

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