The 100 (TV series)

The 100 (pronounced The Hundred ) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW and ended on September 30, 2020. The series, developed by Jason Rothenberg, is loosely based on the novel series of the same name by Kass Morgan.

The 100
Genre	Action Drama Dystopian Post-apocalyptic Science fiction
Based on	The 100 by Kass Morgan
Developed by	Jason Rothenberg
Starring	Eliza Taylor Paige Turco Thomas McDonell Eli Goree Marie Avgeropoulos Bob Morley Kelly Hu Christopher Larkin Devon Bostick Isaiah Washington Henry Ian Cusick Lindsey Morgan Ricky Whittle Richard Harmon Zach McGowan Tasya Teles Shannon Kook JR Bourne Chuku Modu Shelby Flannery
Theme music composer	Evan Frankfort Liz Phair
Composers	Evan Frankfort Marc Dauer Liz Phair Tree Adams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	100 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jason Rothenberg Leslie Morgenstein Bruce Miller Matt Miller Gina Girolamo Bharat Nalluri Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain Cheryl Dolans Dean White Kim Shumway Ed Fraiman Jeff Vlaming
Producers	Jae Marchant Tim Scanlan Aaron Ginsburg Wade McIntyre T.J. Brady Rasheed Newson Kira Snyder Kim Shumway Heidi Cole McAdams Miranda Kwok Alyssa Clark Georgia Lee Charles Lyle
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia
Running time	39–42 minutes
Production companies	Alloy Entertainment CBS Television Studios Warner Bros. Television Bonanza Productions
Release
Original network	The CW
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19) – September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)

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

Synopsis

Ninety-seven years after a devastating nuclear apocalypse wipes out almost all life on Earth, thousands of people now live in a space station orbiting Earth, which they call the Ark. Three generations have been born in space, but when life-support systems on the Ark begin to fail, one hundred juvenile 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 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.

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 Chancellor on the Ark, he oversaw the execution (by floating on a number of occasions) of Ark citizens including:

• Jake Griffin (attempting to tell the Sky People about the Ark's failing oxygen system)
• Aurora Blake (having a second child)
• Alex Murphy (stealing medicine to help his son)
• Charlotte's parents (unknown reason)
• Callie Cartwig (unknown reason)
• 320 Ark residents (culled to save oxygen)
• 42 Sky People in Sector Five
• Tor Lemkin
• Kara Cooper's father
• Craig (pushed into water to be eaten by a sea creature)
• Ontari (struck in the head with a metal bar while under A.L.I.E.'s control)
• 364 Sky People in the bunker (alongside Marcus Kane; The Second Culling)

Religious references

• The Ark: a reference to the biblical Noah's Ark, 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 Apocalypse 7:16-17;21:4, however the City of Light only gives an appearance of free will which is quite a deviation from the Christian Paradise 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 Antichrist, as mentioned in the New Testament (Matthew 24:24;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 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 Saint Andrew's cross, aka the 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.