FOX is ready to push forward with the Steven Spielberg/Peter Chernin sci-fi drama Terra Nova. The series regulars have been cast and they are: Jason O’Mara (Life on Mars; who will play lead Jim Shannon), Shelley Conn (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Elizabeth Shannon), Allison Miller (Boston Legal; Skye), Mido Hamada (he was baddie Samir Mehran from the last season of 24), Landon Liboiron (Degrassi: The Next Generation), and Christine Adams (The Whole Truth, Pushing Daisies). According to EW, Adams will play “a battle-hardened resident of Terra Nova who gets to know the Shannon family.” And here’s a bit of disappointing news. 24 alum David Fury–who was signed on as executive producer with pal Jon Cessar–has left the show due to “creative differences.”
Terra Nova follows Jim Shannon, a man who is sent back in time to prehistoric Earth with family in an attempt to save the human race. Production begins next week in Australia. The show premieres next fall, but FOX plans to preview the pilot this May.