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| Alienators: Evolution Continues | |
| Also known as | Evolution: The Animated Series |
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| Genre | Animation Action Sci-fi |
| Written by | Michael Ryan Dick Grunert Paul Quinn |
| Directed by | Will Meugniot |
| Voices of | Kirby Morrow Andrew Francis Mark Acheson Cusse Mankuma |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward |
| Producer(s) | Michael Ryan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DENTSU Music And Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox Kids Network |
| Original airing | 15 September 2001 |
| Status | Ended |
Alienators: Evolution Continues (also known as Evolution: the Animated Series in the UK) is a traditionally animated series based on the moderately successful live-action feature film, Evolution.
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As with the movie, the premise of the series is that a meteor crashes in Arizona; single-celled alien organisms on this meteor quickly evolve into montrous creatures, dubbed the "Genus". A team of scientists, the Alienators, work to fight the creatures and prevent them from destroying all human life.
The "Genus" is led by a "humanoid manifestation" named Scopes.
Twenty-six episodes, half an hour each. Produced by DIC Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television and DreamWorks.
| No. Episode | Episode | Date |
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| 1 | Survival (1) | 9/15/2001 |
| 2 | Survival (2) | 9/22/2001 |
| 3 | Survival (3) | 9/29/2001 |
| 4 | Don't Drink The Water | 10/6/2001 |
| 5 | Slick | 10/13/2001 |
| 6 | Swarm | 10/20/2001 |
| 7 | Junkyard Dogs | 10/27/2001 |
| 8 | French Underground | 11/3/2001 |
| 9 | Runaway Strain | 11/10/2001 |
| 10 | Dead Wayne Cells | 11/17/2001 |
| 11 | Roman Holiday | 12/1/2001 |
| 12 | To Carthage Then I Came | 12/8/2001 |
| 13 | Year Of The Genus | 2/9/2002 |
| 14 | Hot Java | 2/16/2002 |
| 15 | Ira Knows Best | 2/23/2002 |
| 16 | Genus In Your Tank | 3/2/2002 |
| 17 | Cradle Will Fall | 3/9/2002 |
| 18 | Head Case | 3/16/2002 |
| 19 | General Disorder | 3/23/2002 |
| 20 | Itching For The Genus | 3/30/2002 |
| 21 | REAPER (1): Countdown | 5/4/2002 |
| 22 | REAPER (2): The Ark | 5/11/2002 |
| 23 | REAPER (3): Alpha Omega | 5/18/2002 |
| 24 | Fire And Ice | UNAIRED |
| 25 | Meltdown | UNAIRED |
| 26 | End Game | UNAIRED |
The name of the villain Scopes is likely a reference to the defendant in the Scopes Trial which concerned the teaching of evolution in public schools.
There are many differences between the series and the movie:
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