Emmanuel Gorinstein
Director
Skyland (2005)
Season 1
It is the 23rd century; the Earth has shattered into billions of pieces which orbit around a central core. In this new world named Skyland, an evolved form of humans has appeared: Seijins, beings with supernatural powers activated by sunlight. Skyland is ruled by the Sphere, an organization which controls the fragmented blocks water supplies and maintains its power thanks to Guardians - promising Seijin children who have been taken away from their families and given a special training. Some Seijins have escaped the Sphere and joined a group of rebel pirates to fight against it's oppression." "After the capture of their mother by the Sphere, Mahad and Lena, a young Seijin still learning to control her powers, are rescued by a group of pirates. They join the pirate rebellion, determined to free their mother and help bring the Sphere down.
Released Nov. 26, 2005
Episode 30 min
8+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama
Keywords: imdb.technology, imdb.pirate, imdb.dictatorship, imdb.telepathy, imdb.telekinesis, imdb.energy, imdb.astral-projection + 8 more, imdb.rebellion, imdb.space, imdb.cel-shaded, imdb.2005, imdb.anime-influenced-animation, imdb.cel-shaded-animation, imdb.anime-style, imdb.anime-esque
Network: France 2
S1E1 - Dawn of a New Day (Part 1)
When the Sphere comes to Mila's home, and her kids react, she has to use her Seijin powers to defend them. It ends up getting her taken by the Sphere, while Mila's children, Mahad and Lena, have to get away from them before they get taken away too.
Nov. 26, 2005, midnight
S1E2 - Dawn of a New Day (Part 2)
When the Sphere comes to Mila's home, and her kids react, she has to use her Seijin powers to defend them. It ends up getting her taken by the Sphere, while Mahad and Lena have to get away from them before they get taken away too.
Nov. 26, 2005, midnight
S1E3 - The Great Wall
After Lena uses her water to save a plant from Babylonia, her home block, she starts to dehydrate, and The Pirates try to find a giant ice block.
When they discover the sphere got to it first, they must enter a drilling station. The only problem is that the drilling station has a dangerous monster called the 'Mogura' that has malfunctioned and tries to kill every human it sees.
April 15, 2006, midnight
S1E4 - Mogura
A sphere ship is shot down containing 3 seijin refugees. When the two 'parent' refugees take over the ship though, Mahad and Lena learn that they aren't really refugees, and Cecilia, the little girl, is their seijin hostage.
April 22, 2006, midnight
S1E5 - The Raging Archipelago
Mahad and Lena follow a stranger named Sansken, whom the pirates rescue. They heard that he is going to Kharzem Prison, and they know that mother is being kept there.
They find out that Sansken has lured them there as a trap, but it's not going to be easy getting back out now.
April 29, 2006, midnight
S1E6 - Eye of the Storm
Mahad and Lena receive a distress call from their father and go off in search of him. Unknowingly, Oslo follows them, and they all end up stranded on a block that contains an indestructable monster.
May 6, 2006, midnight
S1E7 - Mutiny
Oslo takes control of Dahlia to try to find the pirate's block. Dahlia can't do anything to fight it, and no body else really knows what is going on.
May 13, 2006, midnight
S1E8 - Manipulations
Mahad and Lena end up getting captured when they go to Ningxia. In jail they meet a powerful Seijin who just may be the key to letting Lena speak to her mother. Will they be able to get a message through?
May 20, 2006, midnight
S1E9 - King for a day
After Lena receives a message from her mother, Mahad and her go back to their home to try to find her. Will they?
May 27, 2006, midnight
S1E10 - Red Rock People
Mahad and Lena receive a distress call from their father and go off in search of him. Unknowingly, Oslo follows them, and they all end up stranded on a block that contains an indestructable monster.
June 3, 2006, midnight
S1E11 - Babylonia
Mahad and Dahlia are stuck together in the Hyperion on a giant ice block drifting towards Puerto Angel. The ship won't fly, and the only way to stop the ice block may be to blow it up it - with them on it.
June 10, 2006, midnight
S1E12 - Blood Ties
Mahad and Lena take two people back to Puerto Angel. They claim to be innocent travellers but the Rebels suspect otherwise when they learn that the Sphere is after their guests.
June 17, 2006, midnight
S1E13 - Life in Puerto Angel
Mahad is left in charge of Puerto Angel, and after being tricked into believing that sphere ships were headed his way, he decides to ignore the warning when they really are coming, leaving everybody in danger.
July 15, 2007, midnight
S1E14 - Shadows of the Past
Inside a water tanker, Mahad and Lena find Oslo, almost dead, and he's set the water tanker on a route to his home.
July 14, 2007, midnight
S1E15 - The Heart of the Arena
Mahad is ambushed and taken to fight for Tak, the ringmaster of the Sphere's gladiatorial fighting arena. As Mahad's time to fight draws near, Lena, Dhalia, and Cortes try to rescue him.
July 21, 2007, midnight
S1E16 - Wind Devils
When Mahad meets an old friend their ideals clash. Meanwhile the St. Nazaire is caught in some nasty weather
July 22, 2007, midnight
S1E17 - Cortes' Secret
Cortes becomes angry when his traitor brother shows up. But will they put aside their differences to beat the Sphere? And is Cortes' brother really letting him know everything?
July 28, 2007, midnight
S1E18 - Island of the Child King
Mahad and Lena find a make-shift orphanage and try to save its inhabitants from the Spere. But will they listen in time to save themselves?
July 29, 2007, midnight
S1E19 - Alice
A Special Sphere agent crashs on Puerto Angel and causes trouble.
Aug. 4, 2007, midnight
S1E20 - Secret Power
Lena uses herself as bait rescue other abducted Seijins from an unkown foe.
Aug. 5, 2007, midnight
S1E21 - Book of Worlds
Both the Sphere and the pirates go off in search of the book of worlds, a powerful object that can be used to either unite or rule Skyland.
Aug. 11, 2007, midnight
S1E22 - The Secret of Temuera
Mahad and Lena are in a race to find an ancient artifact called the "Origin" before Oslo finds it.
Aug. 12, 2007, midnight
S1E23 - Blue Sky
Is the Vector's new security system a defense for Puerto Angel or an elaborate trap of the Sphere?
Aug. 18, 2007, midnight
S1E24 - Infiltration
Mahad and Lena sneak aboard the Monolith in an attempt to free their mother.
Aug. 19, 2007, midnight
S1E25 - Kharzem Fortess (Part 1)
The location to Kharzem is finally revealed and the final fight begins.
Aug. 25, 2007, midnight
S1E26 - Kharzem Fortress (Part 2)
The fight between good and evil, it boils down to Lena versus Oslo.
Aug. 26, 2007, midnight
Network: France 2
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Nov. 26, 2005
Last Air Date: Aug. 26, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 8+
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