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About Australian/American television science fiction series (1999–2004)
Genres adventure, science fiction
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Starring Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Jonathan Hardy, Anthony Simcoe, Wayne Pigram, Paul Goddard
Length 5 seasons, 88 episodes, 45 min each
Network Syfy
Country United States, Australia
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