Vagrant Queen
{{Short description|2020 Syfy TV series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| creator = Jem Garrard
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
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- Lance Samuels
- Daniel Iron
- F. J. DeSanto
- Damian Wassel
- Dan March
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| company = Blue Ice Pictures
| network = Syfy
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|03|27}}
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Vagrant Queen is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on March 27, 2020.{{Cite web|date=April 13, 2020|first=Kelly|last=Townsend|title=The new showrunners: Vagrant Queen's Jem Garrard|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/04/13/the-new-showrunners-vagrant-queens-jem-garrard/|access-date=2020-06-27|archive-date=2020-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613095149/https://playbackonline.ca/2020/04/13/the-new-showrunners-vagrant-queens-jem-garrard/|url-status=live}} The series, co-produced by Blue Ice Pictures, is based on the Vault comic book series written by Magdalene Visaggio and illustrated by Jason Smith. In June 2020, the series was canceled after one season.{{cite Magazine|last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Vagrant Queen' Canceled at Syfy (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vagrant-queen-canceled-at-syfy-1300695 |access-date=June 28, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 26, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627223744/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vagrant-queen-canceled-at-syfy-1300695 |url-status=live }}
Premise
Elida has built a life as a scavenger and outlaw, but when an old frenemy, Isaac, turns up with news about her long-lost mother, she is forced to return to her broken kingdom with Isaac and Amae in hopes of staging a rescue before a deadly childhood foe, Commander Lazaro, finds them.
Cast
=Main=
- Adriyan Rae as Elida (aka. Eldaya) Al-Feyr
- Tim Rozon as Isaac Stelling
- Alex McGregor as Amae Rali
=Recurring=
- Bonnie Mbuli as Xevelyn
- Colin Moss as Hath
- Paul du Toit as Commander Ori Lazaro, later Grand Supreme Leader
- Steven John Ward as Chaz Rali
- Leon Clingman as Dengar
- Jennifer Steyn as Ihred
- Richard Wright-Firth as Xija Station Manager, SAO #1, Gluber Driver/Mr Body, Flustered Traveller, Stox and New Admiralty Officer.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = A Royal Ass-Kicking
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Jem Garrard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|27}}
|ShortSummary = Former queen Elida is cornered by her nemesis. An old friend comes to her aid, delivering big news.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Yippee Ki Yay
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Jem Garrard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|03}}
|ShortSummary = The team are forced to stop for repairs, but the cannibals who inhabit the planet have other plans
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Nobody's Queen
|DirectedBy = Danishka Esterhazy
|WrittenBy = Mika Collins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|10}}
|ShortSummary = Elida deals with the life she left behind. Isaac and Amae find themselves in dangerous territory.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = In a Sticky Spot
|DirectedBy = Danishka Esterhazy
|WrittenBy = Mariko Tamaki
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|23}}{{efn|Released on digital marketplaces such as Amazon Prime Video and iTunes on April 17, 2020.}}
|ShortSummary = A stealth mission through the Republic border becomes a fight for survival as Lazaro closes in.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Temple of Doom
|DirectedBy = Natalie Haarhoff & Cindy Lee
|WrittenBy = Jem Garrard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|30}}
|ShortSummary = The team arrive on Wix to unexpected revelations. Betrayal leads to a bloody showdown.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Requiem for the Republic
|DirectedBy = Natalie Haarhoff & Cindy Lee
|WrittenBy = Mika Collins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|07}}
|ShortSummary = The team must fix their ship while avoiding the dangers of Wix. Lazaro begins his ascent to power.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Sunshine Express Yourself
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Mariko Tamaki
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|14}}
|ShortSummary = Elida leaves the team to take a scav job while Isaac and Amae battle hijackers on board a train.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = No Clue
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Mika Collins & Mariko Tamaki
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|21}}
|ShortSummary = Adrift in space, the team find themselves in the middle of a very strange murder mystery.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = All Old Things Must Pass – Part 1
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Jem Garrard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|28}}
|ShortSummary = The team arrive on Arriopa to take down Lazaro. A face from the past unexpectedly returns.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = All Old Things Must Pass – Part 2
|DirectedBy = Jem Garrard
|WrittenBy = Jem Garrard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|04}}
|ShortSummary = Arriopa is in chaos. Elida makes a final push to stop Lazaro, but a shocking new threat arises.
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Production
On May 17, 2019, it was announced that Syfy had given a straight-to-series order to adapt the comic book series Vagrant Queen. Blue Ice Pictures produced the TV series with F. J. DeSanto & Damian Wassel of Vault Comics. Jem Garrard served as showrunner and also directed certain episodes as well as Danishka Esterhazy.{{cite web|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/syfys-vagrant-queen-adriyan-rae-to-star-in-live-action-space-tale-1202617182/|title=Syfy's 'Vagrant Queen': Adriyan Rae To Star In Live-Action Space Tale|date=May 17, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830005517/https://deadline.com/2019/05/syfys-vagrant-queen-adriyan-rae-to-star-in-live-action-space-tale-1202617182/|url-status=live}} Writers for the show included Jem Garrard, Mariko Tamaki, and Mika Collins, with Gerrard having written about a third of the episodes.{{cite web |last1=Weiss |first1=Josh |title=LONG MAY SHE REIGN! MEET THE MOTLEY CREW OF SYFY'S VAGRANT QUEEN IN FIRST TRAILER & KEY ART |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/vagrant-queen-syfy-trailer-key-art |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=February 26, 2020 |date=February 14, 2020 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226170724/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/vagrant-queen-syfy-trailer-key-art |url-status=live }}
=Casting=
On May 17, 2019, Adriyan Rae was cast as Elida, Tim Rozon as Isaac, and Paul du Toit as Commander Lazaro. On February 14, 2020, Alex McGregor was revealed to be Amae in the show.{{cite web|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|title='Vagrant Queen': Syfy Releases Trailer, Premiere Date for Snarky Space Opera|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/vagrant-queen-syfy-drops-trailer-and-premiere-date-for-vault-comics-adaptation-1202860326/|date=February 17, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216024038/https://deadline.com/2020/02/vagrant-queen-syfy-drops-trailer-and-premiere-date-for-vault-comics-adaptation-1202860326/|url-status=live}}
=Filming=
On May 17, 2019, principal photography was set for July 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Release
On September 23, 2019, Syfy released the first teaser trailer for the series.{{cite web |last1=Dominguez |first1=Noah |title=Vagrant Queen: Syfy Reveals First-Look Teaser |url=https://www.cbr.com/vagrant-queen-tv-series-syfy-first-look-promo/ |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=February 26, 2020 |date=September 23, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226165220/https://www.cbr.com/vagrant-queen-tv-series-syfy-first-look-promo/ |url-status=live }} On February 14, 2020, Syfy released key art for the series and set the premiere date for March 27, 2020.
The series premiered on March 27, 2020 and was scheduled air its run on Fridays at 10 p.m. (ET), but the April 17 episode was preempted and moved to April 23 (Thursday) at 11 p.m. — possibly indicating that the network began burning off the remaining episodes ahead of cancellation.{{cite web |last1=Saclao |first1=Christian |title=Is Vagrant Queen on the brink of being cancelled? |url=https://geekspin.co/vagrant-queen-on-the-brink-of-being-cancelled-syfy/ |publisher=Geekspin |access-date=April 23, 2020 |date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924084502/https://geekspin.co/vagrant-queen-on-the-brink-of-being-cancelled-syfy/ |url-status=live }} On June 26, Syfy confirmed the cancellation of the series after one season due to low ratings.
Home Media
Vagrant Queen was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Dazzler Media on July 13, 2020 for Region 2. Other versions were released for the French market, an alternate UK version and various streaming services.
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External links
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