The 100
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
The 100 (2014) is a action and adventure series from The CW. It has built a run of 100 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on March 19, 2014. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 7 seasons.
What The 100 Is About
Ninety-seven years ago, nuclear Armageddon decimated planet Earth, destroying civilization. The only survivors were the 400 inhabitants of 12 international space stations that were in orbit at the time. Three generations have been born in space, the survivors now number 4,000, and resources are running out on their dying “Ark” – the 12 stations now linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors alive. Draconian measures including capital punishment and population control are the order of the day, as the leaders of the Ark take ruthless steps to ensure their future, including secretly exiling a group of 100 juvenile prisoners to the Earth’s surface to test whether it’s habitable.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 100 episodes, spread across 7 seasons and it leans into its action/adventure roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Eliza Taylor, Marie Avgeropoulos and Bob Morley to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Eliza Taylor, Marie Avgeropoulos, Bob Morley, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon and Paige Turco lead the cast.
Key roles include Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin; Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake; Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake; Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes; Richard Harmon as Jonathan Murphy.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, adventure and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside The CW’s other originals, a 7.7/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2014 and carried by The CW with the series still ended, it lands hardest with action and adventure viewers.
How The 100 Compares
If The 100 lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/adventure lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The 100 comes from The CW. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The 100 is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Eliza Taylor and Marie Avgeropoulos doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/adventure roots, It has held up since 2014 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The 100 is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and adventure lane, at 100 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.7/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.7/10. Watch it if you want action/adventure you can settle into.
