Salvation
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Salvation (2017) is a drama and science-fiction series from CBS. It has built a run of 26 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on July 12, 2017. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What Salvation Is About
Salvation centers on an MIT grad student and a tech superstar who bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery–that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 26 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its drama/science-fiction roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers and Jennifer Finnigan to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Jennifer Finnigan, Ian Anthony Dale, Santiago Cabrera and Rachel Drance lead the cast.
Key roles include Charlie Rowe as Liam Cole; Jacqueline Byers as Jillian Hayes; Jennifer Finnigan as Grace Barrows; Ian Anthony Dale as Harris Edwards; Santiago Cabrera as Darius Tanz.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, science-fiction and thriller have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside CBS’s other originals, a 7.3/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2017 and carried by CBS with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and science-fiction viewers.
How Salvation Compares
If Salvation lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/science-fiction 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
Salvation comes from CBS. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Salvation is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Charlie Rowe and Jacqueline Byers doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/science-fiction roots, It has held up since 2017 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Salvation is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and science-fiction lane, at 26 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.3/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.3/10. Watch it if you want drama/science-fiction you can settle into.
