History Series / Atlantis

-->'''Jason''':''You should fear me as they[evil troll like creatures] do! I am Jason, slayer of the minotaur. ... I will slay you as I did the Earth Bull. I will tear down your temple and I will scatter your followers to the four winds!''

-->''You should fear me as they[evil troll like creatures]! I am Jason, slayer of the minotaur ... I will slay you as I did the Earth Bull. I will tear down your temple and I will scatter your followers to the four winds!''

* XMeetsY: ''[[Series/{{Merlin}} Merlin]]'' meets ''[[Series/TheATeam The A Team]]'' in [[Main/RecycledInSpace Ancient Greece]] as described in [http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/28/atlantis-bbc-saturday-night this article].

* VaguenessIsComing: The soothsayer gives some ''very'' vague and cryptic warnings of doom and oncoming evil.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Jason has lived in our world his entire life, and is now in Atlantis brought by unknown means. [[spoiler:Although if we take the soothsayer's words at face value, it is possible he may have been born in Atlantis]].

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Jason has lived in our world his entire life, and is now in Atlantis brought by unknown means. [[Spoiler: Although if we take the soothsayer's words at face value, it is possible he may have been born in Atlantis]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: Howard Overman was a frequent guest writer for ''Merlin'' and co-created the series with executive producers of that show Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy; the show also shares its filming base in Wales and some other creative talent such as directors and composer Rob Lane.

* {{Expy}}: As the SpiritualSuccessor of ''Merlin'', fans watching the first episode would be forgiven for playing a game of 'he/she's the [Merlin character] of the show'.
** Well let's start off with King Minos, with his line in the trailer ''"You dare to defy your king?"'' he's pretty much introduced himself as an expy of Uther. While he isn't downright evil, he isn't the nicest guy either.
** Then there's his daughter Ariadne who, much like Morgana, doesn't agree with every choice her father makes running the kingdom. She's Series 1 Morgana for now, but knowing what happened to Morgana in later series (turning to the dark side and going crazy), we should keep an eye on her.
** Pythagoras is pretty much a much younger version of Gaius. The smart guy who the hero meets within the first five minutes of him arriving in the city. His healing of Jason's arrow wound to the arm shows that he has some medical knowledge, and like Gaius he has to put up with the King's guard ransacking his chambers while searching for the hero, it won't be the last time that happens for sure. The only thing he lacks is Gaius' many years of experience, having witness both great and horrible things, Pythagoras is more innocent and naive compared to Gaius' wise old man persona.
** Let's not forget the hero himself, of course Jason will be compared to Merlin but he also has a lot in common with Arthur. While Merlin mostly used magic rather than sword skills and physical strength, not being exceptionally skilled at either of them, Jason doesn't have that luxury and soon has to learn to fight, luckily it isn't long before he gets experience. Like Merlin, Jason first arrives at the series main setting at the start of the first episode and it isn't long before he gets into trouble and meets new friends and enemies, he also has to keep his true nature secret from those who would seek to destroy him. Like both Merlin and Arthur, secrets and mystery surround Jason's origin and he soon finds out that he is destined for great things.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' (and much in the same vein as previous 13x45-minute series such as ''{{Series/Robin Hood}}'' and the revived ''{{Series/Doctor Who}}''), created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' he of the Argonauts fame, but a young man from the 21st century who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become soldiers for hire to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' (and much in the same vein as previous 13x45-minute series such as ''{{Series/Robin Hood}}'' and the revived ''{{Series/Doctor Who}}''), created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' he of the Argonauts fame, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become soldiers for hire to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' (and much in the same vein as previous 13x45-minute series such as ''{{Series/RobinHood}}'' and the revived ''{{Series/DoctorWho}}''), created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' he of the Argonauts fame, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become soldiers for hire to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' he of the Argonauts fame, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become soldiers for hire to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' he from the Argonauts, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become soldiers for hire to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' the one from the Argonauts, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become partners to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', created by [[{{Series/Misfits}} Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' the one from the Argonauts, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become partners in crime to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.

A BBC1 series that began 28 September 2013 as a replacement for ''Series/Merlin'', created by [[Series/Misfits Howard Overman]] and sharing some of the same production team. However, the Jason seen here is ''not'' the one from the Argonauts, but a young man who is deep-sea diving, trying to find out about his missing father, when he abruptly vanishes and re-emerges in a pre-sinking Atlantis. Quickly making friends with Pythagoras and Hercules, they decide to become partners in crime to survive in the world Jason now finds himself in.