History Series / Extinct

''Extinct'' is a post-apocalyptic science fiction television series written by Creator/OrsonScottCard and Creator/AaronJohnston. It is Creator/BYUtv's second scripted series and was picked up for 10 episodes, eight of which were released on 1 October 2017. The last two episodes were released on 19 November 2017. On 5 January 2018, [=BYUtv=] announced that they would not renew the series. [=BYUtv=] soon lost the broadcast rights to the show, but the episodes reappeared for streaming in 2023. As of this writing, you can watch it for free [[https://www.byutv.org/Show/e5f3bb84-3e34-4b51-8d71-e4d538fd93b2 here]] or on the [=BYUtv=] app.

* CloningBlues: Some of the characters don't react well to discovering that they are clones of their original selves... [[spoiler: especially when they find out that this isn't the first time they've been cloned]].

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The flashbacks to the Reborns' first lives mostly look like they could have been contemporary with the time the show first aired, minus the alien invasion. The civilian technology is basically the same, except that tablets have transparent screens. Military tech is a bit more advanced, including riot shields with cloaking capability, [[HolographicTerminal holographic displays]], and intelligent hovering drones. This can be attributed to the Originators secretly collaborating with the FBI and the military, accelerating technology beyond its normal development.

** In "Wounds," [[spoiler: Nicholas wakes up with bright RedEyesTakeWarning, showing he has turned.]]

''Extinct'' is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction television series written by Creator/OrsonScottCard and Creator/AaronJohnston. It is Creator/BYUtv's second scripted series and was picked up for 10 episodes, eight of which were released on 1 October 2017. The last two episodes were released on 19 November 2017. On 5 January 2018, [=BYUtv=] announced that they would not renew the series. [=BYUtv=] soon lost the broadcast rights to the show, but the episodes reappeared for streaming in 2023. As of this writing, you can watch it for free [[https://www.byutv.org/Show/e5f3bb84-3e34-4b51-8d71-e4d538fd93b2 here]] or on the [=BYUtv=] app.

Since the cancellation of the series, Card has released the first in a [[series of books]](https://www.goodreads.com/series/232753-extinct) that take place in the ''Extinct'' universe.

* CuriousQualmsOfConscience: Demonstrated at times by all \major Skin Rider characters. How often it occurs is proportional to how tightly the Skin Rider holds onto its human. It's seen often with Duncan, while it almost never happens with Jax.

** [[spoiler: When Nicolas is shot by a Skin Rider arrow, he tells Lynn that she must kill him if the tip was infected with the parasite. Lynn refuses. Over Ezra's objections, Lynn and Kylie bring Nicolas with them on their journey to the settlement. Nicolas eventually turns and is killed by Kylie.]]

* NuclearOption: The weapon to destroy the Ancestor is actually two separate devices: one is a specialized weapon that destroys it from within, the other is a more conventional explosive which will kill the person who deploys it. The latter is explicitly referred to as "the nuclear option."

* SlowTransformation: Abram, Lynn, and Nicolas all become infected at various points and manifest the slow spread of parasitic tendrils under the skin. [[spoiler: Abram and Lynn are able to use the Sparks to eliminate the parasite before it takes hold. Nicolas isn't so lucky.]]