Editing 12 Monkeys (section)

== Television series  ==
[[File:Aaron Stanford - Nikita (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Actor [[Aaron Stanford]], who portrays James Cole in the television adaptation]]
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On August 26, 2013, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' announced that [[Syfy]] was developing a [[12 Monkeys (TV series)|''12 Monkeys'' television series]] based on the film. Production began in November 2013. The [[television pilot|pilot]] was written by [[Terry Matalas]] and Travis Fickett, who had previously written for the series ''[[Terra Nova (TV series)|Terra Nova]]''. Due to the series being labeled as "cast contingent", the series did not move forward until the roles of Cole and Goines were cast.<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Lynette Rice | title=SyFy orders '12 Monkeys' pilot | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/08/26/syfy-orders-12-monkeys-pilot | date=August 26, 2013 | access-date=August 27, 2013 | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230134140/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/08/26/syfy-orders-12-monkeys-pilot/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2014, Syfy [[green-light]]ed the first season, which consisted of 13 episodes, including the pilot filmed in 2013. The series premiered on January 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/04/syfy-greenlights-12-episodes-of-12-monkeys/251263/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405022929/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/04/syfy-greenlights-12-episodes-of-12-monkeys/251263/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2014 |title=Syfy Greenlights 12 Episodes of '12 Monkeys' (Updated)|work=TV by the Numbers|author=Bibel, Sara|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=April 5, 2014}}</ref> On March 12, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season that began airing in April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/03/12/12-monkeys-renewed-season-2-syfy/|title=12 Monkeys Renewed for Season 2|website=[[TVLine]]|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409092837/https://tvline.com/2015/03/12/12-monkeys-renewed-season-2-syfy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Actress Madeleine Stowe  made an appearance in one Season 2 episode, being the only cast member of the film to appear on the series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abrams |first1=Natalie |title='12 Monkeys' taps Madeleine Stowe for special season 2 role — exclusive |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/02/25/12-monkeys-madeleine-stowe-season-2-syfy/ |website=EW.com |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=26 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> On June 29, 2016, the series was renewed for a 10-episode third season, set to premiere in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/29/12-monkeys-season-3-renewal|title=12 Monkeys renewed for season 3 — exclusive|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409100525/https://ew.com/article/2016/06/29/12-monkeys-season-3-renewal/|url-status=live}}</ref> The third season aired over three consecutive nights, from May 19 to May 21, 2017. A fourth and final season was announced on March 16, 2017. The eleven-episode fourth season ran from June 15 to July 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/03/16/12-monkeys-season-3-premiere-date-renewal/|title='12 Monkeys' Renewed for Fourth and Final Season|author=Natalie Abrams|date=March 16, 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409094519/https://ew.com/tv/2017/03/16/12-monkeys-season-3-premiere-date-renewal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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