Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction movie Alien Nation, television shows seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. He is married with one daughter and two sons - all three children adopted from Russia. He resides in California, USA. O'Bannon grew up in a home influenced by the film industry. The son of a gaffer, he was surrounded by film from his birth. His father worked on various films through Warner Bros. golden age, and his mother was a professional dancer who performed with Fred Astaire. He started writing in high school, and wrote many spec scripts (works written "on speculation", without a verbal or written contract), and eventually submitted them to NBC's Amazing Stories and CBS's The Twilight Zone (1985). CBS bought one of them, and after a second script sale for The Twilight Zone, he was hired on as a staff writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rockne S. O'Bannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Evil

Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

Release Date: 2019-09-26

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 807

Constantine

A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.

Release Date: 2014-10-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1532

Defiance

In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.

Release Date: 2013-04-15

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 492

Cult

After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult joins a journalist blogger in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program, in real life.

Release Date: 2013-02-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 35

Revolution

One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years later, a young woman's life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously—and unbeknownst to her—had something to do with the blackout. An unlikely group sets out off on a daring journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.

Release Date: 2012-09-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 550

V

A re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for something more malevolent.

Release Date: 2009-11-03

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 735

The Triangle

A shipping magnate hires four experts from various fields to investigate what happened to his ships that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The team discovers a threat that might unravel time itself and cause the world to end.

Release Date: 2005-12-05

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 153

Fatal Error

Seven executives die while on a video conference call, the victims of a rapidly spreading virus. Dr. Samantha Craig (Janine Turner) and disgraced doctor Nick Baldwin (Antonio Sabato Jr.) investigate, tracking the disease to a rival firm able to spread computer viruses to humans. They also discover the virus has killed before and is continuing on its deadly path, unless someone can stop it.

Release Date: 1999-03-28

Department: Writing

Job: Teleplay

Vote Count: 11

Farscape

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.

Release Date: 1999-03-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 536

Creature

An amphibious shark-like monster attacks an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island.

Release Date: 1998-05-18

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 67

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy

Matt and George investigate a series of strange occurrences involving newcomers, who are found to be programmed to carry out someone's dirty work. The method by which they are brainwashed dates back to the slave ship's rebellion group, the Udara, who, we discover, Susan was a part of. Susan and George's lives are further disrupted when Buck enrols in the police academy.

Release Date: 1997-07-29

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 22

Invasion

Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive mentality, the aliens are absolutely dedicated to transforming every human on Earth and do so with alarming swiftness. Only a small group of humans remain who have the medical knowledge to devise antibodies to reverse the effects of the virus.

Release Date: 1997-05-04

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 19

Alien Nation: The Enemy Within

When detectives Sikes and Francisco are presented with the mysterious death of an Eeno, Matt is stupefied to discover that George rudely snubs the case. He, like most newcomers, reviles the outcast Eenos. As the case unfolds, George has to reassess his prejudices, and George's family help save the city from an alien threat originating in an Eeno waste disposal facility.

Release Date: 1996-11-12

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 23

Alien Nation: Millennium

It's 1999, and as the end of the millenium approaches, people are attempting to find spiritual enlightenment. But a few people want to skip all the work that entails, and a holy Tenktonese relic in the hands of a heretic is giving them a shortcut. But it's not quite as easily controlled as she says.

Release Date: 1996-01-02

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 21

Alien Nation: Body and Soul

Sikes and Francisco are called in to a case when a mysterious young girl, who looks part Newcomer, part human, appears. Her huge, brutish counterpart tries to free her from the precinct, and their bizarre relationship turns out to be the result of a slaveship medical experiment. Meanwhile, Cathy and Matt are going to sex school, in preparation of becoming intimate, while Buck distresses his parents by his anti-human opinions.

Release Date: 1995-10-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 20

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.

Release Date: 1995-03-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 32

Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

Followup movie to the TV series about 250,000 aliens, or "newcomers" as they are known, who have by now settled alongside the humans in California. Most of the newcomers were slaves, and the slave masters are now looking for them. They send Aponso to earth to locate the slaves ready for the aliens to pick them up.

Release Date: 1994-10-25

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 30

seaQuest DSV

In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.

Release Date: 1993-09-12

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 131

Fear

Psychic Ally Sheedy helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!

Release Date: 1990-07-15

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 30

Alien Nation

A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of Los Angeles' newest immigrant population: extraterrestrials.

Release Date: 1989-09-18

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 6

Alien Nation

A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

Release Date: 1988-10-07

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 309

Alien Nation

An alien race on Earth tries to co-exist with humans, despite the segregationist restrictions that have been placed on them.

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Alien Nation

Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.

Release Date: 1989-09-18

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 124

Amazing Stories

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

Release Date: 1985-09-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 198

The Twilight Zone

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

Release Date: 1985-09-27

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 219