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Riftworld Chronicles

Riftworld Chronicles

20151 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A struggling journalist teams up with a dimension-traveling wizard who is stuck in our world without his magic powers. She helps him on his quest to return home in exchange for the rights to his story. When a rift between the realms opens up and fantastical foes invade, they are forced to solve the mystery of what binds their worlds, and their fates, together.

Created by Jonathan Williams
Written by Jonathan Williams
NetworksCBC Comedy

Top Cast

Tahmoh Penikett

Tahmoh Penikett

Alar of Caer Caladh

Erin Karpluk

Erin Karpluk

Kim

Munro Chambers

Munro Chambers

Wes

Helen Johns

Helen Johns

Narrator

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

Pleasant Man

Emily Piggford

Emily Piggford

Tracy

Themes & Keywords

riftinterdimensional beings

About Riftworld Chronicles

Riftworld Chronicles is a sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of rift, interdimensional beings. Created by Jonathan Williams, it stars Tahmoh Penikett, Erin Karpluk, Munro Chambers. A struggling journalist teams up with a dimension-traveling wizard who is stuck in our world without his magic powers. She helps him on his quest to return home in exchange for the rights to his story. When a rift between the realms opens up and fantastical foes invade, they are forced to solve the mystery of what binds their worlds, and their fates, together.

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