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* Jenifer Connelly as Melanie Cavill
* Jenifer Connelly as Melanie Cavill
* Lena Hall as Sayori
* Lena Hall as Sayori
* <nowiki>[[Mickey Sumner]]</nowiki> as [Bess Till]]
* Mickey Sumner as Bess Till
* [[Benjamin Haigh|Aiden Lovekamp]] as Fergus
* [[Sasha Frolova]] as [[Pixi Aariak]]


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* A-lot of characters are different and unknown, yet some of the main characters made it into the series, and some characters seem reminicent of current characters in the show (such as Sayori and Ruth Wardell, or Fergus and Miles).
* A-lot of characters are different and unknown, yet some of the main characters made it into the series, and some characters seem similar to current characters in the show (such as Sayori and Ruth Wardell, or Fergus and Miles).
* The pilot episode was much darker than the show, as there was cannibalism and the entire train was more like a cult. One of the supporting factors is the fact that the engineers are "monk-like in mien."
* The pilot episode was much darker than the show, as there was cannibalism and the entire train was more like a cult. One of the supporting factors is the fact that the engineers are "monk-like in mien."<ref name=":0">https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/snowpiercer-101-first-the-weather-changed-2020.pdf</ref>
* The episode seems to lean more towards the movie than the current show does, as the train hits 2 massive walls of ice in the episode.
* The episode seems to lean more towards the movie than the current show does, as the train hits 2 massive walls of ice in the episode.<ref name=":0" />
* The events of a breach in the cattle car is very similar to the one in Season 1 Episode 2.
* The event of a breach in one of the cattle cars is very similar to the one in [[Prepare to Brace|Season 1 Episode 2]].<ref name=":0" />
* Melanie was supposed to be blonde in the pilot.
* Melanie was supposed to be blonde in the pilot.
* In the pilot, Wilford Industries was known as "Wilford Industries & Transport" instead of just Wilford Industries.
* In the pilot, Wilford Industries was known as "Wilford Industries & Transport" instead of just Wilford Industries.
* Wilford isn't on-board Snowpiercer just like season 1 of the series, however his backstory in the pilot seems darker. According to Sayori, Wilford's father grandfather worked in a car factory, but lost their job when the factory shutdown. His father went on a search for a job but never returned and his mother lost her house, leading them to living in shelters, the streets and eventually railyards and empty trains. His mother had to sacrifice herself for Wilford to go to school.
* Wilford isn't on-board Snowpiercer just like season 1 of the series, however his backstory in the pilot seems darker. According to Sayori, Wilford's father grandfather worked in a car factory, but lost their job when the factory shutdown. His father went on a search for a job but never returned and his mother lost her house, leading them to living in shelters, the streets and eventually railyards and empty trains. His mother had to sacrifice herself for Wilford to go to school.<ref name=":0" />
* According to the script, the temperature outside in the pilot is -140 degrees, compared to the show's -110/120 average and the comic's -80.
* According to the script, the temperature outside in the pilot is -140 degrees, compared to the show's -110/120 average and the comic's -80.<ref name=":0" />
* The Brakemen's uniforms were maroon colored instead of the blue in the TV Series.
* The Brakemen's uniforms were maroon colored instead of the blue in the TV Series.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CewS09UJe3t/?hl=en&img_index=1</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-Zl3mHnqp/</ref>
* The Wilford Industries & Transport plaque was re-used to make the Wilford Industries website's welcome page despite being dated.
* The Wilford Industries & Transport plaque was re-used to make the Wilford Industries website's welcome page despite being dated.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045538/https://www.tntdrama.com/snowpiercer/wilfordindustries#/</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
'''Screenshots recovered from the episode'''<gallery>
'''Screenshots recovered from the episode'''<ref name=":1">[https://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/snowpiercer https://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/shttps://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/snowpiercer]</ref><gallery>
File:Pilot .jpg|Near the end of the episode
File:Pilot .jpg|Near the end of the episode
File:Snowpiercer Pilot 8.png|Tail section looking uptrain, with Sayori in the center
File:Snowpiercer Pilot 8.png|Tail section looking uptrain, with Sayori in the center
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File:Pilot layton.png|Layton
File:Pilot layton.png|Layton
File:Pilot door open.png|A door opening somewhere in the tail
File:Pilot door open.png|A door opening somewhere in the tail
</gallery>'''Sets'''<gallery>
</gallery>'''Sets'''<ref name=":1" /><gallery>
File:Pilot engine.png|Engine
File:Pilot engine.png|Engine
File:Pilot melanieroom2.png|Melanie's Quarters in the engine
File:Pilot melanieroom2.png|Melanie's Quarters in the engine
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File:Pilot subtrain.jpg|Sub-train
File:Pilot subtrain.jpg|Sub-train
File:Pilot subtrain2.jpg|Sub-train
File:Pilot subtrain2.jpg|Sub-train
</gallery>'''Concept Art'''<gallery>
</gallery>'''Concept Art'''<ref name=":1" /><gallery>
File:Pilot concept.png|Ramming through ice
File:Pilot concept.png|Ramming through ice
File:Pilot train concept art.jpg|[[Pilot Train]] (Snowpiercer)
File:Pilot train concept art.jpg|[[Pilot Train]] (Snowpiercer)
File:Pilot episode concept art.png|Departure
File:Pilot episode concept art.png|Departure
File:Pilot meatlocker.png|Meat Locker
File:Pilot meatlocker.png|Meat Locker
</gallery>'''Behind The Scenes'''<gallery>
</gallery>'''Behind The Scenes'''<ref name=":1" /><gallery>
File:Pilot storyboard.png|Opening Scene Storyboards
File:Pilot storyboard.png|Opening Scene Storyboards
File:Pilot set blueprints.png|Cockpit Set Blueprints
File:Pilot set blueprints.png|Cockpit Set Blueprints
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File:Pilot osweiller.jpg|Post by Sam Otto
File:Pilot osweiller.jpg|Post by Sam Otto
File:Pilot wilfordindustries.png|Wilford Industries & Transport Plaque
File:Pilot wilfordindustries.png|Wilford Industries & Transport Plaque
</gallery>
</gallery>'''Audition Tapes'''
 
* [https://vimeo.com/210875730 Aiden Lovekamp's Fergus audition]
* [https://vimeo.com/218042554 Clara Pasieka's Pixi audition]
* [https://vimeo.com/218042554 Martin Chavez's Avi audition]
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Snowpiercer]]
[[Category:Snowpiercer]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]

Revision as of 20:31, 3 February 2024

All That Remains, better known as the Pilot Episode, was the unaired pilot episode of Snowpiercer. (A pilot episode is a standalone episode of a TV-Series made to sell the show to television networks/distributors as a testing ground to see and test if the series will be successful.)

The script was written and the episode was shot sometime between 2016 and 2017. It has never been released to the public and has most probably been lost to time, however concept art as well as numerous photographs of the sets, episode and the script has surfaced on the internet.

The 72 page script can be read here.

Plot

WIP

Known Cast

Trivia

  • A-lot of characters are different and unknown, yet some of the main characters made it into the series, and some characters seem similar to current characters in the show (such as Sayori and Ruth Wardell, or Fergus and Miles).
  • The pilot episode was much darker than the show, as there was cannibalism and the entire train was more like a cult. One of the supporting factors is the fact that the engineers are "monk-like in mien."[1]
  • The episode seems to lean more towards the movie than the current show does, as the train hits 2 massive walls of ice in the episode.[1]
  • The event of a breach in one of the cattle cars is very similar to the one in Season 1 Episode 2.[1]
  • Melanie was supposed to be blonde in the pilot.
  • In the pilot, Wilford Industries was known as "Wilford Industries & Transport" instead of just Wilford Industries.
  • Wilford isn't on-board Snowpiercer just like season 1 of the series, however his backstory in the pilot seems darker. According to Sayori, Wilford's father grandfather worked in a car factory, but lost their job when the factory shutdown. His father went on a search for a job but never returned and his mother lost her house, leading them to living in shelters, the streets and eventually railyards and empty trains. His mother had to sacrifice herself for Wilford to go to school.[1]
  • According to the script, the temperature outside in the pilot is -140 degrees, compared to the show's -110/120 average and the comic's -80.[1]
  • The Brakemen's uniforms were maroon colored instead of the blue in the TV Series.[2][3]
  • The Wilford Industries & Transport plaque was re-used to make the Wilford Industries website's welcome page despite being dated.[4]

Gallery

Screenshots recovered from the episode[5]

  • Near the end of the episode

    Near the end of the episode

  • Tail section looking uptrain, with Sayori in the center

    Tail section looking uptrain, with Sayori in the center

  • Ice over the tracks

    Ice over the tracks

  • C56 Breached

    C56 Breached

  • Layton

    Layton

  • A door opening somewhere in the tail

    A door opening somewhere in the tail

Sets[5]

  • Engine

    Engine

  • Melanie's Quarters in the engine

    Melanie's Quarters in the engine

  • Engine Hallway

    Engine Hallway

  • 1st Class Hallway

    1st Class Hallway

  • 1st Class Dining

    1st Class Dining

  • Beauty Salon

    Beauty Salon

  • Sushi Bar

    Sushi Bar

  • Cattle Car

    Cattle Car

  • Cattle Car

    Cattle Car

  • Agriculture Car

    Agriculture Car

  • Agriculture Car

    Agriculture Car

  • Bio Security Car

    Bio Security Car

  • Tail

    Tail

  • Tail

    Tail

  • Sub-train

    Sub-train

  • Sub-train

    Sub-train

Concept Art[5]

  • Ramming through ice

    Ramming through ice

  • Pilot Train (Snowpiercer)

    Pilot Train (Snowpiercer)

  • Departure

    Departure

  • Meat Locker

    Meat Locker

Behind The Scenes[5]

  • Opening Scene Storyboards

    Opening Scene Storyboards

  • Cockpit Set Blueprints

    Cockpit Set Blueprints

  • Mickey Sumner Photo

    Mickey Sumner Photo

  • Door Set

    Door Set

  • Melanie's Quarters Set Blueprints

    Melanie's Quarters Set Blueprints

  • Tail CGI

    Tail CGI

  • Sets

    Sets

  • Sets

    Sets

  • Lena Hall as her original character Sayori

    Lena Hall as her original character Sayori

  • Post by Sam Otto

    Post by Sam Otto

  • Wilford Industries & Transport Plaque

    Wilford Industries & Transport Plaque

Audition Tapes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/snowpiercer-101-first-the-weather-changed-2020.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CewS09UJe3t/?hl=en&img_index=1
  3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-Zl3mHnqp/
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045538/https://www.tntdrama.com/snowpiercer/wilfordindustries#/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/shttps://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/snowpiercer
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