Sharknado (Film Series)

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Sharknado is the name of a series of disaster horror comedy sci-fi films released by Syfy starting in 2013. It has since been expanded into video games and comics. A spin-off film, Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, was released in 2015.

The series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin and April Shepard, a husband and wife who continue to encounter "sharknadoes" wherever they go.

[edit] Films

[edit] Sharknado (2013)

Main article: Sharknado

A freak cyclone hits Los Angeles causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in water spouts and flood the city with shark-infested seawater. Bar-owner and surfer Fin (Ian Ziering) sets out with his friends to rescue his estranged wife, April (Tara Reid), and their teenage daughter, Claudia, before the "sharknado" reaches them.

[edit] Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

Main arictle: Sharknado 2: The Second One

While Fin and April are in New York City to promote April's book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, about the Los Angeles sharknado, the city is hit by a severe storm causing new "sharknadoes" to emerge.

[edit] Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)

Main article: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Following the events of the previous film, Fin and April have remarried and are expecting another child. For his heroics in the "sharknado" battles in Los Angeles and New York, Fin is in Washington, D.C. to receive an award from the president. However, when he is there he encounters a new "sharknado" which begins to make its way down the "Feast Coast" to Florida.

[edit] Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Main article: Sharknado: The 4th Awakens

Sharknado 4 was confirmed to follow upon Sharknado 3's premiere. Sharknado 3 concludes with a cliffhanger regarding whether or not April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad after the film promotes a Twitter campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results revealed at the start of Sharknado 4, which first aired on Syfy on July 31, 2016. Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, and David Hasselhoff reprise their roles from previous films. New cast members include: Tommy Davidson as Aston Reynolds, playboy tech billionaire and Astro-X; Cody Linley replacing Chuck Hittinger as Matt Shepard; Imani Hakim as Gabrielle, a soldier and Matt's girlfriend; Gary Busey as Wilford Wexler, April's rich father; Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard, Fin's mother; Masiela Lusha as Gemini, Fin's cousin.;

The title and poster of the film is an homage to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

[edit] Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)

Main article: Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

A fifth Sharknado film was confirmed in October 2016, and is set to be released on August 6, 2017. The title was going to be Sharknado 5... Earth 0, but on June 1, 2017, the title was unveiled to be Sharknado 5: Global Swarming with the tagline "Make America Bait Again". Ian Ziering and Tara Reid have been confirmed to reprise their roles as Fin Shepard and April Wexler. Cassie Scerbo has also been reported to be returning for the fifth installment. Filming occurred in more than 5 countries, including the UK, Australia and Bulgaria.

[edit] The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)

Main article: The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time is set to be released on August 19, 2018. Tara Reid, Ian Ziering and Cassie Scerbo are set to return, and the film will feature time travel, Nazis, dinosaurs, knights, and Noah's ark. On March 28, 2018, Syfy confirmed the film will be the final installment of the series. On May 25, the film's title was revealed by a released teaser trailer.

[edit] Spin-offs

[edit] Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2015)

[edit] Locations

• Los Angeles, California is the setting of Sharknado and Lavalantula
• New York, New York is the setting of Sharknado 2: The Second One
• Washington, DC and Orlando, Florida are the settings of Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
• Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting of Sharknado: The 4th Awakens

[edit] Recurring cast and characters

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• This table only includes characters which have appeared in more than one film in the series.
• A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

[edit] Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

[edit] Ratings

[edit] Critical response

[edit] Other media

[edit] Sharknado: The Video Game

[edit] How to Survive a Sharknado

[edit] Archie vs. Sharknado

[edit] Related media

[edit] Z Nation

Main article: Z Nation

Roberta Warren, an ex-National guard and main character in the television series Z Nation (played by Kellita Smith), makes an appearance in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! with a lower rank, establishing the Sharknado series as a prequel to Z Nation.

[edit] Lavalantula

Colton West (played by Steve Guttenberg), the lead character from Lavalantula , appears in Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, and Fin (played by Ian Ziering) also appears in the 2015 film Lavalantula.

[edit] References

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