Sharknado (Film Series)
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| Sharknado | |
| Directed by | Anthony C. Ferrante |
| Produced by | David Michael Latt |
| Written by | Thunder Levin |
| Starring | Ian Ziering Tara Reid |
| Music by | Christopher Cano Chris Ridenhour |
| Production company | The Asylum Syfy Films |
| Distributed by | Syfy |
| Release date | 1: July 11, 2013 2: July 30, 2014 3: July 22, 2015 4: July 31, 2016 5: July 2017 |
| Running time | 360 minutes (4 films) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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Films
| Occupation | Main Films | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharknado (2013) | The Second One (2014) | Oh Hell No! (2015) | The 4th Awakens (2016) | Global Swarming (2017) | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | |
| Director | Anthony C. Ferrante | |||||
| Producer | David Michael Latt | |||||
| Writer | Thunder Levin | Thunder Levin Scotty Mullen | Scotty Mullen | |||
| Editor | William Boodell | Ana Florit Vashi Nedomansky | Christopher Roth | Ana Florit | Ana Florit Ryan Mitchelle | TBA |
| Cinematography | Ben Demaree | Laura Beth Love | Ryan Broomberg | TBA | ||
| Composer | Ramin Kousha | Christopher Cano Chris Ridenhour | TBA | |||
| Production Company | Syfy Films The Asylum | |||||
| Distributor | Syfy | |||||
| Runtime | 85 minutes | 95 minutes | 90 minutes | TBA | ||
| Released | July 11, 2013 | July 30, 2014 | July 22, 2015 | July 31, 2016 | August 6, 2017 | August 19, 2018 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Spin-offs
Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2015)
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
Recurring cast and characters
List indicator(s)
- 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.
| Characters | Main Films | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharknado (2013) | Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) | Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016) | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) | ||
| Finley Allan "Fin" Shepard | Ian Ziering | |||||
| April Dawn Wexler Shepard | Tara Reid | |||||
| Claudia Shepard | Aubrey Peeples | Ryan Newman | ||||
| Nova Clarke | Cassie Scerbo | Cassie Scerbo | Cassie Scerbo | |||
| Matt Shepard | Chuck Hittinger | Cody Linley | ||||
| Martin Brody | Mark McGrath | |||||
| Jedward | Themselves | |||||
| Gilbert Grayson Shepard | David Hasselhoff | |||||
| Gilbert Shepard, Jr. | Christopher Shone Nicholas Shone | Billy Barratt (present) Dolph Lundgren (future) | ||||
Reception
- For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.
Ratings
| Film | Release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating | Budget | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharknado | July 11, 2013 | 1.37 | N/A | $2 million | |
| Sharknado 2: The Second One | July 30, 2014 | 3.87 | 1.6 | $1.5–2 million | |
| Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | July 22, 2015 | 2.81 | 0.9 | $2.4 million | |
| Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | July 31, 2016 | 2.77 | 0.8 | $3 million | |
| Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | August 6, 2017 | 1.89 | 0.6 | $3 million |
Critical response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Sharknado | 82% (17 reviews) | N/A |
| Sharknado 2: The Second One | 59% (27 reviews) | 50 (17 reviews) |
| Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | 34% (32 reviews) | 53 (19 reviews) |
| Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | 18% (11 reviews) | 35 (7 reviews) |
| Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | 38% (8 reviews) | N/A |
| Average | 55% | 46 |
Other media
Sharknado: The Video Game
How to Survive a Sharknado
Archie vs. Sharknado
Related media
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.
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.
