Android Apocalypse, also known as Facing Extinction, is a 2006 science fiction

Science fiction

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 film starring Scott Bairstow

Scott Bairstow

Scott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...

 and Joseph Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

Joseph "Joey" Lawrence is an American actor, R&B-singer, and TV-host. He is known for his roles in the TV-series Gimme a Break!, Blossom, and Melissa & Joey.- Early life :...

. The film was written by Karl Schiffman and directed by Paul Ziller for Sci Fi Channel

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 as a television film. It is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth that is ruled by androids, and explores the relationship between a human, Jute (Bairstow), and an android, DeeCee (Lawrence) who is beginning to develop emotions.

Plot

On an android-controlled, post-apocalyptic Earth a human man named Jute (Bairstow) is convicted of murdering an android. Deecee (Lawrence) is an android who is beginning to develop human emotion, and is being transported to an android-run prison facility along with Jute. While in transit, their police vehicle is attacked. Jute and Deecee escape and are forced into a strained alliance in order to survive in the harsh deserts of the world. As these two characters flee android authorities they stumble upon a genocidal plot being orchestrated by the leader of the androids, who hopes to rid the planet of human life forever.

Cast

• Scott Bairstow
  Scott Bairstow
  Scott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...
  
   as Jute.
• Joseph Lawrence
  Joey Lawrence
  Joseph "Joey" Lawrence is an American actor, R&B-singer, and TV-host. He is known for his roles in the TV-series Gimme a Break!, Blossom, and Melissa & Joey.- Early life :...
  
   as DeeCee.
• Chris Jericho
  Chris Jericho
  Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
  
   as TeeDee.
• Troy Skog as Varrta.
• Wendy Anderson as Mrs. Carlson.
• Brian Hlushko as Eric Carlson.
• Mike O'Brien as Link Hamilton.
• Amy Matysio
  Amy Matysio
  Amy Matysio is a Canadian theater, TV & movie actress.-Education:She holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Regina and has studied at University of York in England.-Awards:...
  
   as Rachael.
• Shannon Jardine as Joy.
• Corey Livingstone as Borka.
• Anne Nahabedian as Tranc.
• Aidan Simpson as Polton.

Distribution

Android Apocalypse was a television film produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. It was first aired on the 24th of June, 2006.

Reception

Android Apocalypse was not received well by critics or the public, it was given mediocre reviews and remains fairly unpopular.

See also

Alien Apocalypse

Alien Apocalypse

Alien Apocalypse is a 2005 Sci Fi channel original movie, directed and written by Josh Becker, and starring Bruce Campbell, Renee O'Connor, Remington Franklin, Michael Cory Davis and Peter Jason. It was released on DVD on March 26, 2005.-Plot:...

, a film with the same premise (Earth conquered/ruled), but with regard to aliens.