Promise City (The 4400)
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Promise City is a fictional location in the science fiction
television series The 4400
.
with the guidance of Kyle Baldwin
. It is created as a safe haven for people who are promicin
-positive (P-positives), and also serves as the base of Collier's movement to spread promicin to the world. Collier intends for Promise City to be a model for the future, and the first stage to creating "Heaven on Earth".
Before founding Promise City, Collier had already begun to recruit residents. He had gathered together many P-positives, who had lived together in an isolated small town until they were discovered by Tom Baldwin. Since they were no longer safe from NTAC, the residents were uprooted, and led by Collier to found Promise City.
The area claimed by Collier started as just a run-down, highly polluted part of the South side docks of Seattle, WA. A square mile of the city is cordoned off with glowing devices that cause intense pain when approached. NTAC quickly discovers Collier's actions due to a vision by Maia Skouris
of their location. Collier announces that he welcomes any P-positives in Promise City, but warns that there will be consequences if the government interferes. He uses film crews to record the benefits his people are doing, like removing pollution from the water. He tries to demonstrate that with combined efforts of P-positives, even formerly undesirable land can once again sustain life. Despite Collier's warnings, the government sends in P-positive soldiers from their enhanced soldier program to try to put an end to Promise City. Their attempt is unsuccessful, and as a result Collier expands the boundaries of Promise City to double its size.
The residents remain at odds with the government until the outbreak of the Promicin virus starts killing thousands of people. With all of Seattle in panic and anarchy, Kyle Baldwin offers the government the use of his people (immune to the virus, due to already being P-positive) to restore order. Having no other options, NTAC accepts help from the residents from Promise City, while worrying that they will not relinquish control over the city after the incident. After the outbreak is contained, Collier instead expands the borders of Promise City to now encompass all of Seattle. His proclamation is received by cheers from the residents of Seattle, now largely P-positive themselves, with over 9,000 new people with abilities.
This group is later expanded to include all the residents of Seattle.
delta, the map used and the footage featuring Promise City makes it clear this is impossible. The commentary states that Promise City was shot in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
oin the Burrard Inlet
below the Second Narrows Bridge.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
.
History
Promise City was founded by Jordan CollierJordan Collier
Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
with the guidance of Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
. It is created as a safe haven for people who are promicin
Promicin
Promicin is a fictional neurotransmitter in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :The human body produces neurotransmitters that control and regulate bodily functions. In The 4400, every 4400 produces a fictitious neurotransmitter called promicin that enables him...
-positive (P-positives), and also serves as the base of Collier's movement to spread promicin to the world. Collier intends for Promise City to be a model for the future, and the first stage to creating "Heaven on Earth".
Before founding Promise City, Collier had already begun to recruit residents. He had gathered together many P-positives, who had lived together in an isolated small town until they were discovered by Tom Baldwin. Since they were no longer safe from NTAC, the residents were uprooted, and led by Collier to found Promise City.
The area claimed by Collier started as just a run-down, highly polluted part of the South side docks of Seattle, WA. A square mile of the city is cordoned off with glowing devices that cause intense pain when approached. NTAC quickly discovers Collier's actions due to a vision by Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
of their location. Collier announces that he welcomes any P-positives in Promise City, but warns that there will be consequences if the government interferes. He uses film crews to record the benefits his people are doing, like removing pollution from the water. He tries to demonstrate that with combined efforts of P-positives, even formerly undesirable land can once again sustain life. Despite Collier's warnings, the government sends in P-positive soldiers from their enhanced soldier program to try to put an end to Promise City. Their attempt is unsuccessful, and as a result Collier expands the boundaries of Promise City to double its size.
The residents remain at odds with the government until the outbreak of the Promicin virus starts killing thousands of people. With all of Seattle in panic and anarchy, Kyle Baldwin offers the government the use of his people (immune to the virus, due to already being P-positive) to restore order. Having no other options, NTAC accepts help from the residents from Promise City, while worrying that they will not relinquish control over the city after the incident. After the outbreak is contained, Collier instead expands the borders of Promise City to now encompass all of Seattle. His proclamation is received by cheers from the residents of Seattle, now largely P-positive themselves, with over 9,000 new people with abilities.
Original Residents
- Jordan CollierJordan CollierJordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
- founder - Kyle BaldwinKyle BaldwinKyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
- Kevin BurkhoffKevin BurkhoffKevin Burkhoff is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction tv show, The 4400.-Season Two:Kevin first appeared in the season two premiere episode "Wake Up Call," in which he was a patient in a psychiatric hospital. Kevin suffered from paranoid personality disorder and had not...
- by way of kidnapping - Tess DoernerTess DoernerTess Doerner is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400, played by Summer Glau. She disappeared April 3, 1955.-Season Two:...
- Isabelle TylerIsabelle TylerIsabelle Tyler is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Background:The daughter of Richard Tyler and Lily Moore, Isabelle is technically not a 4400; she was born after the 4400 were returned, after the first season of the show.- Season 1 :Lily...
- until she is kidnapped by Richard TylerRichard TylerRichard Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Character :One of the first 4400s to be shown, Richard is Lily Tyler's husband, and is the father of her second daughter, Isabelle Tyler.... - Shannon Reese
- Billy
- Dalton Gibbs
- Kathy Weir
- Paul Weir
- Anastasia
- Byron Lillibridge
This group is later expanded to include all the residents of Seattle.
Filming location
Though the characters claim that the location is on the Duwamish RiverDuwamish River
The Duwamish River is the name of the lower of Washington state's Green River. Its industrialized estuary is known as the Duwamish Waterway.- History :...
delta, the map used and the footage featuring Promise City makes it clear this is impossible. The commentary states that Promise City was shot in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
oin the Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West...
below the Second Narrows Bridge.