Naomi Scott Revisits the Terra Nova Cancellation and How It Impacted Her Career

Before Naomi Scott was Jasmine in Aladdin and Kimberly in Power Rangers, she was part of the ensemble of a red hot 2011 Fox series - Terra Nova. Scott played Maddy Shannon, a member of a family trying to escape the severely polluted Earth of the mid-22nd century. In order to do so, the Shannons join the Tenth Pilgrimage, a group of settlers making the move to Terra Nova, a colony located 85 million years in the planet’s past.

While Scott did have some screen experience at that point courtesy of Disney’s Life Bites and Lemonade Mouth, Terra Nova marked a significant title to add to her resume so early on. Steven Spielberg was a producer on the massive production that apparently came with a $10 million pilot episode tab and then a $4 million per-episode price tag after. Even though Terra Nova Season 1 posted solid ratings, Fox wound up cancelling the show. Why? It reportedly had a lot to do with the heavy costs and production challenges. (Perhaps that wouldn’t have been seen as much of an issue if the show debuted just a few years later.)

During a recent episode of Collider Ladies Night, we took a moment to examine Terra Nova’s cancellation from Scott’s perspective. Check out what she said in this clip from the show!

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