The New People

TV series

The New People

6.2/ 10· 5196945 min1 season · 17 episodes

The New People is a short-lived 1969 American television series on ABC that focused on a group of young college students who were returning from a trip in Southeast Asia when their plane crashed on an island in the south Pacific Ocean. The crash killed several of the college students, and all but one of the adults, who was badly injured and later died. The surviving students were the only human life remaining on the island. The island was unusual in that it had been built up as a site for a potential above-ground nuclear test which never took place, leaving all of the buildings and supplies untouched and ready for use by the survivors.

Created by
Aaron Spelling

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 17 episodes

Ended
1

Season 1

17 episodesSeptember 22, 1969
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  1. S1 E1

    Pilot

    Sep 22, 196945 min

    ""Richard Kiley guest stars in a Rod Serling story that sets the scene for this series. A planeload of American exchange students crash lands on a Pacific island. Once planned as an atomic test site, the sanctuary offers a completely provi

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Panic in the Sand

    Sep 29, 196945 min

    ""The outbreak of a mysterious epidemic raises a point in medical ethics: who will be guinea pigs for a chemical that may cure -- or cause -- the malady?"" (TV Guide, September 29, 1969)

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    The Tin God

    Oct 6, 196945 min

    ""[A] new look at the old issue of the rebel vs. the establishment. When Bob Lee injures a girl with his car, a committee decrees that he take care of her. On the other hand, Bob Lee has spent a lifetime not doing the things required of h

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Murderer!

    Oct 13, 196945 min

    ""The specter of murder haunts the New People when a youth is found dead at the foot of a cliff. Not that they lack a suspect: enigmatic Dan Stoner had both opportunity and motive. But how should they handle the tragedy?"" (TV Guide, Oct

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Comes the Revolution, We Use the Girls' Shower

    Oct 20, 196945 min

    ""Always a rebel, Stanley wages a slightly ludicrous campaign against building an aqueduct for the girls' showers. He sees the project in terms of an emerging power structure, a virtual assault on the spirit of unfettered man."" (TV Guide

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    S1 E6

    Lifeline

    Oct 27, 196945 min

    ""Several youths decide to leave the island by raft. A near-suicidal scheme to start with, the plan is further endangered by the inclusion of Christine Miller, a neurotic."" (TV Guide, October 27, 1969)

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How many seasons of The New People are there?
The New People has 1 season and 17 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of The New People?
The New People has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 12, 1970.
Who stars in The New People?
The New People stars Jim McMullan, Richard Dreyfuss, Parley Baer, Tyne Daly, Judy Pace.

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