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| creator = [[Michelle Lovretta]]

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| country = Canada

| language = English

| num_seasons = 5

| num_episodes = 50

| list_episodes = List of Killjoys episodes

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| runtime = 42 minutes

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* [[Universal Content Productions|Universal Cable Productions Worldwide Sales and Distribution]]

| distributor network = [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]]{{Plainlist|

| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|6|19}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2019|9|20}}

'''''Killjoys''''' is a Canadian [[Space opera|space adventure]] drama television series that aired on the [[CTV Sci-Fi Channel|Space]] channel (now CTV Sci-Fi) in Canada. Primarily a science fiction series, ''Killjoys'' follows a trio of hard-living bounty hunters—Dutch ([[Hannah John-Kamen]]), Johnny ([[Aaron Ashmore]]), and D'avin ([[Luke Macfarlane]]).

The series ran for five seasons, ending in 2019. It was officially ordered to series on October 7, 2013, with a 10-episode pick-up.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mipcom-canadas-space-orders-killjoys-644284 |title=MIPCOM: Canada's Space Orders 'Killjoys' From 'Orphan Black' Producer (Exclusive) |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=October 7, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> In April 2014, it was announced that [[Syfy]] would co-produce the series, and the first season premiered June 19, 2015.<ref name="syfy">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/syfy-produce-killjoys-drama-canadas-700145 |title=Syfy to Co-Produce 'Killjoys' Drama With Canada's Space |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=April 30, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/killjoys |title=Official website |website=[[Syfy]] |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> In September 2017, Syfy renewed the series for a fourth and a fifth season, each to consist of 10 episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/killjoys-to-end-run-two-season-final-renewal-syfy-1202159831/ |title='Killjoys' To End Run With Two-Season Final Renewal By Syfy |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=September 1, 2017 |access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> The fifth and final season premiered July 19, 2019, and concluded on September 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Killjoys {{!}} Final Season {{!}} July 19 at 10/9c | website=[[YouTube]] |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoCSYYszsKw |access-date=4 June 2019 |date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

Throughout its run, the series received generally positive reviews<ref name=":0tomatoes">{{Citation|title=Rotten Tomatoes - Killjoys|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killjoys|language=en|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref> and was nominated for variousseveral accolades, including two [[Canadian Screen Awards]] nominations and three [[Prix Aurora Awards]] nominations.

* [[Pascal Langdale]] as Liam Jelco, a Company Officer (seasons 2–3)

* [[Stephanie Leonidas]] and [[Tommie-Amber Pirie]] as Clara/Olli, a human with extensive cybernetic modifications (seasons 2–3)

Throughout its run, the series received generally positive reviews.<ref name=":0tomatoes" /> The first episode of the series received 286,000 overnight viewers in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Original Series KILLJOYS Seizes the Day as 286,000 Overnight Viewers Makes it the #1 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/space-original-series-killjoys-seizes-the-day-as-286000-overnight-viewers-makes-it-the-1-entertainment-specialty-program-friday-509110221.html |website=PR Newswire |access-date=June 24, 2015 |date=June 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625193058/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/space-original-series-killjoys-seizes-the-day-as-286000-overnight-viewers-makes-it-the-1-entertainment-specialty-program-friday-509110221.html |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Charlie Jane Anders]] of [[io9]] gave the show a very positive rating:

{{quoteblockquote|If wanting to watch fun, quippy characters get into scrapes and survive by the skin of their teeth, on spaceships and alien planets, is wrong, I don't want to be right. ''Killjoys'' has just the right mix of guns, high-tech knives, assassins, cage fights, missions to hostile planets, dark secrets, tiny robot weapons and general space headbutting thrills to be the perfect treat for Friday nights.}}

Noting others' negative reviews, she went on to state "[w]e don't need every television show to be ''[[True Detective (TV series)|True Detective]]'' or even ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Anders |first=Charlie Jane |title=''Killjoys'' Really Is A Most Excellent Space Adventure Show |url=https://io9.com/killjoys-really-is-a-most-excellent-space-adventure-sho-1712643138 |date=June 19, 2015 |website=io9 |access-date=July 6, 2015}}</ref> Writing for [[Forbes.com]], Merrill Barr reviewed the first four episodes in a review titled "Sci-Fi Fun With Nothing Else To Offer", opining that though enjoyable for sci-fi fans, it featured "sci-fi archetypes that aren't bringing anything new to the table", an "overly complicated" fictional universe, and was "extremely light on depth and character intrigue".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2015/06/15/killjoys-syfy/ |title='Killjoys' Review: Sci-Fi Fun With Nothing Else To Offer |work=Forbes |first=Merrill |last=Barr |date=June 15, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the first season a score of 8082% based on reviews from 1517 critics,<ref>{{cite web |title= Killjoys: Season 1 |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killjoys/s01/ |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> and the series an overall score of 95%.<ref name=":0tomatoes">{{Cite web |title=Killjoys |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killjoys |access-date=2022-08-04 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the series has a score of 53% based on reviews from 8 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Killjoys |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/killjoys |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>

| 2015 || [[IGN#IGN Awards'Best of' awards|IGN Awards]] || Best TV Sci-Fi Series || ''Killjoys'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Best Sci-Fi Series – IGN's Best of 2015 – IGN |url=http://ca.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Best_Sci-Fi_Series |website=IGN |date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref>

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