Æon Flux

Æon Flux
Premiere	August 8, 1995
Finale	October 10, 1995
Creator	Peter Chung
Network/Provider	MTV
Style	30-minute animated cyberpunk action
Company	Colossal Pictures, MTV Animation, Monte Carlo Productions
Seasons	1
Episodes	10 (plus 11 shorts) (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

Æon Flux is a complex animated sci-fi action series starring the title character, Æon Flux. Æon is an enigmatic spy and terrorist who takes on missions to further her unknown cause. More often than not, they involve defying Trevor Goodchild, the oppressive leader of Bregnia. All though the series itself began in 1995, two seasons worth (11 total) of shorts were aired on Liquid Television prior to the first episode of this series in 1991 and 1992.

Each episode is self-contained and, for the most part, is utterly devoid of continuity, both in the sense of story and the sense of characterization of Æon and Trevor. In fact, the only things that remain static in the series are Æon Flux and Trevor Goodchild. Several endings are intentionally left ambiguous, particularly that of the episodes A Last Time For Everything and Ether Drift Theory. This allows the characters to be used in ways that would be otherwise unexpected for an action hero such as Æon. Most notably, this gives the creators the ability to kill Æon at any time as a definite and concrete ending to the episode or short (which they took advantage of in every episode of the shorts). Æon's multiple deaths are an extension of the main themes of the series like the futility of violence and Peter Chung's satire of action films.

To compliment its unusual and avant-garde writing style, Æon Flux employs a unique animation style that combines influences from Austrian figurative artist Egon Schiele, Japanese anime, European comic artists like Mœbius and, oddly enough, Rugrats. Peter Chung had previously worked on the pilot for the children's series and, in an interview on the director's cut DVD, spoke out about how frustrated he was by the restrictions on what he was able to do with the characters.

Although a second season (or fourth, if the Liquid Television shorts are counted as seasons) of 30-minute episodes was considered by Peter Chung, the new season never took shape. After the release of the 2005 live-action adaptation film starring Charlize Theron, Chung announced that he was working on a new Æon Flux adventure which would be released as a direct to DVD feature.

Cast

Actor	Character
Main Cast
Denise Poirier	Æon Flux
John Rafter Lee	Trevor Goodchild

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
MTV
Shorts	June 2, 1991	November 24, 1992				11
Season One	August 8, 1995	October 10, 1995				10

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series
• Characters: A listing of characters in the series
• Mythology: In depth articles about the world of Æon Flux

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Complete Animated Collection	November 22, 2005	3	purchase
Episode Collections
Volume 1: Æon Flux	1997	1	purchase

External Sites

• Æon Flux at the Internet Movie Database
• Sad Geezer's Guide to Æon Flux