Series Description:

The New People TV show was a 45 minute drama series on ABC about a group of about 40 idealistic U.S. college students whose plane crashed on a deserted island. They decided to build a new society there that would not make the same mistakes of their parents' generation. They soon found, however, that when you're the ones in charge, events often lead to not so idealistic results!

The New People Cast:

The New People Trivia:

The deserted island where "The New People" crashed was a U.S. atomic testing site that, luckily, had never been used. The island's name was "Bomano". Since the site had been developed by the U.S. government, it had food, weapons, buildings, and other supplies that "The New People" could use.

If you watch the second episode of the series, "Charlie's Angels" titled, "The Mexican Connection", you'll see that the film of the New People's plane crashing was re-used on that episode!

The New People TV show's creator was Rod Serling ("The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery"). He used the pseudonym, "John Phillips" when he wrote the pilot script for the New People!

In addition to his many other acting credits, Peter Ratray who portrayed George Potter on The New People went on to starring roles on three soap operas! They were "Another World", "Search for Tomorrow", and "Ryan's Hope".

The New People Theme Song Lyrics:

Composed By: "Earle Hagen"

Performed By: "The First Edition"

They're young people
Young but still aware
Young with all they love to care.

What kind of world will they create?
Facing the problems of man
Thousands of years haven't solved them
But all of them think they can.

The New People
Starting from day one
And for each of them
Time has just begun.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

1. Pilot (9/22/1969)
2. Panic in the Sand (9/29/1969)
3. The Tin God (10/6/1969)
4. Murderer! (10/13/1969)
5. Comes the Revolution, We Use the Girls' Shower (10/20/1969)
6. Lifeline (10/27/1969)
7. Marriage-Bomano Style (11/3/1969)
8. Is This Any Way to Run an Island? (11/10/1969)
9. The Dark Side of the Island (11/17/1969)
10. A Bride in Basic Black - Part 1: The Courtship (11/24/1969)
11. A Bride in Basic Black - Part 2: The Surrender (12/1/1969)
12. The Pied Piper of Pot (12/8/1969)
13. Speed Kills (12/15/1969)
14. The Guns of Bomano (12/22/1969)
15. The Prisoner of Bomano (12/29/1969)
16. The Siege of Fern's Castle (1/5/1970)
17. On the Horizon (1/12/1970)