Jason O'Mara

Jason O’Mara has joined the cast of FOX’s upcoming drama series ‘Terra Nova’.

The former ‘Life on Mars’ star will play lead role of Jim Shannon, a man from 2149 who travels through time with a group of settlers to set up a colony in prehistoric Earth in order to save the human race.

“Writing the character of Jim Shannon, we’ve thought of Jason O’Mara as something of an archetype,” said executive producer Brannon Braga. “He has an everyman quality to him, but there’s something dangerous underneath.”

“I’ve always thought that guy was a star,” Fury said “He just hasn’t found the right property yet.”

‘Terra Nova’ will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg (‘Jurassic Park’, “The Pacific”), Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (’24′, ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’) and David Fury (’24′, ‘Lost’).

The series is set to go into production in the coming months, with filming tipped to take place in Australia.

Source: ComingSoon.net and TV Guide