SyFy will end its campy cult Sharknado franchise whenThe Last Sharknado: It’s About Timepremieres August 19. As the title implies, this installment will be about time travel, as intrepid hero Fin (Ian Ziering) tries to undo all the havoc he has wrought since the first movie in 2013.
A full-length trailer for the movie was released August 17. We’ve already seen the teaser, which gave us a look at the bizarre time-travel theme of the latest fil,. However, this new trailer also gives us a look at something even more absurd than sharks in tornadoes. Namely, shark-dragon hybrids, which is fitting considering part of the movie appears to take place in a medieval era.
As you may recall from the end of the last film,Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, Fin was left alone wandering the Earth after a global sharkpocalypse. Bloody Disgusting revealedsome plot detailsfor the upcoming adventure back in February: “All is lost, or is it? Fin unlocks the time-traveling power of the Sharknadoes in order to save the world and resurrect his family. In his quest, Fin fights Nazis, dinosaurs, knights, and even takes a ride on Noah’s Ark. This time, it’s not how to stop the sharknadoes, it’s when.”
Series regulars Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, and Vivica A. Fox will be along for the ride, with veteran Sharknado director Anthony C. Ferrante at the helm. According to Geek Tyrant,guest stars this time aroundwill include Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott, La Toya Jackson, Dee Snider, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Alaska, and Darrell Hammond.
The series has always embraced its cheesy effects and low production values, but later entries in the franchise have attracted cameos froma variety of celebritiesand public figures such as Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter, Jerry Springer, Wayne Newton, Gary Busey, and David Hasselhoff. The firstSharknadoin 2013 became a social media sensation, and the sequel,Sharknado 2: The Second One, pulled in 3.9 million total viewers,according to TV Line. Since then, we’ve been treated toSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!andSharknado: The 4th Awakens, but viewership has steadily declined, dropping to 1.89 million for last year’s installment.
SyFy will celebrate the premiere with aweek of themed programmingappropriately dubbed Sharknado Week. Along with all five movies in the series, you can enjoy cinematic masterpieces such asNightmare Shark,6-Headed Shark Attack, andDeep Blue Sea 2.
The Last Sharknado: It’s About Timewill premiere on SyFy at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 19, so set your DVRs accordingly.
