O showrunner, Jason Rothenberg , é um grande fã do BSG . Isso pode ser uma explicação, em partes.
"How would you describe the genesis of the concept for The 100?
The show is based on a book. Last year, I was looking for a pilot to write and I had a meeting with the publisher. They told me about this idea and it instantly blew my mind. I think I can honestly say it’s an amazing idea because it wasn’t my idea and I’m not tooting my own horn here – but it instantly touched all of the hot creative issues that I was looking for.
What creative issues were you looking for?
I wanted to do a show with a Lord of the Flies theme – and that was there in this story. Battlestar Galactica is one of my favourite shows of all time. Well, this is like Battlestar Galactica in space. Lost is also one of my favourite shows of all time – and this is like Lost on the ground. It was a very easy decision for me to take on this project."