Before Naomi Scott was Jasmine in Aladdin and Kimberly in Power Rangers, she was part of the ensemble of a red hot 2011 Fox series - Terra Nova. Scott played Maddy Shannon, a member of a family trying to escape the severely polluted Earth of the mid-22nd century. In order to do so, the Shannons join the Tenth Pilgrimage, a group of settlers making the move to Terra Nova, a colony located 85 million years in the planet’s past.

While Scott did have some screen experience at that point courtesy of Disney’s Life Bites and Lemonade Mouth, Terra Nova marked a significant title to add to her resume so early on. Steven Spielberg was a producer on the massive production that apparently came with a $10 million pilot episode tab and then a $4 million per-episode price tag after. Even though Terra Nova Season 1 posted solid ratings, Fox wound up cancelling the show. Why? It reportedly had a lot to do with the heavy costs and production challenges. (Perhaps that wouldn’t have been seen as much of an issue if the show debuted just a few years later.)

During a recent episode of Collider Ladies Night, we took a moment to examine Terra Nova’s cancellation from Scott’s perspective. Check out what she said in this clip from the show!

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