Alien Nation: Pilot

Alien NationThe recently-launched Fox Network launches its first prime-time science fiction series, Kenneth Johnson’s TV adaptation of the movie Alien Nation. Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint and Michele Scarabelli star in a story of escaped alien slaves who inadvertently land on Earth, becoming a somewhat marginalized immigrant population. Diane Civita (V) and Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager) guest star in the pilot. Read more

M.A.N.T.I.S.

M.A.N.T.I.S.Fox premieres the pilot movie of M.A.N.T.I.S., an urban superhero series created by Sam Hamm (screenwriter of Tim Burton’s Batman) and future Hercules/Xena creators Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi. Carl Lumbly, Gina Torres (Cleopatra 2525, Firefly), Bobby Hosea, and Obba Babatunde star in the feature-length premiere. A weekly series will follow in the fall, though only Lumbly – the series lead – will continue in his role. Read more

M.A.N.T.I.S.: First Steps

M.A.N.T.I.S.Fox premieres the first weekly episode of M.A.N.T.I.S., an urban superhero series created by Sam Hamm (screenwriter of Tim Burton’s Batman) and future Hercules/Xena creators Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi. Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees (Cheers), Galyn Gorg, and Christopher Gartin star in a series vastly changed from the premise and tone of the January pilot movie. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast