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Hypernauts is a proof of concept show produced by Foundation Imaging and Netter Digital Entertainment. To further prove that the computer-generated imagery and visual effects created in Babylon 5 were easily applied to other venues, the Hypernauts were born. ABC purchased thirteen episodes of the show from DIC Productions L.P., eight of which ran on Saturday mornings for a single season in 1996 at 10:00 AM. ABC decided not to pick up the series for a second season, and did not air the five remaining episodes. The show was created and produced by Ron Thornton and Douglas Netter, its executive story editor was Christy Marx who also wrote four episodes. Marx had previously written for both Babylon 5 and Captain Power. Another series writer was Katherine Lawrence who was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award due to her script for Ice Bound.
Original Release
03/01/1996 on ABC
US Release
03/01/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marc Daniel | Ricardo 'Sharkey' Alvarez |
Glenn Herman | Russell 'Ace' Antonov |
Heidi Lucas | Noriko 'Max' Matsuda |
Carrie Dobro | Kulai |
Ron Campbell | Paiyin |
Lewis Arquette | Horten |
Michael McKenzie | Norta |
Tim Colceri | Sgt. Needham |
Kim Strauss | Noosh |
Wayne Alexander | Barada |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | First Contact | Friday, 01 March 1996 |
2 | The Star Ranger | Saturday, 02 March 1996 |
3 | Icebound | Saturday, 09 March 1996 |
4 | Battle at Vekara | Saturday, 16 March 1996 |
5 | Cloudholm | Saturday, 23 March 1996 |
6 | A Walk in the Garden | Saturday, 30 March 1996 |
7 | Into the Dark So Deep | Saturday, 06 April 1996 |
8 | Gone to Meet the Maker | Saturday, 13 April 1996 |
9 | Reunion | |
10 | Hole in the Sky | |
11 | New Alliances | |
12 | The Challenge: Part 1 | |
13 | The Challenge: Part 2 |
Directors
Jon Kroll, Leslie Hill, Adam Weissman, Ron Thornton, John Vulich, Jim Johnston, Chris Harty, A.K. Allen
Writers
Christy Marx, Larry DiTillio, David Carren, Katherine Lawrence, J. Larry Carroll, Richard Mueller, Len Wein, D.C. Fontana
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marc Daniel | Ricardo 'Sharkey' Alvarez |
Glenn Herman | Russell 'Ace' Antonov |
Heidi Lucas | Noriko 'Max' Matsuda |
Carrie Dobro | Kulai |
Ron Campbell | Paiyin |
Lewis Arquette | Horten |
Michael McKenzie | Norta |
Tim Colceri | Sgt. Needham |
Kim Strauss | Noosh |
Wayne Alexander | Barada |
Tom Dugan | Captain Ausdin |
Susan Fallender | Sharkey's Mom |
Donovan Brown | Crewman |
Mark Hendrickson | Zadir |
Shari Shattuck | Onaree |
Richard Speight Jr. | Alien Vendor |
Diane Adair | Alien Jeweler |
Christopher Michael | Harper |
Darnell Davis | Security Officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Douglas Netter | Executive Producer |
Ron Thornton | Executive Producer |
Kevin G. Cremin | Producer |
Mike Parente | Producer |
John Copeland | Producer |