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Season 1 – Crusoe

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Daniel Defoe's classic novel gets a makeover (with a bit of a comedic twist) in this saga of a young man, Robinson Crusoe, shipwrecked on a desert island, where his unlikely friendship with a native named Friday helps him hold on to his sanity as he desires to return home to his wife and children. While the current lives of the two men are filled with hungry cannibals, wild animals and terrifying lightning storms, flashbacks reveal Crusoe's life with his wife, Susannah, before he became a castaway.
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Crusoe — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Crusoe has plenty of island hijinks and derring do to please the young at heart, but viewers who want fidelity to the source material or plausibility in its survivalist concept will feel marooned in a sea of mediocrity.

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Rob Salem Toronto Star 09/17/2019
As the original story goes, Crusoe spent something like 28 years shipwrecked and alone. Crusoe, I suspect, will be lucky to survive a single season. Go to Full Review Robert Bianco USA Today 09/17/2019
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For the first hour, the sheer silly energy of the contraptions and the appeal of the two stars carry Crusoe along. But you may find yourself tiring of plot holes you can steer a galleon through and the second-rate nature of much of the cast. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger 09/17/2019
There's some good old-fashioned swordplay, a few impressive leaps from great heights, and other swashbuckling staples that are suddenly fashionable again thanks to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Go to Full Review David Bianculli TV Worth Watching 09/17/2019
Though based on the Daniel Defoe classic adventure novel, the producers of this version are Defoe of everything worthwhile. This Crusoe begs, borrows and steals from everywhere. Go to Full Review Robert Abele L.A. Weekly 09/17/2019
It sends a clear message to the boyhood part of my brain... Why would you ever try to leave such an awesome place? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marv H. @Marv56 Mar 4 I really enjoyed in interactions. The setting is beautiful so exempts car chases, machine guns, cgi. See more Bambilynn S @RT93422758 06/21/2025 I watched this series, It had good acting by both actors. However it got old real quick every episode that they get beatsup, and DISCRACED. You would think after getting attacked so often they would learn how to FIGHT. Thats one of the reason the series was cancelled im sure. They never won one fight and constantly get attacked. I expected more from this series. See more James L @RT16597375 06/12/2024 Crusoe is an exciting and family friendly view of the classic novel by Daniel Defoe. It uses the source material, but also strays in many ways. It is entertaining and interesting, with a lot of flashbacks and looks at those in England that Crusoe left behind. The actors work well together and the teamwork between Crusoe and Friday shines through the story. See more Read all reviews
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Philip Winchester

Robinson Crusoe

Anna Walton

Susannah Crusoe

Sam Neill

Jeremiah Blackthorn

Tongai Arnold Chirisa

Friday

Mía Maestro

Actor

Sean Bean

James Crusoe

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 17, 2008 Rum and Gunpowder Crusoe sets out for the New World, hoping to get out of debt. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 17, 2008 Gunpowder After an assassin on the ship nearly kills him, Crusoe awakes on a desert island, where he and his friend, Friday, struggle to survive. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 24, 2008 Sacrifice Crusoe loses his wedding ring; Friday convinces Crusoe to help him unlock the meaning of a mysterious dream. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 31, 2008 The Mutineers Crusoe and Friday try to scare off a group of mutineers in search of supplies; Crusoe attempts to make an alliance with the captured captain in hope of getting off the island and back to Susannah. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 7, 2008 Hour 5 - High Water Crusoe and Friday find an old boat stuck in a tree and use a pulley system to retrieve it; Crusoe finds a working compass and believes he can use it to find his way back to England. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 14, 2008 Hour 6 - Long Pig Cannibals arrive on the island with two captives; Crusoe and Friday are shocked when they discover the captives' identities. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 21, 2008 Hour 7 - Bad Blood Crusoe and Olivia search the island for a rare plant to cure Friday, who is gravely ill and has gone insane. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 6, 2008 Hour 8 - Heroes and Villains Crusoe learns that the mutineers' ship has been repaired and that they plan to set sail soon; a traitor among the mutineers forces Crusoe to improvise a new plan to get off the island. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 20, 2008 Hour 9 - The Name of the Game Friday recalls trials of his childhood as he devises defenses for the tree house; Crusoe decides to test his own skills by re-enacting some of the challenges Friday faced as a child. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 27, 2008 Hour 10 - Smoke and Mirrors Crusoe is reunited with Susannah when she appears on the island; while searching for Friday, Crusoe and Susannah learn that someone else is alive on the island. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 17, 2009 Hour 11 - The Hunting Party After a mysterious warrior steals a lock of his hair, Crusoe realizes that he is the target of a deadly manhunt. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 24, 2009 The Traveler A ship's rocket explodes above Friday and Crusoe as they search for food; Crusoe saves a man from a small capsized boat and finds that he has rescued Mr. Blackthorn; Friday has trouble trusting Mr. Blackthorn. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 31, 2009 Hour 13 - The Return Crusoe and Friday have to defend themselves against a ship full of men; Blackthorn and some of his men try to find some of Crusoe's precious personal belongings. Details

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Crusoe — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 17, 2008