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Season 5 – Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

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Hercules is half-man, half-god and a hero of fantastic strength. After his malevolent stepmother, Hera, kills his wife and children, he wanders about Earth with mortal best friend Iolaus, fighting evil and trying to overcome his loss. Among other enemies Hercules faces is his half-brother, Ares.

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Sergio Non IGN Movies 10/02/2018
7/10
Season five's best episodes -- and among the finest of the entire series -- take place in the north. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew L @Mattog1 04/24/2023 Great show about legendary characters and creatures. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Sorbo

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Michael Hurst

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Alexandra Tydings

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Ben Reed

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Tamara Gorski

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Gina Torres

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 1998 Faith Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 5, 1998 Descent Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 12, 1998 Resurrection As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 19, 1998 Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My! Autolycus and Salmoneus steal a magic lamp which has a beautiful and vain genie. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 26, 1998 Render Unto Caesar Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 2, 1998 Norse by Norsevest Hercules has a major role in an end-of-the-world Norse prophecy. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 9, 1998 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge Hercules must work with an exiled Thor to prevent Ragnarök, the end of all things. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 16, 1998 Darkness Rising In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 4, 1999 For Those of You Just Joining Us The writers retreat to a camp; Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 11, 1999 Let There Be Light Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to confront the evil Dahak, who has possessed Iolaus' body. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 18, 1999 Redemption Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) attempts an exorcism to save Iolaus' (Michael Hurst) soul from the demon Dahak. With Gina Torres and Tamara Gorski. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 25, 1999 Sky High Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the people of Mount Pelion. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 1, 1999 Stranger and Stranger Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 8, 1999 Just Passing Through Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 15, 1999 Greece Is Burning Evil designer Onea and the fashion police connive to keep Herc's former dance partner, Althea, from staging a show. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 22, 1999 We'll Always Have Cyprus Morrigan joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from predictions of her own death. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 22, 1999 The Academy Hercules, Jason and Iolaus 2 return to Cheiron's academy to stop a band of renegade cadets from taking over the school. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 19, 1999 Love on the Rocks An unsuspecting Iolaus 2 falls in love with Triton's daughter, unaware she is really a mermaid in human form. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 26, 1999 Once Upon a Future King Young Merlin enlists Hercules to save Britain from a cruel and calculating tyrant -- Arthur of Camelot. Details Episode 20 Aired May 3, 1999 Fade Out A curse cooked up by Discord, Deimos and Ares (Meighan Desmond, Joel Tobeck, Kevin Smith) has Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) fading fast. Details Episode 21 Aired May 10, 1999 My Best Girl's Wedding Fishermen Hercules and Iolaus 2 get second chances at the ones that got away -- Serena and the mermaid Nautica. Details Episode 22 Aired May 17, 1999 Revelations The real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world. Details

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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Mark Beesley, Bruce Campbell, Chris Long, Richard Compton, Michael Hurst, John Laing, Charles Siebert, Garth Maxwell
Executive Producer
Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Screenwriter
Alex Kurtzman, Gene O'Neill, Paul Robert Coyle, Lisa Klink, Andrew Landis, Gerry Conway, Roberto Orci, Noreen Tobin, George Strayton
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 1998