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Season 1 – Knight Rider

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In this reinvention of the 1980s cult hit, former Army Ranger Mike Traceur is recruited to protect the Knight Industries Three Thousand, or KITT -- a superintelligent computer disguised as a sleek Ford Mustang -- from the ruthless bad guys who killed its inventor.
Knight Rider — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Knight Rider gets little mileage out of its half-hearted revamp of the David Hasselhoff-starring series, with a narrative out of gas from the starting line and a tacky visual aesthetic that no amount of wax could buff out.

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Ray Richmond The Hollywood Reporter 01/29/2020
Of course, everything that made the original fun and unique has effectively been scrubbed away from this new edition that's all about high-tech gadgetry, speed and sex and only the tiniest shred about story and personality. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 01/29/2020
"Knight Rider," a remake of the 1980s David Hasselhoff series, is a vacuous vicious circle that is almost comically nonsensical - almost. Go to Full Review Robert Bianco USA Today 01/29/2020
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There is much to despise in Knight Rider, a shockingly incompetent, barely coherent, ad-driven rip-off about a shape-shifting autobot that owes more to Transformers than it does to the cheesy '80s original that shares its name. Go to Full Review Vic Holtreman Screen Rant 01/29/2020
Well, it IS better than the two hour movie, but it's still not very good. Go to Full Review Emilio Luna El antepenúltimo mohicano 01/29/2020
A cold series that is at times absurd and has a poor script. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/31/2018 The show tried harder than it had to when it came to getting an audience by being Transformers Lite by the end. See more Read all reviews
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Glen A. Larson

Creator

Justin Bruening

Mike Traceur

Deanna Russo

Sarah Graiman

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Carrie Rivai

Yancey Arias

Alex Torres

Bruce Davison

Charles Graiman

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2008 A Knight in Shining Armor A simple package delivery becomes more complicated than it seems when Mike and KITT learn the package is actually a man with top-secret code decryption built into his DNA. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 2008 Journey to the End of the Knight Mike and a former Army buddy (Johnny Messner) try to bring down a drag racing gang that's smuggling weapons overseas; much to her father's dismay, Sarah joins Mike and KITT on their mission. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2008 Knight of the Iguana Mike and Zoe go under cover as a honeymooning surfer couple in order to stop a terrorist from getting weapons into the States. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 2008 A Hard Day's Knight When Mike is lethally poisoned, he has to fake the assassination of a billionaire tech mogul in order to get the antidote; a mysterious woman from Mike's past returns. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 2008 Knight of the Hunter Mike goes under cover as an AWOL Marine in order to track down a rogue military officer. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 5, 2008 Knight of the Living Dead A tech is murdered at Knight Industries headquarters; while stuck on a flight during a storm, Sarah and Mike must try to stop KITT before it self-destructs. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 12, 2008 I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night A criminal couple with congressional ties threaten to reveal the secrets of Knight Industries. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 19, 2008 Knight of the Zodiac Mike, KITT and Billy go to Las Vegas to bust a money laundering ring; Dr. Graiman locks horns with an old flame. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 31, 2008 Knight Fever Mike has to stop the spread of a computer virus that threatens a global meltdown, but the job gets much harder when KITT is infected; Mike gets jealous when Sarah reconnects with an old flame who might be the key to solving the latest mission. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 7, 2009 Don't Stop the Knight Mike and KITT are sent on a string of mini-missions by a terrorist; Dr. Graiman and Sarah try to fix a sick robot. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 14, 2009 Day Turns Into Knight Mike and KITT must drive faster than 100 mph to keep a bomb in the trunk from exploding; Sarah gets upsetting news about her father. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 21, 2009 Knight to King's Pawn While searching for Sarah, Mike gets some answers to questions about his past; the NSA decides to disband the SSC and move forward with KARR in the wake of Dr. Graiman's death. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 28, 2009 Exit Light, Enter Knight Mike tries to stop a bank heist, but instead becomes a hostage; unable to communicate with KITT and his team, Mike tries to get another hostage to help him stop the robbers from escaping. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 4, 2009 Fight Knight An old friend of Mike's helps investigate the suspicious death of a tough drill sergeant (Tiki Barber); Mike must infiltrate a fight club. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 11, 2009 Fly by Knight Mike tries to help DEA Agent Jessie Renning (Maria Menounos) when it seems that a plane carrying a 10-year-old federal witness has crashed. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 18, 2009 Knight and the City Mike visits one of his old haunts, Sonny's Bar, and finds that the crowd has changed for the worse. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 4, 2009 I Love the Knight Life Mike and KITT try to track down a stolen serum that can maximize the recipient's physicality; Sarah becomes overwhelmed by her new duties. Details

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Knight Rider — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Bernard McEveety
Creator
Glen A. Larson
Executive Producer
David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gary Scott Thompson, Robert Foster
Screenwriter
Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (V|L)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 2008