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Season 1 – Lexx

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"Lexx" is the tale of a group of misfits who inadvertently steals the most powerful weapon of destruction in the two universes: the Lexx, an enormous, sentient insect genetically modified for space travel and planet-destroying capabilities. Although they have no real authority, they travel through hostile and chaotic universes, having a variety of adventures.
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Lexx — Season 1

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Linda Stasi New York Daily News May 9, 2018
I can only imagine that the great SciFi channel must have been captured by idiot monsters from outer space and Germany. Go to Full Review
Independent Staff Independent (UK) May 9, 2018
A wacky German-Canadian sci-fi import for people who find Babylon 5 too cerebral... it's extremely gory, not a little nasty and rather fun. Go to Full Review
Joe Garden AV Club May 9, 2018
Lacks charm, substance, or any other redeeming quality. Go to Full Review
Joshua Tyler Giant Freakin Robot Sep 30, 2025
If you want to experience the sheer lunacy and unbridled lustiness of Lexx, make sure you’re not easily offended. Because breaking every sensible rule of behavior, television, and life in general, is what Lexx does best. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide May 9, 2018
1/4
Adult sci-fi fans will be put off by the filmmakers' witlessness, the cast's total lack of charm, and the screenplay's epidemic of happenstance. Go to Full Review
James Rundle SciFiNow May 9, 2018
Raunchy, disgusting, quirky and quixotic all at the same time, it may have been marketed on its sex appeal but the real joy of this show was in its dark, twisted gallows humour that ran through the core of the narrative. Go to Full Review
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james o @RT63376403 Jul 13, 2025 the series described as Star Wars meets Blake's 7, The Dirty Dozen or Fires on the Plain and considers to be a homage to Beavis and Butt-Head also found inspiration in Farscape. See more Will G @Kingofthepixies Apr 21, 2025 My gf at the time bought me the first 4 films on VHS. This is the pick of the litter, uncorrupted by Hollywood. I worship his shadow. See more Cees T @RT15093300 Dec 22, 2024 Fantasy sci-fi epic in the vein of Star Wars, Dune, Alien, and Red Dwarf. Feature-length episode 1 is a great movie with not much dialogue. 7.5/10 Feature-length episode 2 has poorly mixed dialog audio and more repetition than episode 1. 4/10 - Very Bad. I hope the other two feature-length eps (4 regular eps) are better as so far it's 5.75/10 - Poor editing. See more Chris M @RT21954632 Sep 16, 2022 The only time I can call a series NOT from Japan batshit crazy. There are mild character issues. Mostly robot head 790. The creature designs are cool. The stories work and it's the first time that a series earned that TV-MA rating. That said, the CGI is AWFUL! Overall, it's a strange but fun show. See more Jun 26, 2020 Many sci-fi fans just don't understand this series that features an almost steampunk vision swimming in dark humor. But if one views this as what would result from a story from Heavy Metal magazine done in live-action, the pieces fall into place. Fairly well-written and wholly bizarre, LEXX is wonderful mindless entertainment. See more Jan 2, 2020 At first I was very Anti-Lexx, being prudish and stupid, but one day, having nothing else to watch, I caught an episode and realized how absolutely wonderful this show was. It was silly, full of 8th grade sexual i nuendo, but there was also a very solid plotline. The stories were well acted and had lots of humor, and seriousness in them. The CGI at the time was the best that could be budgeted and it is all actually really well done. The amazing thing is that the show doesn't take place on earth. It takes the viewers to other planets, other dimensions, and that is rarely done on any sci fi show anymore. The worlds are always filled with alien tech that no one understands and the race is long extinct. So, this show had a more interesting appoach to a universe that had a lot of diversity and it lent itself to the many fun episodes. While earth is featured in one season, it's the least interesting of them all. The show was fun, sexy, silly, and also really serious. Those of us who sang the song of the last of the Brunen Ji know that there was a lot of relevant entertainment in this series. It has been sorely missed. I'd love to see a new adaptation but with more seriousness so that the genius of the humor can peek through. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 18, 1997 I Worship His Shadow Xev, Stan and 790 steal the Lexx with the help of the rebel Thodin and make their escape from the Cluster. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 25, 1997 Super Nova Zev and Stan search for Brunnis, Kai's home planet, in order to find a way to keep him alive. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 4, 1997 Eating Pattern In order to feed, the Lexx sets down on a garbage planet and Stan, Zev and Kai make the mistake of getting out to look around. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 11, 1997 Giga Shadow Xev must find a new supply of proto-blood to keep Zev alive. Details
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Season Info

Director
Jörg Buttgereit, Paul Donovan
Network
SYFY
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 18, 1997
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