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Season 1 – M.A.N.T.I.S.

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A paraplegic develops a suit which gives him the ability to fight crime.

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M.A.N.T.I.S. — Season 1

M.A.N.T.I.S. — Season 1

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Carl Lumbly is a welcome superhero and M.A.N.T.I.S. boasts some genuinely imaginative flourishes, but chintzy production design and hokey storytelling derail the sci-fi serial.

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Todd Everett Variety 07/07/2018
There is virtually nothing here that hasn't been seen before, and presented with more flair. You've seen worse, but seldom anything more pointless. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine 07/06/2018
3/5
Entertaining, but lacks strong enough storylines to make it really gripping. Go to Full Review Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times 07/06/2018
"Mantis" is funny without trying to be. The special effects are unimpressive, the action sequences hokey and the acting wooden. Go to Full Review Robert Bianco Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 02/03/2021
Every season needs a controversy -- in this case, however, the controversy is more interesting than the show, and is likely to last longer. Go to Full Review Bob Langford News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) 02/03/2021
2/4
Strictly for kids, or those guys who don't get out much on Friday night. Go to Full Review Mathew Stevens CBR 07/10/2018
It serves as one of the most WTF relics of superhero television, but it never failed to be entertaining in its weirdness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Carl Lumbly

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Ken Ryan

Charles Griffey

Roger Rees

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Galyn Görg

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Chris Gartin

Actor

Andrew Robinson

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 26, 1994 First Steps Dr. Miles Hawkins must stop an evil crime lord who has stolen a deadly virus and plans on selling it to North Korea. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 2, 1994 Tango Blue Hawkins (Carl Lumbly) starts a weapons turn-in program, only to have the weapons stolen by a band of pirates. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 9, 1994 Days of Rage When young students begin terrorizing Port Columbia, the MANTIS must stop the group from continuing in an experimental drug program. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 16, 1994 Cease Fire As the MANTIS becomes reacquainted with his former girlfriend, Miriam Basuto, he discovers she is the target of an international assassin. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 23, 1994 Soldier of Misfortune Hawkins (Carl Lumbly) recognizes the murders of citizens by a fighting machine as the work of an ex-colleague. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 30, 1994 Gloves Off Mantis rescues a boxer from a potentially deadly match. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 7, 1994 The Black Dragon Port Columbia's financial security is threatened, and the MANTIS must use his high-tech superpowers against the highly trained and dangerous warriors of the Yakusa. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 14, 1994 To Prey in Darkness The MANTIS becomes the prime target of a sophisticated group of criminals after he unknowingly foils their plan. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 21, 1994 Fire in the Heart The MANTIS searches for an arsonist after several of Port Columbia's local businesses mysteriously burn. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 4, 1994 Thou Shalt Not Kill Hawkins (Carl Lumbly), who learned his shooting was not accidental, wages a war against those who disabled him. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 11, 1994 Revelation A corrupt police chief has his officers pursue the wounded Mantis. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 18, 1994 Through the Dark Circle Extraterrestrial criminals intent on taking over the city kidnap Savidge, Stonebrake and Maxwell (Christopher Gartin, Roger Rees, Galyn Gorg). Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 9, 1994 The Eyes Beyond Accidentally transported into the future, Mantis must save Stonebrake, Maxwell and Savidge (Roger Rees, Galyn Gorg, Christopher Gartin) from an evil government. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 16, 1994 Faces in the Mask The MANTIS tries to track down a killer after many founding members of the Micropower Corporation unexpectedly die. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 6, 1995 The Sea Wasp Hawkins (Carl Lumbly) falls for a marine biologist (Cec Verrell) suspected in the deaths of two colleagues. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 20, 1995 Progenitor A criminal mastermind kidnaps and clones Hawkins (Carl Lumbly) to infiltrate his facility and obtain research on a past project. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 27, 1995 Switches A mysterious presence appears in Port Columbia's electrical system after an electronics professor is executed for murder. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 10, 1995 The Delusionist Hawkins and Stonebrake have to figure out a way to reverse the effects of a magician using chemical hypnosis to control people's minds. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 17, 1995 Fast Forward After a freak accident leaves him invisible and his wife dead, a man sets out to destroy Port Columbia. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 3, 1995 Spider in the Tower The MANTIS (Carl Lumbly) strikes back when Ruell the Spider (Mark Sheppard) is positioned to attack Port Columbia. Guest star: Robert Hooks. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 3, 1995 Ancestral Evil Stonebrake needs help from the MANTIS when he brings to life an ancient ancestor who goes on a killing spree through Port Columbia. Details

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M.A.N.T.I.S. — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
David Grossman, Michael Caffey
Executive Producer
James Duff McAdams, Sam Hamm, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Screenwriter
Coleman Luck, Brad Markowitz, Bryce Zabel, Mark Lisson
Network
Fox
Genre
Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 26, 1994