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Season 1 – The Net

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Angela Bennett is a computer programmer who accidentally receives a top secret e-mail. Suddenly, she has no bank account, driver's license or social security number. She does not, legally, exist. In order to regain her life, Angela must, with the help of an unidentified person called "The Sorcerer," defeat the Praetorian Guard, a secret organization determined to take over the world through the use of computers. This action-adventure thriller is based on the 1995 feature film of the same name.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 06/18/2019
Devoted as I am to [Sandra] Bullock, [Brooke] Langton seems to me just fine, and they have added a lot of plot to sustain a series. Go to Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly 06/17/2019
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The Net needs to go offline to become a halfway-decent adventure series. Go to Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post 06/17/2019
It's "The X-Files" crossed with "The Fugitive," and while it's not breathtakingly original, it has moments that could induce pulse-pounding anxiety in easily pounded pulses. Besides, any show that encourages fear of computers is on the right track. Go to Full Review Lisa Leigh Parney Christian Science Monitor 07/22/2019
The action is flat, and so are the lines: "They deleted my life. I want it back." Maybe this show will be deleted from the airwaves soon. Go to Full Review Jeff Simon Buffalo News 07/22/2019
It's hard to tell where it's headed, but it looks to me, that it's going into a sort of fast food lunch counter version of "The X-Files" with [Brooke] Langton, every week, menaced anew by Joseph Bottoms, the resident smirky villain of the Praetorians. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Brooke Langton

Angela Bennett

Joseph Bottoms

Trelawney

Lee Garlington

Guest Star

Jad Mager

Guest Star

Louis Ferreira

Guest Star

Jim Byrnes

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 19, 1998 Deleted In a single day, Angela Bennett (Brooke Langton) loses her identity, home and brother; now she is running for her life. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 25, 1998 North by Northwestern Angela gets arrested when her computer sets off airport security alarms. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 1, 1998 Transplant Wounded Angela awakens in a hospital with only one other, heavily drugged, patient. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 8, 1998 Bulls and Bears The Praetorians are manipulating the stock market. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 15, 1998 Death of an Angel Angela plants a report of her suicide on the Internet for the benefit of the Praetorians. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 22, 1998 Kill the Buddha Angela witnesses a hate crime, but coming forward will blow her cover. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 29, 1998 Fireball Angela's college boyfriend is a hacker who targets state lotteries. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 3, 1998 Jump Vector River guide Angela helps programmers on holiday debug a system the Praetorians do not want fixed. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 10, 1998 Go Like You Know Angela and a con man stumble upon a Praetorian plot to black out the United States. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 17, 1998 Harvest A cult leader exposes Sorcerer; Angela meets the 16-year-old genius who changed her life. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 28, 1998 Diamonds Aren't Forever Angela counters a Praetorian plan to bring down the world diamond market. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 5, 1998 Pandora's Box Searching for a missing activist, Angela uncovers a scheme to dump nuclear waste in the ocean. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 12, 1998 Sample A murder is uncovered; the Praetorians plot to gain control of cutting-edge music. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 20, 1998 Lucy's Life The Praetorians set up a camera accessible via the Internet in a student's dorm in an attempt to trap Angela. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 9, 1999 Pay the Line Angela helps gambler Jacob get his money back from a Praetorian casino. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 16, 1999 Lunatic Fringe There is something odd about Jacob's mentor, a futuristic philosopher. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 23, 1999 In Dreams A 14-year-old girl with a photographic memory holds the key to a Praetorian code. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 30, 1999 Y2K: Total System Failure A computer programmer is murdered after his Y2K debugger fails during a demonstration to the military. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 6, 1999 Zero A sinister new drug leads Angela and Jacob to a showdown with the Praetorians; Angela becomes a CIC agent. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 13, 1999 Last Man Standing Agent Angela must put a stop to cybercast wrestling matches fought to the death. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 20, 1999 Chem Lab Angela and Jacob go to high school to find the young creators of a chemical weapon. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 27, 1999 eye-see-you.com Murders are cybercast to a voyeuristic Web site. Details

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Season Info

Director
Peter DeLuise, Michael Robison, George Mendeluk
Executive Producer
Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan, Deborah Pratt, Jacob Epstein
Screenwriter
Nan Hagan, John Kirk, Jacob Epstein, Robert Bielak, Thomas E. Daniels, Kim Gruenenfelder, Karl Holman, Irwin Winkler, Larry Barber, Rob Cowan, Paul Barber, Deborah Pratt
Network
USA
Genre
Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 19, 1998