Level 9 (TV series)

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Level 9
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Level 9 cast
Genre Science fiction
Created by
Starring
Composer Brian Tyler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Connelly
  • John Sacret Young
  • Josh Meyer
  • David Percelay
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network UPN
ReleaseOctober 27, 2000 (2000-10-27) 
January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)

Level 9 is an American science-fiction television series created by Michael Connelly and Josh Meyer that was broadcast on UPN from October 27, 2000, until January 26, 2001.

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Plot

The series revolved around a secret agency within the government, staffed by government agents, tech-savvy geeks, and former criminal hackers, which is tasked with solving or preventing cyber crimes.

Cast

Production

Thirteen episodes were produced, ten of which were aired on UPN, before the program was canceled in January 2001 due to low ratings.[ citation needed ]

Episodes

No.Title [1] Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [1]
1"Mail Call" Robert Harmon Michael Connelly & Josh Meyer October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)001
2"DefCon" John Sacret Young Story by: Josh Meyer & Michael Connelly
Teleplay by: Josh Meyer
November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)002
3"Through the Looking Glass" Vincent Misiano Story by: Michael Connelly & Josh Meyer
Teleplay by: Michael Connelly
November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)005
4"Reboot"Vincent MisianoPeter M. LenkovNovember 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)003
5"Digital Babylon" Aaron Lipstadt Story by: John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne
Teleplay by: Neil Ingram & Daniel Pyne
November 24, 2000 (2000-11-24)008
6"Ten Little Hackers"Aaron LipstadtJordan Hawley & William SchifrinDecember 1, 2000 (2000-12-01)004
7"A Price to Pay" Jeffrey Reiner Story by: John Sacret Young & Jeannine Renshaw
Teleplay by: Jeannine Renshaw
December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08)006
8"Eat Flaming Death" Norberto Barba Carla KettnerDecember 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)007
9"Wetware" Goran Gajic Peter M. LenkovJanuary 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)009
10"Avatar"Whitney RansickPaul GuyotJanuary 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)010
11"Goff Goes Home"
"It's Magic"
John Sacret YoungStory by: John Sacret Young
Teleplay by: John Sacret Young & John Mankiewicz & Peter M. Lenkov & Jeannine Renshaw
Unaired011
12"The Programmer"Sarah Pia AndersonRobert WardUnaired012
13"Mob.com"Aaron LipstadtJordan Hawley & William SchifrinUnaired013

Broadcast and syndication

In August 2006, the Sci-Fi Channel acquired rerun rights to the series which was added to their schedule in June 2007. Sci-Fi aired the episodes never shown by UPN in February 2008.[ citation needed ]

Home media

On May 11, 2018, Visual Entertainment released Level 9- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. [2]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregated score of 45% based on 5 positive and 6 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: "Though it fortunately never takes it high-tech premise too seriously, Level 9 features stilted performances and an overreliance on genre formula." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Level 9"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. Level 9 - TV Series
  3. "Level 9 - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.