Raven (American TV series)

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Raven
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Jeffrey Meek as Jonathon Raven
Genre
Created by Frank Lupo
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time46–47 minutes (without commercials)
Production company Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJune 19, 1992 (1992-06-19) 
April 30, 1993 (1993-04-30)

Raven is an American martial arts drama series that originally aired on CBS from June 19, 1992 to April 30, 1993. The series was created by executive producer Frank Lupo and a production of Columbia Pictures Television for CBS.

Contents

Overview

Jonathon Raven is a ninja-trained former Special Forces agent, retired in Hawaii to search for his long-lost son. Avoiding assassins sent to kill him by his former associates in the Black Dragon Clan, he uses his skills to help those in need. He is assisted by his former military buddy turned eccentric private investigator, Herman Jablonski.

Plot

When Jonathon Raven was twelve years old, his parents were killed by the Black Dragon. He trained with them for many years in the deadly martial arts with the hopes of mastering their lethal skill and then using it against them for vengeance. Although he succeeded in infiltrating them, the Black Dragon are many in number, and are now bent on destroying Raven's bloodline. His one true love, a beautiful Japanese woman named Aki, becomes pregnant with their son at the same time the Black Dragon clan is after Raven's life. Aki dies shortly after giving birth to their son, but before she dies, she realizes that her son's life is in danger. Jonathon learns of his wife's plan of hiding their son from imperilment, but never gets to see him or attain the knowledge of his location. Later on, he joins the U.S. Special Forces and becomes one of their top assassins under a man named Nick Henderson. After many complications and regrets, Raven leaves the Special Forces and continues his search for his long-lost son. His search eventually leads him to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he believes his son may be. Raven is on a lifelong journey in search of his son, and is willing to risk his life along the way to find him and ensure the safety of his life, with the aid of his old military buddy – a private investigator named Herman "Ski" Jablonski.

Cast

Episodes

Original Pilot

  1. Raven: Return of the Black Dragons – 90 minutes (without commercials)

Season 1: 1992

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Return of the Black Dragon" Craig R. Baxley Frank Lupo June 24, 1992 (1992-06-24)
22"The Unseen Enemy" James Contner Frank LupoJuly 1, 1992 (1992-07-01)
33"Reunion" Vern Gillum Bill Nuss July 8, 1992 (1992-07-08)
44"...And Everything Nice" Kristoffer Siegel-Tabori Lawrence Hertzog July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)
55"Is Someone Crazy in Here or Is It Just Me?" James Darren Lawrence HertzogJuly 29, 1992 (1992-07-29)
66"Prey"James DarrenLawrence HertzogSeptember 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
77"The Death of Sheila" Jim Johnston Bill NussOctober 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)

Season 2: 1993

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
81"Bloody Beach"James Darren Steven L. Sears January 2, 1993 (1993-01-02)
92"Playback" David Hemmings Lawrence HertzogJanuary 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
103"The Journey" Guy Magar David H. BalkanJanuary 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
114"Heat"David HemmingsLawrence HertzogJanuary 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)
125"Rip-Off" Ron Garcia Lawrence HertzogJanuary 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
136"Death Games"James DarrenFrank LupoMarch 6, 1993 (1993-03-06)
147"Disciples of Dawn" Lee Katzin David H. BalkanMarch 13, 1993 (1993-03-13)
158"Something in the Closet"Michael LevineLawrence HertzogMarch 20, 1993 (1993-03-20)
169"Checkmate" Vern Gillum Steven L. SearsMarch 27, 1993 (1993-03-27)
1710"Wipe-Out"Les SheldonSteven L. SearsApril 3, 1993 (1993-04-03)
1811"The Guardians of the Night"David HemmingsLawrence HertzogApril 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)
1912"Poisoned Harvest"Guy MagarDavid H. BalkanApril 17, 1993 (1993-04-17)
2013"Flori and Dori"David HemmingsLawrence Hertzogunaired

Home media

The complete series as originally broadcast on CBS (including the abbreviated 70 minute pilot) was released as a manufacture-on-demand DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on April 5, 2016. [1]

Mill Creek Entertainment announced the re-releasing of the series on DVD.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Raven DVD news: DVD Release for The Complete Series". TVShowOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.