The Phoenix (1982 TV series)

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The Phoenix
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GenreScience fiction
Created byAnthony Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
Starring Judson Scott
E. G. Marshall
Richard Lynch
Composer Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerMark Carliner
ProducersLeigh Vance
Christopher Kochoff
Anthony Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
CinematographyDonald H. Birnkrant
Frank Beascoechea
Frank Tidy
EditorsMarvin Adelson
David Berlatsky
Tony de Zarraga
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyMark Carliner Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 19 (1982-03-19) 
April 16, 1982 (1982-04-16)

The Phoenix is an American science fiction television series starring Judson Scott which aired on ABC for about one month. The series premiered on March 19, 1982. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial, Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th century. The series was preceded by a TV movie on April 26, 1981. [1]

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Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"The Phoenix"April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26)
2"In Search of Mira"March 26, 1982 (1982-03-26)
3"One of Them"April 2, 1982 (1982-04-02)
4"A Presence of Evil"April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09)
5"The Fire Within"April 16, 1982 (1982-04-16)

References

  1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 935. ISBN   0345455428.
  2. Hart, George (2005). "Bennu". The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Second ed.). Psychology Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN   9780415344951.