Series synopsis
Sheena is an American action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syndication on October 7, 2000. It ended on February 23, 2002. It was created by Douglas Schwartz, Steven L. Sears. It stars Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer and Kevin Quigley.
Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even flight. Further, she became a mythical creature called "The Darachna" who relies on people' fear of the unknown. For this she covers herself in a dark liquid mud which allows her to be la ...
Premise
Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even flight. Further, she became a mythical creature called "The Darachna" who relies on people' fear of the unknown. For this she covers herself in a dark liquid mud which allows her to be largely unseen in the low light of the jungle, and with more than normal strength, agility and speed, and armed with a pair of gloves with bone claws, she is a formidable one woman fighting force. She does kill sometimes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gena Lee Nolin as Sheena
- John Allen Nelson as Matt Cutter
- Margo Moorer as Kali
- Kevin Quigley as Mendelsohn
Guest cast
- Amy Weber as Ruby
- Cullen Douglas as Lazier
- Tom Waite as Spencer
- Britt Robertson as Little Sheena
- Peter J. Lucas as Norliss
- Jeff Moldovan as Henchman
- Jason Gray as Lansing
- Jay Amor as Ackerman
- Dean Murray as Benito
- Rus Blackwell as Yozkov
- Jennifer Hammon as Tracy
- Dave Corey as Kumar
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | October 7, 2000 | May 26, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 6, 2001 | February 23, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sheena Sheena and Cutter meet for the first time in a most unusual way after Sheena sabotages Cutter's plane and it crashes down into the jungle. |
October 7, 2000 |
| 2 |
Fallout After a U.S. defense department satellite crashes into the jungle, it's up to Sheena, Cutter and Cutter's old nemesis, Tyler, to track down and deprogram the satellite before the area is bombed by the military. |
October 14, 2000 |
| 3 |
Revenge of the Jirds The cargo of coffee that Cutter was hired to deliver turns out to be a shipment of smuggled animals from the jungle known as Jirds. |
October 21, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rendezvous Sheena's efforts to save an Interpol agent from a ruthless drug lord spark a romance. |
October 6, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Feral King Sheena and Cutter are enlisted to hunt for a jungle boy who is the heir to a fortune. |
October 13, 2001 |
| 3 |
Mind Games Kali faces off against an old nemesis that tries to gain control over Sheena in order to exert domination over all the LaMistas. |
October 20, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2000 |
| Last aired | February 23, 2002 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |