Series synopsis
Crusade is a Canadian drama sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on TNT on June 9, 1999. It ended on September 1, 1999. It was created by J. Michael Straczynski. It stars Gary Cole, Daniel Dae Kim, Tracy Scoggins and David Allen Brooks.
Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
Premise
Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
Premise: Who do you serve, and who do you trust?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gary Cole as Matthew Gideon
- Daniel Dae Kim as John Matheson
- Tracy Scoggins as Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
- David Allen Brooks as Max Eilerson
- Carrie Dobro as Dureena Nafeel
- Marjean Holden as Sarah Chambers
- Peter Woodward as Galen
Guest cast
- Tim Thomerson as Senator McQuate
- Alison Lohman as Claire
- Michael Beck as Mr. Jones
- John Novak as Dr. Alain Lebecque
- Sophie Ward as Isabelle
- John Saint Ryan as Technomage
- John Vickery as Mr. Welles
- Tim Choate as Polix
- Brian Thompson as Robert Black
- Tom Wyner as Apriori Flentak
- Madison Mason as General Miller
- Richard Biggs as Dr. Stephen Franklin
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | September 12, 1999 | September 12, 1999 |
| Season 1 | 13 | June 9, 1999 | September 1, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 12, 2024 | December 5, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Making of Crusade The Making of Crusade - a behind-the-scenes featurette |
September 12, 1999 |
| 2 |
Forging Excalibur Forging Excalibur - learn about the starship from the inside out |
September 12, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
War Zone Capt. Matthew Gideon assembles the crew that will be with him on the experimental starship Excalibur. Their mission: explore the reaches of space to find a cure for the deadly Drakh virus that will overrun Earth in five years. |
June 9, 1999 |
| 2 |
The Long Road Gideon mediates between Earth miners and the residents of a planet containing a virus-fighting mineral--and a fire-breathing dragon. |
June 16, 1999 |
| 3 |
The Well of Forever Galen persuades Gideon to seek a mystical crossroads. An investigator probes Matheson's mind. |
June 23, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 12, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 19, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 26, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TNT |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 9, 1999 |
| Last aired | September 1, 1999 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |