Series synopsis
The Lone Gunmen is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FOX on March 4, 2001. It ended on June 1, 2001. It was created by Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban. It stars Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund and Stephen Snedden.
After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
Premise
After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bruce Harwood as John Fitzgerald Byers
- Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike
- Dean Haglund as Richard Langly
- Stephen Snedden as Jimmy Bond
- Zuleikha Robinson as Yves Adele Harlow
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | April 21, 2002 | |
| Season 1 | 13 | March 4, 2001 | June 1, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Defenders of Justice Behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Lone Gunmen. |
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| 2 |
Jump the Shark X-Files Episode 9x15, bonus feature on the Lone Gunmen R1 DVD set: When Morris Fletcher approaches agents Doggett and Reyes with information related to "Super Soldiers", they turn to the Lone Gunmen. The Gunmen, however, are knee-deep in a bio-terrorist's plot to release a deadly toxin into the population but the Gunmen find that they may have to make the ultimate sacrifice for their cause. |
April 21, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot A Mission-Impossible style break-in as Frohike and Byers attempt to steal the Octium IV chip from E-Com-Con's top security room. |
March 4, 2001 |
| 2 |
Bond, Jimmy Bond While searching for the killer of an infamous hacker, the three Lone Gunmen find a fourth member when they stumble upon a practice of a football team for the blind. |
March 11, 2001 |
| 3 |
Eine Kleine Frohike Frohike has to disguise himself as the long-lost son of a woman who is believed to be a Nazi war criminal that the Gunmen are trying to smoke out of the woodwork. She was famed for poisoning the pastries of the French Resistance. |
March 16, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 4, 2001 |
| Last aired | June 1, 2001 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |