Series synopsis
Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Showtime on April 21, 1996. It ended on November 12, 1999. It was created by Richard Barton Lewis. It stars Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins, Helen Shaver and Robbi Chong.
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Premise
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Derek de Lint as Derek Rayne, Ph.D.
- Martin Cummins as Nick Boyle
- Helen Shaver as Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Robbi Chong as Alexandra Moreau
- Kristin Lehman
- Tamara Gorski
Guest cast
- Neil Denis
- Brent Stait
- Andrew Airlie
- Allison Hossack as Constance Merrick
- Mimi Kuzyk
- Scott Vickaryous as Bobby Warner
- Michael Kopsa
- Ron Halder as George Roper
- Dean Marshall
- Andrew Francis
- Nick Mancuso as Reverend Abraham Hawking
- John Novak as Patrick Corrigan
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 88 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | April 21, 1996 | September 20, 1996 |
| Season 2 | 22 | March 9, 1997 | August 17, 1997 |
| Season 3 | 22 | January 23, 1998 | August 21, 1998 |
| Season 4 | 22 | March 19, 1999 | November 12, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Legacy (1) We begin in 1969 with Winston and Derek Rayne driving in their car, in the rain. They end up at a cave. Winston goes in, while Derek is told to remain in the car. Inside the cave, Winston finds a sepulcher (a wooden box). He opens the sepulcher, and a demon skeleton emerges, which tries to drag Winston back in sepulcher, however, Derek runs in and manages to close the box. The demon is trapped back inside. However, Winston dies, but before he does, he gives Derek his Legacy ring. Now in the present day, we arrive at the Luna foundation, an artifact finding organization. Derek owns the Luna Foundation, along with Nick, Alex, and Julia, who also live in the house. As a new artifact is presented to Derek, he gets a vision of a young girl in a graveyard with a wooden box, which looks like the one that Winston opened. Derek assembles Nick, Alex, and Julia in a control room, in which to get to, you must walk through an invisible wall. |
April 21, 1996 |
| 2 |
The Legacy (2) The second part of the series premiere where members of the Legacy, an ancient secret society that investigates the paranormal are introduced. Dr. Derek Rayne struggles with his own dark past. |
April 21, 1996 |
| 3 |
Sins of the Father Derek's old friend Damon is accused of abusing his son, but he insists supernatural causes are at fault. Derek believes him, but Nick's investigation reveals a checkered family history. Rachel examines the boy's wounds, and Father Philip attempts a religious ceremony, but ultimately it is Kat who uncovers the truth. |
April 26, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The New Guard Driving down a foggy, dark road Nick and Alex nearly run down Derek. They leave their car to find out what is going on only to have Derek pull a gun on them, argue with himself about shooting his friends and then pulls the trigger on himself. With Derek critical in the Rose County Hospital, the head of the London house, William Sloan, turns up to take charge. They continue with the investigation that Derek was involved in, in Rose County itself, trying to find out what is causing the large number of suicides that have been occuring around the town. With Derek in critical condition Alex, Nick and Sloan need to do this quickly, before Derek gets the chance to finish off what he started. |
March 9, 1997 |
| 2 |
Black Widow The legacy investigates a series of murders of all male victims who are found naked. While it seems to be a sex crime, the team realizes that a creature called a succubus, is assuming their former lover's identities to kill them. |
March 9, 1997 |
| 3 |
Lights Out! Lat one night a large trunk is delivred to the Legacy house. It is addressed to William Sloane who was meant to be visiting his friends there. when opened the trunk is found to be full of old Scottish artifacts. Not long after the trunk has been opened strange things start happening in the house, the light bulbs keep breaking, high pitched sounds can be heard and unusual lights can be seen flying around. What the Legacy team need to work out is whether or not the trunk has anything to do with this or is it just a coincidence that the trunk arrived just before the problems started? |
March 14, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Darkness Falls (1) In New Orleans, Alex encounters an old college friend who is now a vampire. But when she is bitten she begins to transform into a vampire but the process will only be completed when she has taken her first human life. |
January 23, 1998 |
| 2 |
Light of Day (2) Having been bitten by a vampire, Alex's transition to one will be complete as soon as she succeeds in killing the object of her blood lust -- Nick. |
January 30, 1998 |
| 3 |
The Enlightened One Kristin arrives in San Francisco from Boston to join the group's investigation of a series of church fires. What she doesn't tell them is that she thinks her younger brother may have joined the cult that the setting the fires. |
February 6, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Song of the Raven (1) Rachel performs a psychiatric evaluation on Raymond Corvus as Derek is convinced he is responsible for a series of murders identical to those he was tried and found guilty of committing. As Rachel struggles with the results of her evaluation and the knowledge it will put a man to death the team continues to research who is behind the newest 'harvester' type murders... |
March 19, 1999 |
| 2 |
Bird of Prey (2) Corvus was put to death but the murders continue...Alex forms an alliance with one of the victim's fiance and vows they will find her killer. Derek and Nick trail a reporter on a scoop to find the killer and a close encounter with an early demise of her own...as Rachel becomes to object of the Harvester's obsession. The team must come together with all their new found information and find were this new killer keeps his layer in order to stop him before they lose one of their own to his monsterosities. |
March 26, 1999 |
| 3 |
Vendetta A young man is mysteriously killed while at a well known local spot, a place where a woman was lynched in the 50's. His skull is crushed, but not his head, and his body is covered with what looks like electrical burns. The coroner is an old aquaintence of Dereks and he asks if Derek will come and help. He takes Kristin with him and they find a small town with a deep, dark secret. |
April 2, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 21, 1996 |
| Last aired | November 12, 1999 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |