Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

'' is a television series that was filmed in New Zealand and the United States, starring

Kevin Sorbo Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor. He had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', and as Captain Dylan Hunt in '' Andromeda''. Sorbo is also known for acting ...

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

. It is very loosely based on the tales of the classical

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Heracles Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive ...

. It ran for 111 episodes over six seasons. It was preceded by several TV movies with the same major characters in 1994 as part of

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's Action Pack: in order, ''

Hercules and the Amazon Women ''Hercules and the Amazon Women'' is the first television movie in the syndicated fantasy series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and marked the debut of Kevin Sorbo as the titular character Hercules and co-starred Anthony Quinn, Michael ...

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Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ''Hercules and the Lost Kingdom'' is the second television movie in the syndicated fantasy series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. In the film, Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, H ...

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Hercules and the Circle of Fire ''Hercules and the Circle of Fire'' is the third television movie in the syndicated fantasy series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. In the film, when all the Earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire ...

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Hercules in the Underworld ''Hercules in the Underworld'' is the fourth television movie in the syndicated fantasy series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. In the film, Hercules is finally a happy family man with his wife Deianeira, two young sons Aeson and Clonus, d ...

'', and ''

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur ''Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur'' is the fifth and final television movie in the syndicated fantasy series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. In the film, Hercules has given up his days of traveling and has settled down to spend some ...

'', the last of which served mostly as a "

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Series overview

Episodes

Television films (1994)

Season 1 (1995)

Season 2 (1995–96)

Season 3 (1996–97)

Season 4 (1997–98)

Season 5 (1998–99)

Season 6 (1999)

References

External links