Poltergeist: The Legacy
United States of America Canada
6.5/10 from 9 votes
Gender: Drama
Date of release: 21 Apr 1996
Description
Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999. The series tells the story of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers. Despite bearing the Poltergeist name, there is no real connection between the show and the Poltergeist trilogy aside from the title. Poltergeist: The Legacy debuted on Showtime, and all first-run episodes of the first three seasons premiered on that network, though they were later syndicated. After the third season, Showtime cancelled the show, and the rights were purchased by Sci Fi Channel which continued the series for another season. This same pattern was followed by Stargate SG-1, which also debuted on Showtime, was also sold into syndication, and was rescued from cancellation by Sci Fi. The fourth season of Poltergeist: The Legacy featured an episode starring WWE wrestler The Undertaker as a being from Hell who collected souls, a deliberate crossover with RAW, which was also airing on the USA Network at the time and earning the network some of the highest ratings on cable TV. It was hoped that this cameo would help boost awareness of the new show, and thus generate a larger audience.Extra
Runtime of the episode | 60 minutes |
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Network | Showtime |
Language | English |
Themes | secret society occult artifact fighting supernatural |
Created by | Richard Barton Lewis |
Seasons
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Season 1Episodes: 22Date of release: 21 Apr 1996
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Season 2Episodes: 22Date of release: 09 Mar 1997
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Season 3Episodes: 22Date of release: 23 Jan 1998
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Season 4Episodes: 22Date of release: 19 Mar 1999
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