Flash Gordon (2007 TV series)
| Flash Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Action/Adventure Science fiction Comedy-drama |
| Based on |
Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond |
| Developed by | Peter Hume |
| Starring |
Eric Johnson Gina Holden Karen Cliche Jody Racicot John Ralston Anna van Hooft Jonathan Lloyd Walker Steve Bacic |
| Country of origin |
United States Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Robert Halmi Jr. Robert Halmi Sr. Peter Hume |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Flash Films Reunion Pictures King Features Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sci-Fi |
| Original release | August 10, 2007 – February 8, 2008 |
Flash Gordon is an American-Canadian science fiction television series that debuted on Sci-Fi in the United States on August 10, 2007 and continued airing new episodes through February 8, 2008. It has also appeared on the United Kingdom Sci-Fi and Space in Canada. The series was developed by Peter Hume, who served as executive producer/show runner and wrote the first and last episodes, among others.
The series was loosely based on the comic strip of the same name and incorporated elements from several previous adaptations, following the adventures of Steven "Flash" Gordon (Eric Johnson), a twenty-five-year-old who lives with his mother and whose scientist father was lost in a mysterious accident when Flash was 13 years old. Flash's ex-girlfriend, Dale Arden (Gina Holden), is a television news reporter and is engaged to police detective Joe Wylee. They introduce Gordons' eccentric former assistant, Hans Zarkov (Jody Racicot), when rifts in space appear, allowing travel between Earth and the planet Mongo.
Mongo is ruled by the ruthless dictator Ming (John Ralston), who controls "Source Water", the only source of safe drinking water on Mongo. Unlike the previous adaptations, he is not normally called "the Merciless" and is instead called "Benevolent Father", though he is still called "the Merciless" in closed circles. He also exhibits the traits of modern, media-savvy dictators, rather than the more simplistic, stereotypically evil characterization of earlier incarnations. Also, unlike previous depictions, Ming resembles a blond Caucasian human, rather than a bald East Asian man. Ming has a daughter, Princess Aura (Anna van Hooft), who is disturbed by her father's brutality. The series adds a new non-Terran character, Baylin (Karen Cliche), a bounty hunter from Mongo. She finds herself trapped on Earth and becomes a comrade of Flash, Dale and Zarkov and their guide to Mongo and its inhabitants.
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