The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | |
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"Before the world discovered Indiana, Indiana discovered the world."
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| Also known as | 'The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones' |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Created by | George Lucas |
| Developed by | George Lucas |
| Starring |
Sean Patrick Flanery Corey Carrier George Hall Ronny Coutteure |
| Narrated by | George Hall |
| Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Composer(s) |
Laurence Rosenthal Joel McNeely |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 & 4 TV films (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | George Lucas |
| Producer(s) | Rick McCallum |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | approx. 45 min. per episode |
| Production company(s) |
Amblin Television Lucasfilm Paramount Network Television |
| Distributor |
CBS Television Distribution (original) Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2012-current) |
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| Original network |
ABC The Family Channel |
| Picture format | 16 mm film (1.33:1 aspect ratio) |
| Audio format | Dolby Stereo |
| Original release | March 4, 1992 – July 24, 1993 (series) October 15, 1994 – June 16, 1996 (movies) |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around the world, with "Old Indy" bookend segments filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina and on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The series was an Amblin Television/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television.
The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes, though Harrison Ford bookended one episode. The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas, who also created, co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films.
Due to its enormous budget, the series was canceled in 1993. However, following the series' cancellation, four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series. In 1999, the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
During the production of the Indiana Jones feature films, the cast and crew frequently questioned creator George Lucas about the Indiana Jones character's life growing up. During the concept stages of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucas and director Steven Spielberg decided to reveal some of this backstory in the film's opening scenes. For these scenes, Lucas chose River Phoenix to portray the character, as Harrison Ford believed that Phoenix most resembled Ford as a young man (Phoenix had appeared as Ford's son in The Mosquito Coast). This decision to reveal an adventure of a young Indiana led Lucas and crew to the idea of creating the series.
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