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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
1987 - 1988 7.5 (64 votes) 1 Seasons
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Genres
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
Created By
Gary Goddard
Tony Christopher

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

Overview

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 Canadian-American science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication.

Key Crew

Producer: Douglas Netter, Ian McDougall

Top Cast

Tim Dunigan
Tim Dunigan

Captain Jonathan Power

Jessica Steen
Jessica Steen

Corporal Jennifer "Pilot" Chase

David Hemblen
David Hemblen

Lord Dredd/Dr. Lyman Taggart

Peter MacNeill
Peter MacNeill

Maj. Matthey "Hawk" Masterson

Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven-Ole Thorsen

Lt. Michael "Tank" Ellis

Maurice Dean Wint
Maurice Dean Wint

Sgt. Robert "Scout" Baker

Bruce Gray
Bruce Gray

Mentor/ Dr. Stuart Gordon

Deryck Hazel

Voice of Soaron

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1987)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Shattered
1987-09-20

A cryptic transmission from ruins of San Francisco sends Power out looking for a close friend he lost track of during the war.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 2: The Abyss
1987-09-27

A brief transmission reveals the location of secret military base, still manned and functioning. But when Power and Hawk go to investigate, they're attacked and captured, ending up scheduled to be executed as spies and traitors as Dread's forces close in on the location...

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Final Stand
1987-10-04

A genetically engineered super-solider takes a village hostage to force Tank to face him one on one without the power suit.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Pariah
1987-10-11

While out looking for more signs of Dread's new paralyzing biological weapon, Hawk finds bio-mechs in pursuit of a teen. He rescues the boy, but is grounded in the process, and can only hide as he starts to feel the paralyzing weapon take effect on him too.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: A Fire in the Dark
1987-10-18

Power is surprised when he finds Dread's forces turning villages upside down, looking for a former artist that was blinded during the Metal Wars.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: The Mirror in Darkness
1987-10-25

Power finds that someone has been impersonating him, when he is captured and charged with murder by villagers he tries to help.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Ferryman
1987-11-01

The team raids a supply convoy in hopes of uncovering why Dread recently has been putting up an series of new power stations. They obtain a high ranking bio-mech's memory unit... But can they get the necessary information out of it in time to stop Dread's plans?

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: And Study War No More
1987-11-08

Investigating reports of unusual power readings, Power finds ""Haven"" - a hidden underground paradise built upon a geothermal research station. But it all seems to good to be true, and as Pilot and Tank look around, the facade starts to crack...

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: The Intruder
1987-11-15

After returning from a survey mission, the team discovers they had a stowaway. They question him and he claims to be fighting Dread too, but can he be trusted?

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Wardogs
1987-11-22

Hawk makes contact with a band of soldiers lead by an old flame. They have been conducting raids on Dread, but now she's tired and wants to find the rumored safe haven - Eden 2. When opening in Dread's blockades appears, she asks Hawk to come with her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Flame Street
1987-11-29

Power enters the cyberweb of Tech City through a direct neural link, looking for information Dread's forces may have left there. But Dread becomes aware of the attempt and hijacks the connection, leaving Power trapped while Dread attempts to tap his mind for information.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Gemini and Counting
1988-01-10

A lethal influenza plagues the passages and while they have a vaccine, there isn't nearly enough. So Pilot offers to enter one of Dread's chemical factories undercover to retrieve more.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: And Madness Shall Reign
1988-01-17

Power's team finds a resistance base in complete disarray, the people driven to murderous rages by some kind of drug - a prelude to New Order's second phase. As bio-mechs arrive, they manage hold them off long enough to evacuate the survivors - but then they notice that the drug is starting to affect Tank.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Judgement
1988-01-31

Power and Pilot are downed, and Power injured, while carrying important data back to the base. Pilot goes for help, but when she finds a settlement, she is recognized as one of the Dread troopers responsible for the destruction of a nearby village, and they demand she stand trial for her crimes.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: A Summoning of Thunder (1)
1988-02-07

On the 15th anniversary of his father's death, Jonathan travels to the grave site, and remembers the last day his father was alive.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: A Summoning of Thunder (2)
1988-02-14

As Lord Dread approaches the grave site to capture Jonathan, they both continue to remember the events surrounding Dr. Power's death.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: The Eden Road
1988-02-21

When Dread unknowingly shuts down a crucial part of the route to Eden 2, the team must brave a biohazard filled disaster area to make contact with a representative with the new route.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Freedom One
1988-02-28

A woman broadcasting resistance bulletins under the codename ""Freedom One"" contacts Power with a dangerous proposal - a meeting between the top resistance leaders across the country to unite them under one banner.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: New Order: The Sky Shall Swallow Them (1)
1988-03-06

Power acquires conclusive data on the two final phases of New Order - systematic mass digitization of the entire human population using an orbital platform, and then the destruction of what's left by detonating any functioning power stations. With only hours to go, Power devises a desperate strike against the platform's heavily guarded control center...

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: New Order: The Land Shall Burn (2)
1988-03-13

The impact of the platform leaves Volcania in disarray, but the final phase of New Order is still going ahead, leaving the team no other option than to go there and shut it down themselves.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Retribution (1)
1988-03-20

New Order is finished and the team is celebrating. But in Volcania, Dread is recovering, with a new realization - There can be no New Order until all resistance has been eliminated.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Retribution (2)
1988-03-27

Dread lures the team into an ambush, and launches an attack on the base with only Pilot left to defend it.

Runtime: 30 min

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