Planet Earth (1974)

A man awakens from suspended animation and finds himself in the 22nd century, where he finds that women rule the world and that men are slaves called Dinks. He is captured and sold as a ... See full summary »

Director:

Marc Daniels

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Gene Roddenberry (teleplay),

Stars:

John Saxon, Janet Margolin, Ted Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Saxon	...	Dylan Hunt
Janet Margolin	...	Harper-Smythe
Ted Cassidy	...	Isiah
Christopher Cary	...	Baylok
Diana Muldaur	...	Marg
Sally Kemp	...	Treece
Johana De Winter	...	Villar
Claire Brennen	...	Delba
Corinne Camacho	...	Bronta
Majel Barrett	...	Yuloff
Jim Antonio	...	Jonathan Connor
Aron Kincaid	...	Gorda
John Quade	...	Kreeg Commandant
Rai Tasco	...	Pater Kimbridge
Sue Dahlman	...	Thetis (as Sara Chattin)

Storyline

A man awakens from suspended animation and finds himself in the 22nd century, where he finds that women rule the world and that men are slaves called Dinks. He is captured and sold as a slave, but escapes and hooks up with a male rebel movement.

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Plot Keywords:

suspended animation | 22nd century | post apocalypse | matriarchy | remake | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Planète terre

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the second time that the character of "Dylan Hunt" was used in a Roddenberry pilot, the first being "Genesis II" starring Alex Cord as the lead character. He would show up once more in the somewhat successful syndicated series "Andromeda" starring former "Hercule:The Legendary Stories"s" star Kevin Sorbo.' There were many parallels drawn between the character Dylan Hunt and "Buck Rodgers".

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Connections

Spun-off from Genesis II (1973)

User Reviews

fun show

PLANET EARTH and GENESIS 2 were fun pilots. PLANET EARTH was set on a earth after a nuclear war yet, was ahead of it's time. It's a shame roddenberry couldn't get a syndication deal like Gerry Anderson of SPACE 1999. Syndication would have helped this show more than network airings.