Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987– )

A group of guerilla fighters battle the evil machine forces that dominate a future Earth.

Creators:

Tony Christopher, Gary Goddard

Stars:

Tim Dunigan, Peter MacNeill, Sven-Ole Thorsen

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tim Dunigan	...	Captain Jonathan Power (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Peter MacNeill	...	Major Matthew 'Hawk' Masterson (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Lieutenant Michael 'Tank' Ellis (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Maurice Dean Wint	...	Sergeant Robert 'Scout' Baker (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jessica Steen	...	Corporal Jennifer 'Pilot' Chase (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Hemblen	...	Lord Dread (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Brad Crandall	...	Opening narration (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Deryck Hazel	...	Soaron (16 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tedd Dillon	...	Overmind (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
John S. Davies	...	Blastarr (12 episodes, 1987-1988)
Bruce Gray	...	Mentor (11 episodes, 1987-1988)

Storyline

Earth, the 22nd century. The aftermath of the Metal Wars, which led to the subjugation of humanity by intelligent machines. A small unit of human soldiers, survivors of the Metal Wars, lead an underground resistance against the activities of the evil Lord Dread and his monstrous creations, Bio-Dreads, designed to hunt down human survivors and digitise them.

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Plot Keywords:

resistance | 22nd century | robot | full motion video | computer animation | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Capitán Power y los soldados del futuro

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Landmark Entertainment Group, Mattel, Ventura Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (22 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The live action elements were shot over a six month period between June and December of 1987. Apart from one week of location work, all of the footage was shot in one big old building in western Toronto that used to be a bus depot. Not only were the sets build right there, but also the miniature work. According to the actors, it was unbearably hot during summer (crewmembers had to stand by with buckets of ice and wet towels) and freezing cold in winter.

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Quotes

Opening narration: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. Earth, 2147. The legacy of the Metal Wars, when man fought machine and machines won. Bio-Dreads, monstrous creations that hunt down human survivors and digitize them. Volcania, center of the Bio-Dread empire, stronghold and fortress of Lord Dread, feared ruler of this new order. But from the fires of the Metal Wars arose a new breed of warrior, born and trained to bring down Lord Dread and his Bio-Dread empire. They were soldiers of the future, ...

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Connections

Edited into Captain Power: The Beginning (1989)

User Reviews

Now THIS brings back memories

Wow, this is older than I thought. I tried tracking down this show by looking up people who were in it, and for some reason I thought Colm Meaney played Hawk Masterson. Anyways, I finally did a search for "project new order" which was basically the only thing I remember of this show. I finally found out that the title was Captain Power.

Anyways, I thought this was a great show, but the ending kind of left you hanging, I mean I remember Power saying "project new order is finished" but the bad-guy and his computer orb were still alive, right? I dunno, it was a weird show, but it was cool.