Wing Commander Academy (1996– )

The adventures of a group of space cadets on the Terran carrier Tiger's Claw in the war against the Kilrathi.

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Thomas F. Wilson, Malcolm McDowell

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Hamill	...	Christopher 'Maverick' Blair (13 episodes, 1996)
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (13 episodes, 1996)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn (13 episodes, 1996)
Dana Delany	...	Gwen 'Archer' Bowman (13 episodes, 1996)
Pat Fraley		(11 episodes, 1996)
Lauri Hendler	...	Lindsay 'Payback' Price (10 episodes, 1996)
Kevin Schon	...	Thrakhath (7 episodes, 1996)

Storyline

The adventures of a group of space cadets on the Terran carrier Tiger's Claw in the war against the Kilrathi.

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Plot Keywords:

fictional war | outer space | surrealism | based on video game

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1996 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Origin Systems Inc., Universal Cartoon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996)

User Reviews

Wasn't given a chance.

I love Wing Commander and was very excited when the cartoon made its debut. Not only did you have the big name characters from the game, but you also had the voices of the actors who played them! Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson AND Malcom McDowell who make a great cast once again. The animation was crisp and held true to many aspects of the Wing Commander universe which was great to see. For WC fans, it enhances a lot of the game plots instead of ruining them plus there are some new characters and completely new stories. Unfortunately, they only got to make thirteen episodes. It was a high quality cartoon that really had the potential to be a great series. Hopefully it'll get picked up again because it deserves to be worked with.