Young Hercules (1998–1999)

The adventures of Hercules as a boy, during his time at a training academy for warriors.

Creators:

Andrew Dettmann, Robert G. Tapert, Daniel Truly

Stars:

Ryan Gosling, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ryan Gosling	...	Hercules (49 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dean O'Gorman	...	Iolaus (45 episodes, 1998-1999)
Chris Conrad	...	Jason (36 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jodie Rimmer	...	Lilith (26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nathaniel Lees	...	Cheiron (24 episodes, 1998-1999)

Storyline

This show tells the tale of Hercules adventures as a teenager when he learned his warrior skills at a training academy. Together with his friends Iolaus and Jason, he fights his brother Ares, other gods such as Bacchus, and various bandits and mythical beasts.

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Plot Keywords:

hercules | warrior | based on greek myth | strongman | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Action | Family | Fantasy | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1999 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Der junge Hercules

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

MCA Television, Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (50 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

From September 1998 to March 1999, this was one of three different American television series to feature Hercules as the protagonist. The other two were Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Hercules.

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Connections

Spun-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)

User Reviews

20 MINUTES IS LONG ENOUGH TO ENDURE THESE MYTHIC BRATS.

"Young Hercules" is undoubtedly the poor relation in the wonderful action-adventure franchise that brought us "HERCULES:THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS" and "XENA:WARRIOR PRINCESS",for my money the two greatest shows in TV history.In "HERCULES:TLJ" Kevin Sorbo brought the titular character to vivid life in his warm portrayal and side-kick Iolaus was memorably played by Michael Hurst who took this role and ran with it.However,in "YOUNG HERCULES" these characters are portrayed as teenagers by Ryan Gosling as Herc and Dean O'Gorman as Iolaus.Gosling looks nothing like Sorbo and is a droopy eyed,long faced youth who was a poor replacement for the far better Ian Bohen who played the role in the superior TV movie of the same name and in a few episodes of the parent show.O'Gorman who played Iolaus in those as well was more restrained when partnered with the more cerebral Bohen but alongside Gosling behaves throughout like a boorish and cocky lout who looks too devious to be a hero and although he resembles a young Michael Hurst he possesses none of the charisma and genial warmth that the latter brought to the role of Iolaus.Special effects and fight scenes are up to par though and make this show worth watching but the "football hooligan" aura that the stars possess make it something of a chore to watch regularly and the episodes outstay their welcome at a sparse 20 minutes or so.It was little surprise when this show was cancelled after a single season.