This was the WB Television Network's first TV-movie.
Originally planned as a pilot for a Lone Ranger TV series.
In both the long-running radio serial and the earlier representations of the Lone Ranger character his birth name had always been John Reid whose descendent was Britt Reid who became the Green Hornet. This was because both characters were created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. They also were responsible for creating Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.