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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

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1995 – 19996 seasons · 111 episodes~44 min per episodeEnded

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Kevin Sorbo

Kevin Sorbo

Hercules

111 eps

Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

Iolaus

98 eps

Robert Trebor

Robert Trebor

Salmoneus

21 eps

Peter Muller

Peter Muller

Deric

4 eps

Nathaniel Lees

Nathaniel Lees

Cheiron

4 eps

Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson

Hades

4 eps

Stephen Papps

Stephen Papps

The Darkness

5 eps

Fiona Mogridge

Fiona Mogridge

Breanna

4 eps

Kim Michalis

Kim Michalis

Young Alcmene

6 eps

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John Watson

Priest of Ares

5 eps

Ross Campbell

Ross Campbell

Lout

4 eps

John Dybvig

John Dybvig

Slave Trader

4 eps

Bernard Moody

Bernard Moody

Old Drunk

5 eps

Andrew Kovacevich

Andrew Kovacevich

Oceanus

5 eps

Jonathan Bell-Booth

Jonathan Bell-Booth

Brother #1

4 eps

Jon Brazier

Jon Brazier

Slave Trader

5 eps

Bruce Phillips

Bruce Phillips

Pandion

4 eps

Grant Boucher

Grant Boucher

Customer

4 eps

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Alcmene

5 eps

Norman Forsey

Norman Forsey

Old Blind Seer

4 eps

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Big Titus

6 eps

Mark Nua

Mark Nua

Executioneer

6 eps

Stephen Hall

Stephen Hall

Posse leader

5 eps

Bruce Allpress

Bruce Allpress

Skouros

6 eps

Paul Glover

Paul Glover

Josephus

4 eps

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

Xena

8 eps

Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman

Young Iolaus

5 eps

Danny Lineham

Danny Lineham

Lycus

4 eps

Christian Hodge

Christian Hodge

Bandit #2

4 eps

Geoff Clendon

Geoff Clendon

Foreman

4 eps

Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen

Deianeira

4 eps

Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins

Triton

5 eps

Stig Eldred

Stig Eldred

Gagnon

4 eps

John Sumner

John Sumner

Domesticles

5 eps

Zo Hartley

Zo Hartley

Mother

4 eps

Campbell Rousselle

Campbell Rousselle

Cretan #1

7 eps

Willa O'Neill

Willa O'Neill

Phoebe

4 eps

Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

Melissa Blake

7 eps

Derek Payne

Derek Payne

Daedalus

4 eps

Jason Hoyte

Jason Hoyte

Cohort

4 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Hercules: The Legendary Journeys actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and World Building.

SpectacleDefining9.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Character DepthVery strong7.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

BingeabilityStrong6.6

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightStrong6.5

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 111 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
199456 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199513 episodes
8.9IMDb
Best episode · S01E02 Eye of the Beholder
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199524 episodes
7.4IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199622 episodes
6.6IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199722 episodes
7.6IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199822 episodes
9.5IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
19998 episodes

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from The Warrior Princess

S01E09

The Warrior Princess

8.3IMDb5 votes

Princess Xena uses Iolaus to lure Hercules into a death trap.

26 Mar 199544 min

Directed by Bruce Seth Green
Written by John Schulian

Still from The Wrong Path

S01E01

The Wrong Path

6.3IMDb10 votes

Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman.

29 Jan 199544 min

Directed by Doug Lefler
Written by Christian Williams, John Schulian

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Full Circle

S06E08

Full Circle

27 Nov 199944 min

Directed by Bruce Campbell

Still from A Wicked Good Time

S06E07

A Wicked Good Time

20 Nov 199944 min

Directed by Adam Nimoy
Written by Liz Friedman, Vanessa Place

Still from City of the Dead

S06E06

City of the Dead

13 Nov 199944 min

Directed by Chris Long
Written by Tom O’Neill, George Strayton

Still from Hercules, Tramps & Thieves

S06E05

Hercules, Tramps & Thieves

6 Nov 199944 min

Directed by Charles Siebert
Written by Liz Friedman, Vanessa Place

Still from Darkness Visible

S06E04

Darkness Visible

30 Oct 199944 min

Directed by Philip Sgriccia
Written by Phyllis Strong

Still from Rebel With a Cause

S06E03

Rebel With a Cause

16 Oct 199944 min

Directed by Garth Maxwell
Written by Lisa Klink

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Created by

Christian WilliamsCreator

Executive production

Andrew DettmannProducer
Robert TapertExecutive Producer
Christian WilliamsProducer
Eric GruendemannProducer
Daniel TrulyProducer
John SchulianProducer

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

John MahaffieDirector of Photography
Doug LeflerDirector of Photography

Music

Joseph LoDucaOriginal Music Composer

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

Amazon VideoBuy
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