Scripted series · NBC

Knight Rider

Michael Knight is today's hero! Driving the car of tomorrow! Together, they're the ultimate crimecrashers!

7.5IMDb1K votesStrongly recommended

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1982 – 19864 seasons · 84 episodes~48 min per episodeTV-PGEnded

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Crime Action & Adventure

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Michael Knight

84 eps

Edward Mulhare

Edward Mulhare

Devon Miles

84 eps

William Daniels

William Daniels

KITT (voice)

84 eps

Rebecca Holden

Rebecca Holden

April Curtis

21 eps

Patricia McPherson

Patricia McPherson

Bonnie Barstow

63 eps

Peter Parros

Peter Parros

RC3

21 eps

Catherine Hickland

Catherine Hickland

Stephanie 'Stevie' Mason

3 eps

Anne Lockhart

Anne Lockhart

Sherry Benson

2 eps

Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

Zachary Sloate

2 eps

Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault

Christopher Stone

2 eps

Tim Rossovich

Tim Rossovich

Bloodworth

2 eps

George Murdock

George Murdock

Archibald

2 eps

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

General Duncton

2 eps

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey

Edgar

2 eps

Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri

'Acid' John Byrock

2 eps

Judy Landers

Judy Landers

Micki Bradburn

2 eps

June Christopher

June Christopher

Kim, the Bartender

2 eps

Don Galloway

Don Galloway

Harley Freeman

2 eps

Shawn Southwick

Shawn Southwick

Rita Wilcox

2 eps

Robert O'Reilly

Robert O'Reilly

Jake Simpson

2 eps

Don Gordon

Don Gordon

Police Lt. Dickerson

2 eps

Mary Beth Evans

Mary Beth Evans

Cindy Mattheson

2 eps

Jason Evers

Jason Evers

Herb Bremen

2 eps

Fitz Houston

Fitz Houston

Assembly Speaker

2 eps

Lenore Kasdorf

Lenore Kasdorf

Lori Wainwright

2 eps

Ann Turkel

Ann Turkel

Bianca Morgan

3 eps

Rosalind Allen

Rosalind Allen

Car Buyer

2 eps

Fred Lerner

Fred Lerner

Ray

2 eps

Nicholas Worth

Nicholas Worth

Ryles

2 eps

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Lt. George Barth

3 eps

Sam Vlahos

Sam Vlahos

Alfredo Diaz

2 eps

Michael Champion

Michael Champion

Wade Fontaine

2 eps

Julie Ronnie

Julie Ronnie

Stacey

2 eps

Tom Gilleran

Tom Gilleran

Arthur Abrams

2 eps

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan

Sheriff Bruckner

2 eps

Allen Williams

Allen Williams

Major Sanderson

2 eps

Angel Tompkins

Angel Tompkins

Connie Chasen (as Angel Tomkins)

2 eps

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Jerry Nash

2 eps

Ken Foree

Ken Foree

Danton

2 eps

Luis Contreras

Luis Contreras

Coyote

2 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Knight Rider actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Knight Rider reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.

SpectacleDefining9.0

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

BingeabilityVery strong7.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SerializedStrong6.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Character DepthStrong5.7

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

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

Emotional WeightPresent4.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

The run

Seasons

4 seasons · 84 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19916 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198221 episodes
7.5IMDb
Best episode · S01E08 Trust Doesn't Rust
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198321 episodes
7.8IMDb
Best episode · S02E11 Silent Knight
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198421 episodes
7.6IMDb
Best episode · S03E07 Knight in Disgrace
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198521 episodes
6.5IMDb

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

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

Still from Trust Doesn't Rust

S01E08

Trust Doesn't Rust

8.7IMDb7 votes

Michael is assigned to stop KARR, an evil prototype of KITT programmed to survive at all costs--and now on the loose.

19 Nov 198248 min

Directed by Paul Stanley
Written by Steven E. de Souza

Still from Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

S01E14

Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

8.3IMDb6 votes

Someone is sabotaging the cars in an alternative-fuel race, so Michael joins the pack to flush out the saboteur.

21 Jan 198349 min

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by David Braff

Still from Goliath

S02E01

Goliath

8.3IMDb6 votes

Michael and KITT battle a KITT-like truck built by Wilton Knight's ex-wife and son.

2 Oct 198390 min

Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Written by Rob Gilmer

Still from K.I.T.T. the Cat

S02E06

K.I.T.T. the Cat

8.2IMDb5 votes

Michael tries to catch a Robin Hood-style cat burglar before an obsessed cop does.

6 Nov 198349 min

Directed by Jeffrey Hayden
Written by Janis Hendler

Still from Brother's Keeper

S02E02

Brother's Keeper

8.2IMDb6 votes

Michael is planted in a prison to break out an inmate wanted by a terrorist threatening to blow up a city.

9 Oct 198349 min

Directed by Sidney Hayers
Written by Ernie Wallengren

Still from No Big Thing

S01E07

No Big Thing

8.0IMDb7 votes

Devon lands in a small-town lockup on a misdemeanor, but his predicament becomes deadly after a fellow prisoner is killed by the cops.

12 Nov 198249 min

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by Judy Burns

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Making the Knight

S00E06

Making the Knight

12 Apr 200415 min

Still from Pilot Episode Feature

S00E05

Pilot Episode Feature

11 Apr 20043 min

Still from Knight Moves Feature

S00E03

Knight Moves Feature

5 Apr 200445 min

Still from Knight Sounds Feature

S00E04

Knight Sounds Feature

5 Apr 200445 min

Still from Under the Hood Feature

S00E02

Under the Hood Feature

5 Apr 200445 min

Still from Knight Rider 2000

S00E01

Knight Rider 2000

0.5IMDb1 votes

19 May 199190 min

Directed by Alan J. Levi

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.

Executive production

Robert FosterExecutive Producer
Robert ForsterExecutive Producer
Glen A. LarsonProducer
Robert A. CinaderProducer

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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