Scripted series · NBC
Knight Rider
An icon reborn.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Justin Bruening
Michael Knight
17 eps
Deanna Russo
Sarah Graiman
17 eps
Bruce Davison
Charles Graiman
17 eps
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Carrie Rivai
17 eps
Yancey Arias
Alex Torres
17 eps
Paul Campbell
Billy Morgan
17 eps
Smith Cho
Zoe Chae
17 eps
Val Kilmer
KITT (voice)
17 eps
Cory Tyler
Valet
1 eps
Paula Garcés
Kelli Haddigan
1 eps
Mark Adair-Rios
1 eps
Yorgo Constantine
1 eps
Johnny Messner
1 eps
Sung Kang
1 eps
Karl Yune
1 eps
Kristina Anapau
1 eps
Johann Urb
1 eps
Erich Anderson
1 eps
Kevin Alejandro
Victor Galt
1 eps
Jeffrey Pierce
Ryan Arrow
1 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 Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an "AI" (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
A Knight in Shining Armor
Mike and KITT must deliver a package -- a task that seems easy enough until they learn the package is a man with a code built into his DNA. The task becomes more difficult when a mysterious woman gets in their way.
- Directed by David Solomon
- Written by David Andron, David Andron
S00E01
Pilot
When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artificially intelligent supercar, escapes to find his daughter and recruit a ex-soldier to thwart them.
- Directed by Steve Shill
- Written by David Andron
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E17
I Love the Knight Life
- Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
- Written by Philip Levens
S01E16
Knight and the City
- Directed by Guy Norman Bee
- Written by Matt Pyken
S01E15
Fly By Knight
- Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- Written by Dave Andron
S01E13
Exit Light, Enter Knight
- Directed by Gary Scott Thompson
- Written by Gary Scott Thompson
S01E12
Knight to King's Pawn
- Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt
- Written by Patrick Massett, John Zinman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Glen A. Larson
Showrunner
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Dave Bartis
Executive producer
Gary Scott Thompson
Executive producer
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Matt Pyken
Executive producer
Doug Liman
Executive producer
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Rachel Mellon
Writer
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Rob Wright
Writer
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Philip Levens
Writer
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David Andron
Writer
Patrick Massett
Writer
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John Zinman
Writer
Dave Andron
Writer
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David Andron
Writer
Teresa Huang
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dave BartisExecutive Producer
- Sara FischerProducer
- Gary Scott ThompsonExecutive Producer
- Glen A. LarsonExecutive Producer
- Matt PykenExecutive Producer
- Doug LimanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Rachel MellonWriter
- Rob WrightWriter
- Philip LevensWriter
- David AndronWriter
- Patrick MassettWriter
- John ZinmanWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Alex ZakrzewskiDirector
- Leslie LibmanDirector
- Bryan SpicerDirector
- Allan KroekerDirector
- Jay ChandrasekharDirector
Cinematography
- Jamie BarberDirector of Photography
- Kris KrosskoveDirector of Photography
Music
- Christopher TyngOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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