Limited series · NBC
Manimal
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Simon MacCorkindale
Jonathan Chase
8 eps
Melody Anderson
Brooke McKenzie
8 eps
Michael D. Roberts
Tyrone C. Earl
8 eps
Reni Santoni
Lieutenant Rivera
8 eps
Wolf Roth
2 eps
Rick Jason
Prof. Barta
1 eps
Jeff Corey
1 eps
Tracy Scoggins
1 eps
Ursula Andress
Karen Jade
1 eps
Christopher Stone
1 eps
Lew Horn
2 eps
Michael Gregory
1 eps
David Sheiner
1 eps
Richard Lynch
1 eps
Meeno Peluce
1 eps
Gloria Stuart
1 eps
Albert Paulsen
1 eps
Robert Englund
1 eps
Terry Kiser
1 eps
Jonathan Goldsmith
1 eps
Shashawnee Hall
1 eps
Robert Tessier
1 eps
Fred Sadoff
1 eps
Robert O'Reilly
1 eps
Peter Brown
1 eps
Anne Ramsey
1 eps
William Bumiller
Lyle Preston
1 eps
Ed Lauter
Col. Hunt
1 eps
George Cheung
1 eps
Glenn Corbett
1 eps
Mary-Margaret Humes
1 eps
Keenan Wynn
1 eps
Fran Ryan
1 eps
Lloyd Bochner
Jordon
1 eps
Doug McClure
1 eps
Grainger Hines
1 eps
Rana Ford
Girl
1 eps
Avner Garbi
Sheik
1 eps
James Hong
Grandfather Tan
1 eps
Lloyd Kino
Mr. Chang
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Manimal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Manimal reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jonathan Chase was a British college professor at New York University who had the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal. He used his powers to battle crime alongside pretty policewoman Brooke and Vietnam-war pal Ty.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
Night of the Beast
- Directed by Russ Mayberry, Sidney Hayers
- Written by Sam Egan
S01E04
Female of the Species
- Directed by Georg Fenady
- Written by Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk
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.
Writing
- Sam EganWriter
- Glen A. LarsonWriter
- Douglas SchwartzWriter
- Michael BerkWriter
Direction
- Russ MayberryDirector
- Georg FenadyDirector
- Sidney HayersDirector
- Daniel HallerDirector
- Leslie H. MartinsonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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