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Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Darren Shahlavi
Kano
3 eps
Samantha Win
Kitana
5 eps
Casper Van Dien
Johnny Cage
5 eps
Ian Anthony Dale
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
5 eps
Matt Mullins
Johnny Cage
1 eps
Fraser Aitcheson
Baraka (archive footage)
2 eps
Kim Do Nguyen
Black Dragon
5 eps
Ed Boon
Ed Goodman
1 eps
David Nykl
Lance
1 eps
Adrian Hough
Emile
1 eps
Erica Cerra
Action Star
1 eps
Victor Lucas
self
1 eps
Brian Goodman
Brian Himmerick
1 eps
Elysia Rotaru
Production Assistant
1 eps
Aaron Au
Gang Member #1
1 eps
Chad Bellamy
Gang Member #2
1 eps
Simon Burnett
Gang Member #3
1 eps
Yves Cameron
Gang Member #4
1 eps
Paul Lazenby
Studio Security Guard #1
1 eps
Darryl Quon
Studio Security Guard #2
1 eps
Deena Dill
Johnny Cage's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1 eps
Tahmoh Penikett
Lt. Kurtis Stryker
2 eps
Colin Corrigan
Technician #1
1 eps
Matt Reimer
SWAT
2 eps
Brett Chan
SWAT
2 eps
Phillip Mitchell
SWAT
2 eps
Nestor de la Zerda
SWAT (uncredited)
1 eps
Lani Gelera
Edenian Woman
1 eps
Colin Decker
Edenian #1
1 eps
Eli Zagoudakis
Edenian #2
1 eps
Beatrice King
Queen Sindel
2 eps
Aleks Paunovic
Shao Kahn
2 eps
Jolene Tran
Mileena
2 eps
Kirby Morrow
King Jerrod
2 eps
Karin Inghammar
Narrator (voice)
2 eps
Andrew Chin
SWAT
3 eps
Aaron Hutchinson
Edenian Knight #1
2 eps
Johnson Phan
Shang Tsung
4 eps
Kevan Ohtsji
Sub-Zero / Narrator
2 eps
Brandon Nomura
Jubei
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mortal Kombat: Legacy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mortal Kombat: Legacy reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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
The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the background stories of several characters from the series and demonstrating their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament on which the first game was based.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Cyrax & Sektor
Cyrax and Sektor are chosen to be the future of the Lin Kuei by the Grand Master, but Cyrax is less than enthusiastic about giving his life over to a cybernetic transformation that will erase his memories and turn him into the ultimate fighting machine. When he discovers that the cyborg he is fighting seems closely familiar, Sektor must keep Cyrax focused on destroying Hydro, and not himself or their future...
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
S01E08
Scorpion & Sub-Zero: Part 2
With the Shirai Ryu clan murdered by the hands of Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei, Hanzo Hasashi has failed to protect his village. With his eternal soul destined to rot in the depths of hell, he is visited by a mysterious sorcerer. Will vengeance be enough to get Scorpion to enter the Mortal Kombat Tournament?
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
- Written by Kevin Tancharoen
S01E07
Scorpion & Sub-Zero: Part 1
In feudal Japan, the greatest warrior, General Hanzo Hasashi of the Shirai Ryu, reluctantly trains his son in the ways of battle. However, when the Shogun arrives, Hanzo discovers that his Ryu's enemies have set a trap
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
- Written by Kevin Tancharoen
S01E05
Kitana & Mileena Part 2
The rivalry between Kitana and Mileena grows, while Kitana attempts to learn the truth behind her childhood and the real identity of her parents
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
- Written by Todd Helbing, Aaron Helbing
S01E01
Jax, Sonya & Kano: Part 1
When Lt. Sonya Blade calls in a report that she has tracked down Kano, "Jax" Briggs convinces his superior, Kurtis Stryker, to take in a squad of men, only to discover that it's a trap
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
- Written by Todd Helbing, Aaron Helbing
S02E08
Scorpion and Sub-Zero Battle
Sub Zero discovers too late that his childhood friend Hanzo holds him responsible for the death of his family and his village.
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E02
The Cause of Liu Kang's Fall is Revealed
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
S02E04
Kenshi Encounters Ermac in Past and Present
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
S00E07
Mortal Kombat Legacy: In the Beginning
S02E01
Liu Kang and Kung Lao Reunite in Macau
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
S02E05
Kitana and Mileena Arrive at the Tournament
- Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
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
- John OrlandoExecutive Producer
- Max LeitmanExecutive Producer
- Tim CarterProducer
- Tomas HarlanExecutive Producer
- Lance SloaneProducer
- Kevin TancharoenProducer
Writing
- Todd HelbingWriter
- Aaron HelbingWriter
- Kevin TancharoenWriter
Direction
- Kevin TancharoenDirector
Cinematography
- Scott KevanDirector of Photography
- C. Kim MilesDirector of Photography
Music
- Chris Alan LeeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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