Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

30min

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 Canadian-American science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication.

Production Companies

Landmark Entertainment Group

Mattel

Ventura Pictures Corporation

Episodes

Cast

Shattered

1. Shattered

23min

20th Sep 1987

A cryptic transmission from ruins of San Francisco sends Power out looking for a close friend he lost track of during the war.

The Abyss

2. The Abyss

30min

27th Sep 1987

A brief transmission reveals the location of secret military base, still manned and functioning. But when Power and Hawk go to investigate, they're attacked and captured, ending up scheduled to be executed as spies and traitors as Dread's forces close in on the location...

Final Stand

3. Final Stand

30min

4th Oct 1987

A genetically engineered super-solider takes a village hostage to force Tank to face him one on one without the power suit.

Pariah

4. Pariah

30min

11th Oct 1987

While out looking for more signs of Dread's new paralyzing biological weapon, Hawk finds bio-mechs in pursuit of a teen. He rescues the boy, but is grounded in the process, and can only hide as he starts to feel the paralyzing weapon take effect on him too.

A Fire in the Dark

5. A Fire in the Dark

30min

18th Oct 1987

Power is surprised when he finds Dread's forces turning villages upside down, looking for a former artist that was blinded during the Metal Wars.

The Mirror in Darkness

6. The Mirror in Darkness

30min

25th Oct 1987

Power finds that someone has been impersonating him, when he is captured and charged with murder by villagers he tries to help.

The Ferryman

7. The Ferryman

30min

1st Nov 1987

The team raids a supply convoy in hopes of uncovering why Dread recently has been putting up an series of new power stations. They obtain a high ranking bio-mech's memory unit... But can they get the necessary information out of it in time to stop Dread's plans?

And Study War No More

8. And Study War No More

30min

8th Nov 1987

Investigating reports of unusual power readings, Power finds ""Haven"" - a hidden underground paradise built upon a geothermal research station. But it all seems to good to be true, and as Pilot and Tank look around, the facade starts to crack...

The Intruder

9. The Intruder

30min

15th Nov 1987

After returning from a survey mission, the team discovers they had a stowaway. They question him and he claims to be fighting Dread too, but can he be trusted?

Wardogs

10. Wardogs

30min

22nd Nov 1987

Hawk makes contact with a band of soldiers lead by an old flame. They have been conducting raids on Dread, but now she's tired and wants to find the rumored safe haven - Eden 2. When opening in Dread's blockades appears, she asks Hawk to come with her.

Flame Street

11. Flame Street

30min

29th Nov 1987

Power enters the cyberweb of Tech City through a direct neural link, looking for information Dread's forces may have left there. But Dread becomes aware of the attempt and hijacks the connection, leaving Power trapped while Dread attempts to tap his mind for information.

Gemini and Counting

12. Gemini and Counting

30min

10th Jan 1988

A lethal influenza plagues the passages and while they have a vaccine, there isn't nearly enough. So Pilot offers to enter one of Dread's chemical factories undercover to retrieve more.

And Madness Shall Reign

13. And Madness Shall Reign

30min

17th Jan 1988

Power's team finds a resistance base in complete disarray, the people driven to murderous rages by some kind of drug - a prelude to New Order's second phase. As bio-mechs arrive, they manage hold them off long enough to evacuate the survivors - but then they notice that the drug is starting to affect Tank.

Judgement

14. Judgement

30min

31st Jan 1988

Power and Pilot are downed, and Power injured, while carrying important data back to the base. Pilot goes for help, but when she finds a settlement, she is recognized as one of the Dread troopers responsible for the destruction of a nearby village, and they demand she stand trial for her crimes.

A Summoning of Thunder (1)

15. A Summoning of Thunder (1)

30min

7th Feb 1988

On the 15th anniversary of his father's death, Jonathan travels to the grave site, and remembers the last day his father was alive.

A Summoning of Thunder (2)

16. A Summoning of Thunder (2)

30min

14th Feb 1988

As Lord Dread approaches the grave site to capture Jonathan, they both continue to remember the events surrounding Dr. Power's death.

The Eden Road

17. The Eden Road

30min

21st Feb 1988

When Dread unknowingly shuts down a crucial part of the route to Eden 2, the team must brave a biohazard filled disaster area to make contact with a representative with the new route.

Freedom One

18. Freedom One

30min

28th Feb 1988

A woman broadcasting resistance bulletins under the codename ""Freedom One"" contacts Power with a dangerous proposal - a meeting between the top resistance leaders across the country to unite them under one banner.

New Order: The Sky Shall Swallow Them (1)

19. New Order: The Sky Shall Swallow Them (1)

30min

6th Mar 1988

Power acquires conclusive data on the two final phases of New Order - systematic mass digitization of the entire human population using an orbital platform, and then the destruction of what's left by detonating any functioning power stations. With only hours to go, Power devises a desperate strike against the platform's heavily guarded control center...

New Order: The Land Shall Burn (2)

20. New Order: The Land Shall Burn (2)

30min

13th Mar 1988

The impact of the platform leaves Volcania in disarray, but the final phase of New Order is still going ahead, leaving the team no other option than to go there and shut it down themselves.

Retribution (1)

21. Retribution (1)

30min

20th Mar 1988

New Order is finished and the team is celebrating. But in Volcania, Dread is recovering, with a new realization - There can be no New Order until all resistance has been eliminated.

Retribution (2)

22. Retribution (2)

30min

27th Mar 1988

Dread lures the team into an ambush, and launches an attack on the base with only Pilot left to defend it.

First air date

20th Sep 1987

Last air date

27th Mar 1988

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks