TekWar (TV series)
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TekWar is a series of television films and a television series, based on the TekWar novels
TekWar
Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels officially authored by William Shatner and co-written by uncredited science-fiction author Ron Goulart, published by Putnam...

. Greg Evigan
Greg Evigan
Gregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S. I Luv U and TekWar.-Personal life:...

 played Cardigan in the television adaptation. The films were produced in 1994
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 and the TV series produced from 1995
1994 in television
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 to 1996
1996 in television
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. The series was a Canadian production, filmed in Toronto, Canada, in association with United States studios and aired in the United States during Universal Television's Action Pack. Koch Entertainment
Koch Entertainment
Koch Entertainment was a music, film and television distribution company. It was purchased by E1 Entertainment in 2005 and now operates under the name E1 Entertainment.-History:The company began in 1975 as Koch International...

 released the complete television series without the four television films on DVD in Canada in 2004. Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...

 released the complete series without the four television films on DVD, June 10, 2008. On May 24, 2011, Alliance Home Entertainment
Alliance Films
Alliance Films is a major Canadian motion picture distribution/production company, which serves Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain.-History:It was formed in 1984 by Stephen Roth, Denis Heroux, John Kemeny, Robert Lantos and Jay...

 released TekWar: The Complete Series on DVD in Canada. This 7-disc set includes the four telefilms.

Main cast

  • Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    Gregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S. I Luv U and TekWar.-Personal life:...

     as Jake Cardigan
  • Eugene Clark
    Eugene Clark (actor)
    -Football career:Before he began acting, he played college football. He was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft...

     as Sid Gomez
  • William Shatner
    William Shatner
    William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...

     as Walter H. Bascom
  • Maria del Mar
    Maria del Mar (actress)
    Maria del Mar del Castillo is a Canadian television actress, who has starred in series such as Street Legal, Tek War, Relativity, Mercy Point, Terminal City and Blue Murder....

     as Sam Houston

Recurring cast

  • Torri Higginson
    Torri Higginson
    Sarah Victoria "Torri" Higginson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient, Bliss, and Stargate Atlantis...

     as Beth Kittridge
  • Laurie Holden
    Laurie Holden
    Heather Laurie Holden is an American-Canadian actress and human rights activist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files, Adele Stanton on The Majestic, Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill, Amanda Dumfries in The Mist, Olivia Murray in The Shield, and Andrea in The...

     as Rachel Tudor
  • Von Flores
    Von Flores
    Von Flores is the stage name of Valentin Andres Tanga Flores IV, a Filipino-Canadian actor. Flores has enjoyed leading roles in a number of television productions, including the series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and the Atlantis Films TekWar, TekJustice and TekLords TV movies...

     as Sonny Hokori
  • Marc Marut
    Marc Marut
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     as Danny Cardigan
  • Natalie Radford
    Natalie Radford
    Natalie Radford is a Canadian actress. She has acted in various television shows and movies, including Darcy's Wild Life and Jewel.- Television :* Murdoch Mysteries - Daisy Hanson...

     as Nika
  • Maurice Dean Wint
    Maurice Dean Wint
    Maurice Dean Wint is a British-born, Canadian-based actor who has starred in several television shows and movies; the most notable ones include "Cube", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", RoboCop: Prime Directives, Psi Factor and the TekWar movies and television series.Wint moved to Canada in 1969 with...

     as Lt. Winger, an android

Television films

  1. TekWar (sometimes called Tekwar: The Movie)
  2. TekLords
    TekWar: TekLords
    TekWar: TekLords is a 1994 TV movie, based on a series of books by William Shatner. It is the second TV movie made from the series of books. It aired on 20 February 1994 and is preceded by TekWar . It precedes TekWar: TekLab and TekWar: TekJustice .-Cast:...

  3. TekLab
  4. TekJustice (also marketed as Tekjustice: The Final Showdown)

Television series

The TekWar television series aired from December, 1994 to February, 1996 on CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

. With the TV films included, the series is sometimes considered Season Two.

Episodes

  1. "Sellout"
  2. "Unknown Soldier"
  3. "Tek Posse"
  4. "Promises To Keep"
  5. "Alter Ego"
  6. "Stay Of Execution"
  7. "Killer Instinct"
  8. "Chill Factor"
  9. "Deadline"
  10. "Carlotta's Room"
  11. "Deep Cover"
  12. "Cyber Hunt"
  13. "Zero Tolerance"
  14. "Forget Me Not"
  15. "The Gate"
  16. "Skin Deep"
  17. "Redemption"
  18. "Betrayal"

DVD releases

On June 10, 2008, Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...

 released a 3-disc set featuring all 18 episodes of the series on DVD in the US. However, the original television film and "sequels" are not part of this collection.

On May 24, 2011, Alliance Home Entertainment
Alliance Films
Alliance Films is a major Canadian motion picture distribution/production company, which serves Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain.-History:It was formed in 1984 by Stephen Roth, Denis Heroux, John Kemeny, Robert Lantos and Jay...

released TekWar: The Complete Series on DVD in Canada. This 7-disc set includes the four telefilms (previously unavailable on DVD) listed as episodes 1 through 4 of 22, and are elsewhere described in the packaging as "The Original 4-Part Pilot!" Both English and French audio is available on all episodes, but no extras.
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