Crusade (1999)
1999 – 1999 · TV show · 1 seasons · 13 episodes · 44 min
Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
Written byJ. Michael Straczynski
Where to watch
United States
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, Crusade is not on a streaming service right now, but it can be rented or bought on Google Play Movies, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. It is available in 3 countries, for example on Sky Go and Jupiter+. Created by J. Michael Straczynski. Starring Gary Cole, Tracy Scoggins, Daniel Dae Kim and David Allen Brooks. Rated 6.7 on IMDb from 5,770 votes.
- Streams in
- 3 countries · Sky Go (2), Jupiter+ (1)
- Rank in its year
- #115 · of 147 TV shows from 1999
- IMDb rating
- 6.7/10 · 5,770 votes
Cast
Gary ColeCapt. Matthew Gideon
Tracy ScogginsCapt. Elizabeth Lochley
Daniel Dae KimLt. John Matheson
David Allen BrooksMax Eilerson
Peter WoodwardGalen
Marjean HoldenDr. Sarah Chambers / Sarah Chambers, M.D.
Carrie DobroDureena Nafeel
Maggie EganISN Anchor / JaneDetails
- Original language
- English
- Countries of origin
Canada United States- Network
- TNT
- Created by
- J. Michael Straczynski
- Production companies
- Babylonian Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- Format
- Scripted
- Status
- Ended
“Who do you serve, and who do you trust?”
Around the world
Streaming in 3 countries · to rent or buy in 4 more
Episodes
1. War Zone9 June 1999 · 44 minCapt. Matthew Gideon assembles the crew that will be with him on the experimental starship Excalibur. Their mission: explore the reaches of space to find a cure for the deadly Drakh virus that will overrun Earth in five …★ 6.8
2. The Long Road16 June 1999 · 44 minGideon mediates between Earth miners and the residents of a planet containing a virus-fighting mineral--and a fire-breathing dragon.★ 6.6
3. The Well of Forever23 June 1999 · 44 minGalen persuades Gideon to seek a mystical crossroads. A Psychic investigator probes Lt. Matheson's mind.★ 6.8
4. The Path of Sorrows30 June 1999 · 44 minA mysterious sphere prompts Gideon and the others to relive traumatic moments from their past.★ 6.9
5. Patterns of the Soul7 July 1999 · 44 minGideon must take into custody a colony of renegade humans that may have been infected while escaping Earth. Meanwhile, Dureena finds a lost tribe of her people.★ 6.6
6. Ruling from the Tomb14 July 1999 · 44 minGideon and Lochley must prevent a doomsday cult from killing everyone at a Virus Conference on Mars.★ 6.6
7. The Rules of the Game21 July 1999 · 44 minThe Excalibur goes to Babylon 5 so that Gideon can meet with an ambassador for permission to go to a planet that might have technology that can help Earth. But the ambassador refuses and Gideon is not going to accept it.…★ 6.9
8. Appearances and Other Deceits28 July 1999 · 44 minGideon must outwit an alien consciousness that takes over the Excalibur's crew.★ 7.5
9. Racing the Night4 August 1999 · 44 minGideon and crew find themselves attacked on a supposedly dead world. They race to find out who is attacking them and why.★ 7.6
10. The Memory of War11 August 1999 · 44 minGalen warns Gideon not to explore a planet where the inhabitants were suddenly eradicated.★ 7.2
11. The Needs of Earth18 August 1999 · 44 minGideon conducts an illegal raid to free a fugitive with information that could save Earth.★ 7.2
12. Visitors from Down the Street25 August 1999 · 44 minTwo persecuted alien investigators believe that Earth is covertly invading them.★ 7.3
13. Each Night I Dream of Home1 September 1999 · 44 minThe Excalibur is sent to rendezvous with a special courier for top-secret mission. Obeying Senator Jacob Redway and his companion, a rather bland plumber named David Williams, Gideon proceeds toward Earth. However, when …★ 7.7
