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Crusade

Crusade

Who do you serve, and who do you trust?

121999•43m•6.6/10
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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6.6/10(125)

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.

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Production

Babylonian Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 9, 1999

Last Aired

September 1, 1999

Networks

TNT

Created By

J. Michael Straczynski

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
War Zone
E1
War Zone
Air date: 1999-06-09
Capt. 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 years.
The Long Road
E2
The Long Road
Air date: 1999-06-16
Gideon mediates between Earth miners and the residents of a planet containing a virus-fighting mineral--and a fire-breathing dragon.
The Well of Forever
E3
The Well of Forever
Air date: 1999-06-23
Galen persuades Gideon to seek a mystical crossroads. An investigator probes Matheson's mind.
The Path of Sorrows
E4
The Path of Sorrows
Air date: 1999-06-30
A mysterious sphere prompts Gideon and the others to relive traumatic moments from their past.
Patterns of the Soul
E5
Patterns of the Soul
Air date: 1999-07-07
Gideon must deport a colony of renegade humans. Dureena finds a lost tribe of her people.
Ruling from the Tomb
E6
Ruling from the Tomb
Air date: 1999-07-14
Gideon and Lochley must prevent a doomsday cult from killing everyone at a virus conference on Mars.
The Rules of the Game
E7
The Rules of the Game
Air date: 1999-07-21
The 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. And Ellerson runs into his ex-wife, who is in trouble with a loan shark. When he pays him off, he feels she owes him more. And goes to great lengths to collect.
Appearances and Other Deceits
E8
Appearances and Other Deceits
Air date: 1999-07-28
Gideon must outwit an alien consciousness that takes over the Excalibur's crew.
Racing the Night
E9
Racing the Night
Air date: 1999-08-04
Gideon and crew find themselves trapped by an alien civilization using sinister methods to seek a cure for the same Drakh virus that attacked Earth.
The Memory of War
E10
The Memory of War
Air date: 1999-08-11
Galen warns Gideon not to explore a planet where the inhabitants were suddenly eradicated.
The Needs of Earth
E11
The Needs of Earth
Air date: 1999-08-18
Gideon conducts an illegal raid to free a fugitive with information that could save Earth.
Visitors from Down the Street
E12
Visitors from Down the Street
Air date: 1999-08-25
Two persecuted alien investigators (based on FBI agents Mulder and Scully from X-Files) believe that Earth is covertly invading them.
Each Night I Dream of Home
E13
Each Night I Dream of Home
Air date: 1999-09-01
In an attempt to understand the nature of the Drakh virus better, the Excalibur is sent back to Earth's orbit for a top-secret special pick up. Familiar face returns. Final, open-ended, episode.

Cast

Gary Cole

Gary Cole

Matthew Gideon

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

John Matheson

David Allen Brooks

David Allen Brooks

Max Eilerson

Carrie Dobro

Dureena Nafeel

Marjean Holden

Marjean Holden

Sarah Chambers

Peter Woodward

Peter Woodward

Galen

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