Flash Gordon (TV Series)

TV Series (2007). 1 Season. 22 episodes. Flash Gordon is a American science fiction television series that debuted on Sci Fi in the United States on August 10, 2007 and continued airing new episodes through February 8, 2008 It has also appeared on the United Kingdom Sci Fi channel. The series was developed by Peter Hume, who served as executive producer/show runner and wrote the first and last episodes, among others. The pilot episode was directed by Rick Rosenthal. The series, based on the comic strip of the same name and its adaptations, follows the adventures of Steven "Flash" Gordon (the nickname referring to his running ability), who lives with his mother in Maryland and whose scientist father was apparently lost in a mysterious accident when Flash (Eric Johnson) was 13 years old. Flash's former girlfriend, Dale Arden (Gina Holden), is a television news reporter and is engaged to police detective Joe Wylee. They meet the elder Gordon's eccentric former assistant, Hans Zarkov (Jody Racicot), when rifts in space appear, allowing travel between Earth and the planet Mongo, which is ruled by the ruthless dictator Ming (John Ralston), who provides the only safe drinking water in Mongo (Source Water). (From wikipedia.org)