M.A.N.T.I.S.
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M.A.N.T.I.S.

5.0 / 10
1994
1 season
22 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American science fiction television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 1994 and March 1995. The original two-hour pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and developed by Sam Hamm. It stars actor Carl Lumbly. The show is unique in that it depicts an African-American superhero.

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  • Ep 1

    1.First Steps

    26-08-1994

    The MANTIS has to fight with a businessman who is trying to get ahold of a deadly virus, which was ment to be destroyed days ago.

  • Ep 2

    2.Tango Blue

    02-09-1994

    The MANTIS plans to destroy all the assault weapons, ex-seals and warheads, so that The City would finally be clear.

  • Ep 3

    3.Days of Rage

    09-09-1994

    Several youths involved in an experiment focusing on mind augmentation receive a remarkable increase in their intelligence. However, when the drug they are taking induces the teens...

  • Ep 4

    4.Cease Fire

    16-09-1994

    The MANTIS must subvert the plans to assassinate a visiting diplomat who happens to be an old love of Dr. Hawkins.

  • Ep 5

    5.Soldier of Misfortune (a.k.a. Virtually Falling Down)

    23-09-1994

    The strength of the M.A.N.T.I.S is put to the ultimate test when Hawkins has to stop a combat robot from completing it's mission-killing innocent people.

  • Ep 6

    6.Gloves Off (a.k.a. No Exit)

    30-09-1994

    When the MANTIS uncovers an organization which runs underground, to-the-death bloodsport matches, he helps a man who is forced to participate.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Black Dragon

    07-10-1994

    When an organization called the Yakuza kidnaps a mafia princess to gain control of a new sports arena, the MANTIS must fight a samurai warrior to free her.

  • Ep 8

    8.To Prey in Darkness

    14-10-1994

    When a federal agent is assigned to hunt down the MANTIS, he believes there is a connection between the MANTIS and Dr. Hawkins.

  • Ep 9

    9.Fire in the Heart

    21-10-1994

    The MANTIS must thwart the efforts of a shady real estate developer trying to acquire property cheaply by using a young boy that can start fires with his mind.

  • Ep 10

    10.Thou Shalt Not Kill (1)

    04-11-1994

    The MANTIS is left for dead when, Solomon Box, the MANTIS' chief nemesis, uses his political muscle and the authorities perception that the MANTIS is a vigilante, to persuade the...

  • Ep 11

    11.Revelation (2) (a.k.a. Inside Out)

    11-11-1994

    The Port Columbia police force, under the direction of Solomon Box, continues it's attempt to hunt down the MANTIS.

  • Ep 12

    12.Through the Dark Circle

    18-11-1994

    When Savage is kidnapped by strange men from another dimension, Miles and John must save him...with a little help from the MANTIS, of course.

  • Ep 13

    13.The Eyes Beyond

    09-12-1994

    The MANTIS returns to base in the Chrysalis only to find he is 32 years in the future where Port Columbia is ruled by a machine.

  • Ep 14

    14.Faces in the Mask

    16-12-1994

    A genius, who was disfigured by his four business partners (and now has to wear a mask) seeks revenge.

  • Ep 15

    15.The Sea Wasp

    06-01-1995

    When a marine biologist genetically alters herself in an attempt to create an amphibian race through genetic manipulation, she tries to make Miles a part of her plans.

  • Ep 16

    16.Progenitor

    20-01-1995

    A crazy scientist kidnaps Miles and replaces him with a clone.

  • Ep 17

    17.Switches

    27-01-1995

    A condemned man is executed, but using a device, his consciousness somehow escapes and exists in the electric current. The MANTIS must stop him when he starts hunting down those t...

  • Ep 18

    18.The Delusionist

    10-02-1995

    The MANTIS must stop a traveling magician when he uses a mind control machine on Port Columbia youth.

  • Ep 19

    19.Fast Forward

    17-02-1995

    The MANTIS faces a criminal who has the ability to move so fast he is invisible to everyone else.

  • Ep 20

    20.Spider in the Tower

    03-03-1995

    The Men in Black return to destroy the M.A.N.T.I.S. and the Port Columbia's leaders using their latest weapon.

  • Ep 21

    21.Ancestral Evil

    07-09-1997

    Stonebrake's experiment with a DNA hologram turns into a total disaster when an electrical accident causes the hologram of an ancient druid to materialize. Now that he is back, the...

  • Ep 22

    22.Ghost of the Ice

    14-09-1997

    A Fateful crash landing in a remote forest leads the MANTIS and his friends to an encounter with a ravenous Tyranasaurous. With the safety of his loved ones at stake, Miles may hav...

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