The show stars Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and regularly features Michael Hurst as his sidekick Iolaus. The show also has a mixture of Oriental, Egyptian and Medieval elements in various episodes. The series is set in a fantasy version of ancient Greece not precisely located in historical time. Kevin Sorbo as Hercules (left) and Michael Hurst as Iolaus (right)

He journeyed the earth, battling the minions of his wicked stepmother Hera, the all-powerful queen of the gods.īut wherever there is evil, whenever an innocent would suffer, there would be Hercules!' Hercules possessed a strength the world had never seen, a strength surpassed only by the power of his heart. Only one man dared to challenge their power: Hercules!

'This is the story of a time long ago, a time of myth and legend, when the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering. The show was cancelled midway through filming of the sixth season, and only a total of eight episodes were produced after Sorbo initially declined to renew a three-year extension contract to continue his role as Hercules. It was preceded by several TV movies with the same major characters in 1994 as part of Universal Media Studios's Action Pack in order of appearance: Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Hercules and the Circle of Fire, Hercules in the Underworld, and Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, the last of which served mostly as a ' clip show' of the previous movies as a lead up to the series. It has aired on Once Channel, Sky1, five/5, Heroes & Icons, and Horror. It ran for six seasons, producing action figures and other memorabilia as it became one of the highest-rated syndicated television shows in the world at that time. Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as Iolaus, it was produced from January 16, 1995, to November 22, 1999. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles ( Hercules was his Roman analogue). Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus.

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