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Phantom 2040

Phantom 2040

★ 6.9/10•1994•25m•TV-Y7•Animation•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. The unusual character designs are the work of Peter Chung, creator of Æon Flux. The show debuted in 1994 to rave reviews, though it survived only 35 episodes before it was relegated to weekend repeats in 1996. Along with action sequences, stories focused on intelligent plotting and character development, winning the series praise for its subtle teaching of such values as individuality, freedom, and the volatility of humanity. It also spawned comic books tie-ins and other merchandise. Featured voice actors included Scott Valentine, Margot Kidder, Ron Perlman, and Jeff Bennett, while Mark Hamill, Debbie Harry, Rob Paulsen, and Paul Williams had recurring roles.

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 18, 1994

Episodes

Episode 1 - Generation Unto Generation, Part 1E123m

Generation Unto Generation, Part 1

The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.

Sep 18, 1994

Episode 2 - Generation Unto Generation, Part 2E2

Generation Unto Generation, Part 2

The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.

Sep 25, 1994

Episode 3 - The Sum of the PartsE3

The Sum of the Parts

Maximum's new invention, the fractal (shape-changing) biot is part of a new plot to capture the Phantom. Meanwhile, Professor Archer finds out about Kit's dual identity.

Oct 2, 1994

Episode 4 - Fire and I.C.E.E4

Fire and I.C.E.

A new member joins the team - a superhacker kid named Sparks, and just in time to ""skate"" the Integrated Cyber Environment and meet the mysterious entity known only as Cairo.

Oct 9, 1994

Episode 5 - Reflections of GloryE5

Reflections of Glory

The story behind the rock star, Vaingloria, is revealed during an adventure involving kidnapped teens.

Oct 16, 1994

Episode 6 - Shadows from the PastE6

Shadows from the Past

An egyptian would-be queen wants revenge on the Phantom, who unified her continent many years ago. But when her venom-tipped darts affect Guran instead of Kit, we find out a little more about the night Kit's father vanished

Oct 23, 1994

Episode 7 - The Good MarkE7

The Good Mark

The Phantom learns the meaning of his Good Mark and, in the course of a plot by Maximum to lure the Phantom into a trap, ends up marking Sagan with it.

Oct 30, 1994

Episode 8 - Ghost In the MachineE8

Ghost In the Machine

When Rebecca is partially successful in resurrecting her dead husband, more of the history of the Great Train Wreck of 2024 is revealed, as the Phantom squares off with Max Madison, Sr. at Grand Central Station... again.

Nov 6, 1994

Episode 9 - Dark Orbit, Part 1E9

Dark Orbit, Part 1

With the aid of Australian crime boss Gorda, raids Maximum cargo ships to obtain chemicals needed for his Damocles Platform, a deadly orbital laser cannon he plans to use to force the Earth into recognizing the independence of the Orbital Colonies.

Nov 13, 1994

Episode 10 - Dark Orbit, Part 2E10

Dark Orbit, Part 2

Sean 1 of the orbital platform is close to achieving his dream of acquiring enough power to enforce a declaration of independence. Will Graft and the Phantom team up to stop him from destroying Metropia and part of the world in his quest for a Free Orbital Nation?

Nov 20, 1994

Episode 11 - The Biot In RedE11

The Biot In Red

The further adventures of Heisenberg the fractal biot, as he explores the concept of ""feelings"", and Dr. Jak has to do without his biot assistant for a while.

Nov 27, 1994

Episode 12 - The GauntletE12

The Gauntlet

The mystery of Sparks' missing parents is finally solved, during an adventure with a new security system at Cyberville

Dec 4, 1994

Episode 13 - Three Into OneE13

Three Into One

Maximum Inc's latest innovation is a virtual theme park featuring the rock star Vaingloria. But when three people seem to be taken over by a strange psychic force, their combined might may be too much for Metropia, so the police decide they need the Phantom's help - and offer him absolution if he solves the case. And the liason the police choose to work with the Phantom? Why, Sagan, of course

Dec 11, 1994

Episode 14 - Life LessonsE14

Life Lessons

Heisenberg returns to warn the Phantom of a danger to both biots and humans deep inside Cyberville. But why would anyone care about the destruction of biots, even Heisenberg? After all, they're not alive... are they?

Feb 4, 1995

Episode 15 - The MagicianE15

The Magician

When Sagan digs into the mystery of the Phantom's identity, she uncovers an old associate of the Phantom from 20 years ago. Unfortunately, her search has been tailed - now, can that associate protect both himself and the Phantom from Graft's overeager crew?

Feb 11, 1995

Episode 16 - Swifter, Higher, FasterE16

Swifter, Higher, Faster

Kit's investigation into the dissemination of a new drug leads him to the athletes at his own college, where his friends confront him about his strange behavior and evasive secrecy.

Feb 18, 1995

Episode 17 - Lasers in the JungleE17

Lasers in the Jungle

Graft leads an armed raid on the Ghost Jungle to find the Phantom's hidden lair, and is forced to bring Vaingloria along with him. When Kit's plan to divert Graft from the skull lair goes awry, the Phantom must improvise to save his friends from the wrath of Maximum's biot army.

Feb 25, 1995

Episode 18 - Down the LineE18

Down the Line

A message from the Phantom of 2157 sent back to the Phantom of 2040 leads Kit to some surprising clues and faces him with a difficult choice: whether to continue the Phantom's code against killing, even in the face of the inevitable destruction of the Earth.

Apr 29, 1995

Episode 19 - Control GroupE19

Control Group

Rebecca Madison decides to test a new brainwave transfer method on Graft, causing the Phantom to stumble upon some of Graft's old memories, of his time as a soldier in the Resource Wars and his defiance of Maximum. Now, the Phantom must help Graft remember that he was once a hero to stop Rebecca from turning Metropia's new war memorial into a lethal plasma cannon

Apr 29, 1995

Episode 20 - A Boy and His CatE20

A Boy and His Cat

Maxwell Jr. ends up trapped in virtual reality after his leisurely stroll through Maximum's defences leaves Rebecca fuming, and the Phantom must get him out before he unknowingly destroys Metropia with his indestructible, virtually-controlled army of combat biots.

Apr 29, 1995

Actors

Scott Valentine

Scott Valentine

Carrie Snodgress

Carrie Snodgress

Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison

Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

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