The Odyssey - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1

Name: Eps 1: Part 1
Released: 1997-05-18
Rating: 3.6

1997-05-18 • 88 min • ⭐ 7.183/10

This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, Odysseus King of Ithaca, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife Penelope dodging leering suitors at home than Homer ever composed!

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About The Odyssey

Title: The Odyssey

First Air Date: 1997-05-18

Last Air Date: 1997-05-19

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.183/10 (from 819 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 2

Network: CTV NBC

Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: American Zoetrope, Hallmark Entertainment, Beta Film, KirchMedia, Mediaset, Panfilm, Remote Camera Systems, Pro7

Synopsis

Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.