Season 2 • Episode 12
LatestRaven keeps tabs on an anthropologist who's going into the jungle to learn more about the mysterious Black Dragon assassins.
Jonathon Raven is a ninja-trained former Special Forces agent, retired in Hawaii to search for his long-lost son. Avoiding assassins sent to kill him by his former associates in the Black Dragon Clan, he uses his skills to help those in need. He is assisted by his former military buddy turned eccentric private investigator, Herman Jablonski.
Acting
Lee Majors committing to absolute chaos as Herman.
Production
Hawaii locations making everything look expensive.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing ninja fight choreography.
Creator
Frank Lupo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Lupo created this immediately after 'Reasonable Doubts' failed—he had a very specific vision of Mark Harmon + Lee Majors = television gold, apparently.
This aired during the peak American ninja craze post-'American Ninja' but pre-'Mortal Kombat'—every network needed stealthy white guys in pajamas.
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