Season 1 • Episode 8
Latestother characters: Thell After arriving at a province called Metraplex, Gina is mistaken for a returning historical figure called Princess Metra. Seeing that groups of people called Microworkers are used as slave labor by the Macrolites, Gina takes advantage of her status by changing the laws to bing about change; and ultimately gets help from a group of rebelling Microworkers. However, the current leader, called the Prime Manager, does not give up her power willingly.
Otherworld is an American science fiction series that aired for only eight episodes from January 26 to March 16, 1985 on CBS. It was created by Roderick Taylor as a sort of Lost in Space on Earth. Taylor gave himself a cameo role in each episode.
Acting
Jonathan Banks pre-Mike Ehrmantraut as menacing Commander Kroll.
Production
Creator cameos in every episode — spot the Roderick Taylor.
Costume
Gloriously impractical futuristic fashion on a budget.
Creator
Roderick Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roderick Taylor's son is Bruce A. Taylor, who later co-wrote The Mummy and Van Helsing.
The show's 'Sterlings vs. Zone Troopers' premise eerily predicted modern dystopian road-trip series like The Last of Us, minus the budget.
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