The Net (American TV series)
The Net is an American drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character Sandra Bullock played in the film. Produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the series originally aired for one season on the USA Network from July 18, 1998 until canceled on March 27, 1999.
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| Based on | The Net by John Brancato and Michael Ferris |
| Developed by | Irwin Winkler Rob Cowan Deborah Pratt |
| Starring | Brooke Langton Joseph Bottoms Tim Curry Eric Szmanda |
| Composer | Russ Landau |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Columbia TriStar Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | July 18, 1998 – March 27, 1999 |
Synopsis
Computer expert Angela Bennett (Brooke Langton) accidentally receives a top secret email with information about an elite terrorist organization called the Praetorians. Angela soon discovers that the Praetorians' goal is to take control of people's lives through the use of computers. The Praetorians become aware of Angela's knowledge of them and steal her identity, placing her new identity on the F.B.I.'s Ten Most Wanted List. Angela, with the help of an unidentified person named "The Sorcerer" (Curry), sets out to stop the Praetorians and win back her true identity while staying one step ahead of both the F.B.I. and the Praetorians.
Cast
Main
- Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett
- Joseph Bottoms as Sean Trelawney
- Tim Curry as the Voice of the Sorcerer (episodes 1–10)
- Eric Szmanda as Jacob "Sorcerer" Resh (episodes 10–22)
- Bruce Abbott as Agent Walter Cizelski (episodes 19–22)
Recurring
- Kelli Taylor as Anna Kelly
- Mackenzie Gray as Greg Hearney
- Jim Byrnes as Mr. Olivier
- Dion Luther as Mr. White/Michael White
Guest stars
- Jack Coleman as Dr Steven Graf (episode 3: "Transplant")
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Nadine (episode 8: "Jump Vector")
- Jeffrey Combs as Max Copernicus (episode 16: "Lunatic Fringe")
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Brody (episode 20: "Last Man Standing")
- Jeremy Renner as Ned (episode 21: "Chem Lab")
Production
The stunt coordinator for the series was David Jacox.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Deleted" | Bradford May | Irwin Winkler & Rob Cowan | July 18, 1998 | 101 |
| 2 | "North by Northwestern" | Jim Charleston | Jacob Epstein | July 25, 1998 | 102 |
| 3 | "Transplant" | George Mendeluk | Deborah Pratt | August 1, 1998 | 103 |
| 4 | "Bulls and Bears" | Helen Shaver | Story by : Kim Gruenenfelder Teleplay by : Larry Barber & Paul Barber | August 8, 1998 | 106 |
| 5 | "Death of an Angel" | Patrick Norris | Robert Bielak | August 15, 1998 | 105 |
| 6 | "Kill the Buddha" | Adam Nimoy | Larry Barber & Paul Barber | August 22, 1998 | 107 |
| 7 | "Fireball" | William Gereghty | John Kirk | August 29, 1998 | 108 |
| 8 | "Jump Vector" | Scott Paulin | TBA | October 3, 1998 | 109 |
| 9 | "Go Like You Know" | David Winkler | TBA | October 10, 1998 | 110 |
| 10 | "Harvest" | Peter DeLuise | TBA | October 17, 1998 | 111 |
| 11 | "Diamonds Aren't Forever" | Michael Robison | TBA | November 28, 1998 | 112 |
| 12 | "Pandora's Box" | Neill Fearnley | TBA | December 5, 1998 | 113 |
| 13 | "Sample" | Jefferson Kibbee | John Kirk | December 12, 1998 | 114 |
| 14 | "Lucy's Life" | Jefferson Kibbee | TBA | December 20, 1998 | 115 |
| 15 | "Pay the Line" | Les Landau | TBA | January 9, 1999 | 116 |
| 16 | "Lunatic Fringe" | Oscar Costo | TBA | January 16, 1999 | 117 |
| 17 | "In Dreams" | Helaine Head | Alison Hock | January 23, 1999 | 118 |
| 18 | "Y2K: Total System Failure" | Randy Zisk | Nan Hagan | January 30, 1999 | 104 |
| 19 | "Zero" | E. J. Foerester | TBA | March 6, 1999 | 119 |
| 20 | "Last Man Standing" | Peter DeLuise | TBA | March 13, 1999 | 120 |
| 21 | "Chem Club" | Anson Williams | TBA | March 20, 1999 | 121 |
| 22 | "Eye-see-you.com" | Scott Paulin | TBA | March 27, 1999 | 122 |
Home media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 2 on May 15, 2006.[2] It was also released on DVD in Region 4 on 21 March 2006.
The order of the episodes on the DVD release differs from the order in which they were aired on television (see above); airing episode #18 is #4, and episodes 5 and 6 are in reverse order, on the DVD release.
Mill Creek Entertainment released The Net: The Complete Series on DVD.
References
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Net : no"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- Amazon.com, The Net: The Complete Series DVD release info