Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
2 h 56 min
2 episodes, about 88 min each
An episode a night: done in 2 nights.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
First aired
1997
May 18, 1997
Ended 1997
Genres
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
Germany
Italy
South Africa
Türkiye
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 44 · most episodes first
Armand AssanteOdysseus · 2 episodes
Greta ScacchiPenelope · 2 episodes
Geraldine ChaplinEurycleia · 2 episodes
Isabella RosselliniAthena · 2 episodes
Eric RobertsEurymachus · 2 episodes
Bernadette PetersCirce · 2 episodes
Jeroen KrabbéAlcinous · 2 episodes
Irene PapasAnticlea · 2 episodes
Christopher LeeTiresias · 2 episodes
Vanessa WilliamsCalypso · 2 episodes
Michael J. PollardAeolus · 2 episodes
Ron CookEurybates · 2 episodes
Nicholas ClayMenelaus · 2 episodes- AAAdoni AnastassopoulosPerimedes · 2 episodes
William HoustonAnticlus · 2 episodes
Paloma BaezaMelanthe · 2 episodes
Roger Ashton-GriffithsPolites · 2 episodes
Alan CoxElpenor · 2 episodes
Vincenzo NicoliAntinous · 2 episodes- MHMark HillOrsilicus · 2 episodes
Reid AsatoCyclops · 2 episodes- MTMichael TezcanEurylochus · 2 episodes
Pat KelmanElatus · 2 episodes- STStewart ThompsonAntiphus · 2 episodes
Directing · 1
- Andrei Konchalovsky Director, Teleplay, Creator
Writing · 1
- Chris Solimine Teleplay
Production · 6
- Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer
- Nicholas Meyer Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Sr. Executive Producer
- Fred Fuchs Executive Producer
- Dyson Lovell Producer
- Chris Thompson Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Sergei Kozlov Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Ellis Editor
Sound · 1
- Eduard Artemyev Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Roger Hall Production Design
- John King Supervising Art Director
- Karen Brookes Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Charles Knode Costume Design
- Jeremy Woodhead Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Chuck Finch Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Homer Original Story
Tropes
The Odyssey episodes
1 season · 2 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Part I, 7.1
- S1 E2 Part II, 7.2
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