Beastmaster is a fantasy adventure television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired 66 episodes over three complete seasons. It was produced by Coote/Hayes Productions.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09) | May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20) | |
| 2 | 22 | October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) | May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) | |
| 3 | 22 | October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) | May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1999–2000)
In an age when nature and magic rule the world, there is an extraordinary legend; the story of a warrior who communicates with animals, who fights sorcery and the unnatural. His name is Dar, last of his tribe; he is also called: Beastmaster
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Legend Continues" | Michael Offer | Steve Feke | October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09) | |
| Warrior Dar, the last surviving member of the Sula tribe, sets out to rescue his enslaved, long-lost love, Kyra. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Obsession" | Michael Offer | Steve Feke | October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16) | |
| Dar teams with a banished Terron warrior to save his beloved Kyra, only for his new companion to be enchanted to fall in love with Kyra as well. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Island" | Ian Gilmour | Dawn Ritchie | October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23) | |
| Free thinking Tao is captured and condemned to an island inhabited by of murderous, flesh eating birdmen. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Simple Truth" | Ian Gilmour | Carey Hayes & Chad Hayes | October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30) | |
| Kyra makes a deal with the ruthless King Zad in an effort to save the lives of innocent young men who have been captured by the Terrons. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Amazons" | Michael Offer | Dawn Ritchie | November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06) | |
| Dar must search for a rare flower in an Amazon-inhabited valley to save the life of a woman bitten by a viper. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Demon Curupira" | Brendan Maher | Ralph L. Thomas | November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13) | |
| With the help of Dar, a boy convinces a spirit protector to spare the lives of his hunting tribe. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Umpatra" | Allan Eastman | Simon Heath | November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20) | |
| Dar must end the killing rampage of the warrior Nokinja, who gets her strength from a demon. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Last Unicorns" | Brendan Maher | Steven Whitney | November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27) | |
| Dar and Tao set out to protect the Princess's last unicorns from the Terrons who seek to own the magic in their horns. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Circle of Life" | Peter Andrikidis | Steve Feke | December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04) | |
| Ketzwayo returns from the dead with a mission to destroy Curapira by destroying Dar and the animal kingdom. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Riddle of the Nymph" | Brendan Maher | Rob Baird & Kelly Senecal | January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15) | |
| A warrior kidnaps the nymph who produces water for the fountain of youth, and Dar must rescue her. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Valhalla" | Ian Gilmour | Grahame Bond & Maurice Murphy | January 22, 2000 (2000-01-22) | |
| Dar and a shaman journey to Valhalla, the place of memories, where the Beastmaster must come to terms with the slaughter of his Sula tribe. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Slayer" | Chris Martin-Jones | Dawn Ritchie | January 29, 2000 (2000-01-29) | |
| Dar's love for Kyra is tested when he finds himself attracted to a beautiful, and lonely, animal trainer. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Minotaur" | Brendan Maher | Steve Feke | February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05) | |
| Zad's minions capture Tao as a sacrifice to the king's minotaur, who really wants only to dance. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Guardian" | Michael Pattinson | Tom Szollosi | February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12) | |
| Dar and Tao must stop an unholy pilgrim named Ramah, who can control life and death with a liquid rock. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Chameleon" | Ian Gilmour | Steve Feke & Steven Whitney | February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19) | |
| King Zad believes a chameleon-like baby will bring about his demise, so he sets out to destroy the child. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "A Devil's Deal" | Ian Gilmour | Steve Feke & Steven Whitney | February 26, 2000 (2000-02-26) | |
| A strange, amphibious woman is discovered, and King Zad tries to recruit Dar in order to find out her identity. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Tears of the Sea" | Michael Pattinson | Chad Hayes & Carey Hayes | March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04) | |
| Pearl diver Tusi undergoes his coming of age ritual, only to be killed by Gilan after the ceremony. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Burning Forest" | Pino Amenta | Steven Whitney | April 22, 2000 (2000-04-22) | |
| The eagle Sharak, in human form, enlists Dar to save the captured Sorceress. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Golden Phoenix" | Chris Martin-Jones | Ethlie Ann Vare | April 29, 2000 (2000-04-29) | |
| The Golden Phoenix will have Dar's life if he does not fulfill his forefathers' promise to return a crematory urn. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Gemini" | Pino Amenta | Matt Weisman | May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06) | |
| Dar and Tao suspect a pair of mysterious twins are behind a spate of forest deaths. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Rescue" | Richard Franklin | Dawn Ritchie | May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13) | |
| Dar and Tao set out to rescue Kyra, whom the Terrons hold captive. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Revelations" | Ian Gilmour | Steve Feke | May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20) | |
| The traitorous Qord vows to kill Dar and capture Kyra to exact the ultimate revenge on King Zad. | ||||||
Season 2 (2000–01)
In an age when nature and magic rule the world, there is an extraordinary legend; the story of a warrior who communicates with animals, who fights sorcery and the unnatural. His name is Dar, last of his tribe; he is also called: Beastmaster.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Manlinks" | Ian Gilmour | Steve Feke | October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) | |
| A primeval race and a group of technologically advanced invaders challenge King Zad for supremacy in the region. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Iara" | Pino Amenta | Ralph Thomas | October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14) | |
| A search for four missing men leads Dar and Tao to an island inhabited by exotic women and some strange spotted pigs. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Seer" | Brendan Maher | Ralph Thomas | October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21) | |
| Arina and the evil Terrons pursue the seer Olwen, each intending to use her powers to outwit their enemies. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Orpheo" | Ray Quint | Tom Szollosi | October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28) | |
| Orpheo returns from the dead to take his true love, Arina, back with him. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Xinca" | Ian Gilmour | Steve Feke | November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04) | |
| Tao's people have vanished from his homeland, driven off by evil priests. Arina leads the Nords against the Terrons. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Ghosts of the Forest" | Ian Gilmour | Jim Henshaw | November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11) | |
| The destruction of Xinca has left Tao dispirited and without purpose until an old tiger and a new friend show him the way. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Rage" | Richard Franklin | Sharon Buckingham | November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) | |
| Dar wins a good-natured sparring match, enraging his young opponent and opening old wounds for evil King Voden and the Ancient One. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "White Tiger" | Richard Franklin | Steve Feke | November 25, 2000 (2000-11-25) | |
| As part of a plot to win Dar's love, the evil demon Iara tempts a white tiger with the promise of humanity. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Heart Like a Lion" | Pino Amenta | Bill Searle | December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) | |
| The evil despot Arkon holds a village and Dar's big cats in his thrall. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Gone" | Karl Zwicky | Peter Lauterman | January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20) | |
| The Beastmaster intervenes to save a rare Tasmanian tiger from extinction, while Voden tries to manipulate Dar into helping him expand his empire. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Golgotha" | Ian Gilmour | Tony DiFranco | January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27) | |
| Dar fights to restore the balance of nature when a village starts losing young women to the river's starving crocodiles. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Tao's Brother" | Colin Budds | Tony DiFranco | February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03) | |
| A new Eiron leader emerges to reclaim Xinca from the clutches of the evil blood priests. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Wild Child" | Brenton Spencer | Richard Oleksiak | February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10) | |
| Dar vows to reunite Huna with her child, raised from infancy by wolves and now hunted by the murderous Milos. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Mate for Life" | Ray Quint | Scott Kraft | February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17) | |
| Dar helps Lyca of the lion people escape an arranged marriage. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Centaurs" | Peter Andrikidis | Bill Gray | February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24) | |
| Centaurs fleeing an ice age in their homeland run afoul of the Nords. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Fifth Element" | Karl Zwicky | Story by : Lars Guinard Teleplay by : Tracy Forbes | March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03) | |
| Dar and Tao must save the world from destruction when the evil Annubis is accidentally released from his rock prison. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "A Terrible Silence" | Brenton Spencer | Tom Szollosi | April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14) | |
| Iara strips Dar of his power to communicate with animals and, in doing so, sets all of nature off balance. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Birds" | Peter Andrikidis | Jim Henshaw | April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21) | |
| An avenging angel wreaks havoc in nature as the birds are transformed into vengeful creatures. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Mydoro" | Peter Andrikidis | Tony DiFranco | April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) | |
| The Beastmaster must intervene to prevent the Eirons' healing crystal from falling into the hands of the malevolent Voden. | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Game of Death" | Pino Amenta | Bill Gray | May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) | |
| Dar infiltrates the city of Chalka to free the sacred tigers and release Queen Lyoka from her reign of terror. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Regeneration" | Colin Budds | Bill Searle | May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) | |
| Arina must protect her unborn child from a demon; Voden wants Citia's foal. | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Clash of the Titans" | Pino Amenta | David Barlow | May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) | |
| Dar is drawn into a battle between Zad and Voden in order to save Tao, Arina and a band of captured elephants. | ||||||
Season 3 (2001–02)
In an age when nature and magic rule the world, there is an extraordinary legend; the story of a warrior who communicates with animals, who fights sorcery and the unnatural. His name is Dar, last of his tribe; he is also called: Beastmaster
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "The Legend Reborn" | Richard Franklin & Ian Thorburn | George Geiger | October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) | |
| Dar's spirit warrior Dartanus leads him on a journey to discover his true destiny, and his duty to save the world from evil. | ||||||
| 46 | 2 | "The Crystal Ark" | Colin Budds | Charles Lazer | October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08) | |
| Dar discovers that he is the son of King Eldar, and his destiny becomes clear when Breon presents to him an ancient broken tablet, rescued from the grasp of King Zad. | ||||||
| 47 | 3 | "Chosen One" | Colin Budds | David Tynan | October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15) | |
| An old scripture sends Dar on a journey to a faraway village, where he is pronounced The Chosen One. He realises he must find his family, and defeat Balcifer, the Lord of Darkness. | ||||||
| 48 | 4 | "Veil of Death" | Richard Franklin | David Barlow | October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22) | |
| Dar's quest to find his lost family members must begin with his staunch protection of a beautiful white tiger, which embodies his long, lost sister, Lycia. | ||||||
| 49 | 5 | "The Prize" | Colin Budds | Phil Bedard & Larry LaLonde | October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29) | |
| While Dar helps villagers fend off an attack, the Sorceress and the Apparition contend in a mission to corrupt his soul, in order to gain favour with the Lord of Darkness. | ||||||
| 50 | 6 | "Tiger, Tiger..." | Michael Pattinson | James Thorpe | November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05) | |
| Dar must race to save Ruh when he becomes the intended victim of a gruesome sacrificial ritual, designed to please the Lord of Darkness. | ||||||
| 51 | 7 | "Slayer's Return" | Catherine Millar | George Geiger | November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12) | |
| Dar embarks on a mission to save a wolf named Slayer and destroy King Rolan, an ancient monster who seeks rebirth through Zuraya's child. | ||||||
| 52 | 8 | "Destiny" | Marc Singer | Tony Di Franco | November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19) | |
| Dar bravely infiltrates the city of Xinca to rescue an imprisoned horse, despite warnings from a fortune teller that it will lead to his own demise. | ||||||
| 53 | 9 | "Serpent's Kiss" | Colin Budds | Rick Drew | November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) | |
| A stunning and powerful succubus called Nadeea is enlisted by King Zad to destroy Dar by draining him of his will to live. | ||||||
| 54 | 10 | "Dispossessed" | Michael Pattinson | Stacey Kaser | January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14) | |
| Dar nobly assists the homeless Orlas to salvage their devastated land, putting aside his chance to rescue his own mother. | ||||||
| 55 | 11 | "Turning Point" | Colin Budds | Charles Lazer | January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) | |
| Dar's search for his family continues with a goat he believes to be his brother, but he is devastated when a battle with Zad's knights causes Arina to tumble over a cliff into a canyon. | ||||||
| 56 | 12 | "The Hunter" | Mark Piper | Peter Lauterman | January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28) | |
| When a magic spell raises an evil spirit, and it begins to murder the inhabitants of Xinca, King Zad realises that he needs Dar's help to stop it. | ||||||
| 57 | 13 | "Turned to Stone" | Chris Martin-Jones | Sarah Dodd | February 4, 2002 (2002-02-04) | |
| Dar's determination to rescue his brother is thwarted by a malicious demon called Yamira, who sets him three perilous tasks. | ||||||
| 58 | 14 | "The Choice" | Steven Grives | David Tynan | February 11, 2002 (2002-02-11) | |
| Dar's quest is put in jeopardy when The Sorceress strikes a deal with the devil to return her lover, Sharak to his human form. | ||||||
| 59 | 15 | "Sisters" | Brendan Maher | Gillian Horvath | February 18, 2002 (2002-02-18) | |
| Dar learns that the key to his quest can be found in the ancient archives of the legendary Order of Vella. | ||||||
| 60 | 16 | "The Alliance" | Chris Martin-Jones | Edwina Follows | February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25) | |
| Tao discovers a symbol on a scroll indicating an arranged marriage agreement for Dar and the daughter of King Astarte, King Eldar's friend. | ||||||
| 61 | 17 | "The Trial" | Ian Thorburn | Sarah Dodd | April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08) | |
| Dar is accused of neglecting his promise to safeguard the animal kingdom and stands trial at the hands of Manaka, the powerful nature demon. | ||||||
| 62 | 18 | "The Devil You Know" | Brendan Maher | Tony Di Franco | April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15) | |
| In an attempt to win the favour of Balcifer, Callista plots to convince Dar's brother, Sendar to stake his claim for King Eldar's throne. | ||||||
| 63 | 19 | "Double Edged" | Colin Budds | Edwina Follows | April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22) | |
| Upon discovering the identity of the sword maker responsible for the Sword of Eldar, King Zad orders him to forge a Sword of Balcifer. | ||||||
| 64 | 20 | "Rites of Passage" | Pino Amenta | Sarah Dodd | April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29) | |
| Dar faces a monumental challenge, the like of which he's never faced before; vanquish the evil Lord of Darkness. | ||||||
| 65 | 21 | "End Game" | Colin Budds | David Tynan | May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) | |
| On the way to deliver the Golden Auryx to the Ark, Dar receives hidden signals that his final challenge is about to begin. | ||||||
| 66 | 22 | "A New Dawn" | Pino Amenta | Charles Lazer | May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) | |
| Dar strives to find the key that will release his family from the Crystal Ark and see him complete his quest and defeat Balcifer and King Zad once and for all. | ||||||
External links
- Beastmaster at IMDb
| The Beast Master by Alice "Andre" Norton | |||||
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