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Maya is an American hour-long adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. The series is a follow-up to the 1966 film of the same name. Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered on an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
Original Release
09/16/1967 on NBC
US Release
09/16/1967
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jay North | Terry Bowen |
| Sajid Khan | Raji / Prince Ananda |
| Iftekhar | Inspector Wahl / Jang Bahadur / Pran, the Smuggler in Bombay |
| I.S. Johar | Akbar, the Merchant / Lal, Natira's Guardian |
| Paidi Jairaj | Kana / The Maharajah |
| Premnath Malhotra | Chand, the Glorified Thief / Ram Singhm, Joe's Accomplice |
| Zul Vellani | Krishna, Ananda's Valet / Puttu |
| Shatrughan Sinha | Desai / Khandur, Leader of the Shinwaris |
| Bimal Raj | Ang / Bir, Chand's Accomplice |
| Shahid | Kuma / Sidat - Assistant |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood of the Tiger | Saturday, 16 September 1967 |
| 2 | The Allapur Conspiracy | Saturday, 23 September 1967 |
| 3 | Tiger Boy | Saturday, 07 October 1967 |
| 4 | The Caper of the Golden Roe | Saturday, 14 October 1967 |
| 5 | Twilight of Empire | Saturday, 21 October 1967 |
| 6 | Will the Real Prince Please Get Lost | Saturday, 28 October 1967 |
| 7 | The Demon of Kalameni | Saturday, 04 November 1967 |
| 8 | The Khandur Uprising | Saturday, 18 November 1967 |
| 9 | A Bus for Ramabad | Saturday, 25 November 1967 |
| 10 | The Root of Evil | Saturday, 02 December 1967 |
| 11 | Deadly Passage | Saturday, 09 December 1967 |
| 12 | Natira | Saturday, 23 December 1967 |
| 13 | Mirrcan's Magic Circus | Friday, 06 January 1967 |
| 14 | The Son of Gammu Ghat | Saturday, 13 January 1968 |
| 15 | The Treasure Temple | Saturday, 20 January 1968 |
| 16 | The Ranson of Raji | Saturday, 27 January 1968 |
| 17 | The Witness | Saturday, 03 February 1968 |
| 18 | The Legend of Whitney Markham | Saturday, 10 February 1968 |
Directors
Herbert Coleman, Marvin J. Chomsky, Hollingsworth Morse, Allen Baron
Writers
Stirling Silliphant, Hendrik Vollaerts, Norman Katkov, Maxwell Shane, Edwin Blum, Kay Lenard, Mort R. Lewis, Howard Merrill, Charles Ackerman, William Copeland, William Hersey, Lester Cole, Richard David, Richard Collins, Paul Franklin, Peter Berneis, Lee Erwin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jay North | Terry Bowen |
| Sajid Khan | Raji / Prince Ananda |
| Iftekhar | Inspector Wahl / Jang Bahadur / Pran, the Smuggler in Bombay |
| I.S. Johar | Akbar, the Merchant / Lal, Natira's Guardian |
| Paidi Jairaj | Kana / The Maharajah |
| Premnath Malhotra | Chand, the Glorified Thief / Ram Singhm, Joe's Accomplice |
| Zul Vellani | Krishna, Ananda's Valet / Puttu |
| Shatrughan Sinha | Desai / Khandur, Leader of the Shinwaris |
| Bimal Raj | Ang / Bir, Chand's Accomplice |
| Shahid | Kuma / Sidat - Assistant |
| Gajanan Jagirdar | Chandru / Wahid, Aman's Father-in-Law |
| Karan Dewan | Divan, the Official / Khan |
| Dharmesh | Ganpat, Ram's Son / Shyam, the Prince |
| Manmohan Krishna | Ananda's Guardian Udai / Habib Khan, an Aristocrat |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Lansing, the Pilot |
| David Opatoshu | Mirrcan, The Magician |
| Ivor Barry | Meredith, Retired Army Colonel |
| Oliver McGowan | Major Walker |
| Jagdev | Raka, Pran's Lieutenant |
| M.A. Latif | Kuja |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank King | Executive Producer |
| Maurice King | Executive Producer |
| Herbert Coleman | Executive Producer |
| Frank Sylos | Producer |
| Frank King | Producer |
| Maurice King | Producer |
| Harry S. Franklin | Producer |
| Herbert Coleman | Producer |
