The Martian Chronicles

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The Martian Chronicles is a television miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and dealing with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there. The series starred Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall,...read more

The Martian Chronicles is a television miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and dealing with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there. The series starred Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall, Fritz Weaver, Barry Morse, and Maria Schell. It was aired on NBC in January 1980 in three episodes with a total running time of just over four hours. The series depicts Mars as having a "thin atmosphere" which humans can breathe with water-filled canals and desert-like vegetation. The miniseries was directed by Michael Anderson and written by Richard Matheson.

Original Release

01/27/1980 on NBC

US Release

01/27/1980

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 The Expeditions Sunday, 27 January 1980
2 The Settlers Monday, 28 January 1980
3 The Martians Tuesday, 29 January 1980

Directors

Michael Anderson

Writers

Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson

Cast

Producers

Editors

Eunice Mountjoy

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