About this season
A short-lived weekly series based on the miniseries of the same name.
Episodes (8)
1. Gladiator
Aired 21 October 1988 • 44 min
An escaped convict, having vowed revenge on Jack for putting him in prison, manages to steal Ta'ra's impenetrable body armor and laser weapons.
2. Don't Look Back
Aired 28 October 1988 • 44 min
Jack and Ta'ra look after a gifted little girl who's being stalked by strangers because of her late father's experiments.
3. In His Own Image
Aired 4 November 1988 • 44 min
Jack and Ta'ra are told not to investigate a spooky wax museum after a woman claims to have seen the head of her missing brother there.
4. Night of the Visitors
Aired 25 November 1988 • 44 min
Jack tracks down a reclusive science-fiction author who claims in his latest work to have made contact with extraterrestrials uncannily similar to a real alien race known to Ta'ra's people.
5. A Message from Mr. Cool
Aired 2 December 1988 • 44 min
A recently released mental patient receives orders from a nightclub ventriloquist's dummy to go on a murder spree.
6. Good Psychics Are Hard to Come By
Aired 9 December 1988 • 44 min
Working with a celebrity psychic, Jack begins to suspect the man may be involved somehow in the kidnapping they're trying to solve.
7. A Hearse of Another Color
Jack's irresponsible cousin Ricky enlists his help when the body disappears from a coffin he is transporting.
8. The Keeper
Ta'ra decides to investigate a small seaside town whose residents believe that they are being controlled by aliens from outer space preparing for an invasion.