Episode list originally published: January 11, 1992
Episode guide revision date: June 12, 2023
Compiled by Loren Heisey
https://innermind.com/myguides/
Series notes
In the 23rd century, some 200 years after Earth was devastated by a nuclear holocaust, mankind now lives in small, isolated societies. Each of these communities are separated by vast stretches of wasteland and ruins, and each developing in divergent ways from others. One of these communities is the City of Domes which is technology advanced and no one was lacking physical comforts. One of the ways this lifestyle was maintained was when a person reached their 30th birthday they participated in a ritual called Carousel where they would be renewed and come back as an infant. However unknown to most this was simply ritual suicide. Some found out and attempted to run from it to a mythical place known as Sanctuary. To combat this problem there was the Sandmen, an elite force of policeman, whose purpose was the track down and kill the runners.
One of the Sandmen was Logan who was convinced by Jessica, a member of the underground, that the runners were right and the Sandmen were in the wrong so they set out to find Sanctuary. The city elders, all of whom are over 30, summon Francis, who was Logan's former best friend and partner, to bring back the two runners. The chase was thus on with Logan and Jessica along with an android, Rem, that joins their quest. The trio encounter diverse and strange remnants of human civilization both in cities and in the wilds beyond all while trying to avoid capture by Francis and his Sandmen.
The series was based on the Logan's Run novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson published in 1967. The 1976 feature film Logan's Run was also based on this novel. Nolan later wrote two sequels, Logan's World (1977) and Logan's Search (1980). He also wrote a novelette, Logan's Return, published as an e-book in 2001.
Unfortunately the Logan's Run TV series did not do well in the ratings and was canceled with only 14 episodes completed. Some sources say the last three episodes were not aired by some CBS stations. The complete series was released on DVD in the U.S. on April 10, 2012 by Warner Brothers. The DVD set was re-issued on January 11, 2020 by Warner Archives. The DVDs have English and French subtitles. There are no special features.
Guide notes
Credits are as listed in the DVD release. Things not in the on screen credits are in brackets.
Principle production credits
Executive Producers: Ivan Goff & Ben Roberts
Produced by: Leonard Katzman
Associate Producers: Kurt Neumann, William O. Cairncross
Story Editor: D.C. Fontana
Directors of Photography: Richard C. Glouner A.S.C., Irving Lippman
Art Directors: Preston Ames, Mort Rabinowitz
Costume Designer: Bill Thomas
Theme by: Laurence Rosenthal
Music by: Laurence Rosenthal, Jeff Alexander, Jerrold Immel, Bruce Broughton
Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
Special Vehicle Designed and Constructed by Dean Jeffries Automotive Styling.
A Goff-Roberts-Steiner Production in Association with M-G-M Television.
Cast
Gregory Harrison: Logan
Heather Menzies: Jessica
Donald Moffat: Rem
Randy Powell: Francis
Episodes
1. Logan's Run
Airdate: September 16, 1977
Written by: William F. Nolan, Saul David, Leonard Katzman
Directed by: Robert Day
Guest Stars
Keene Curtis as Draco
Wright King as Jonathon
E.J. André as Martin
Morgan Woodward as Morgan
Co-Starring
Lina Raymond as Siri
Ron Hajek as Riles
J. Gary Dontzig as Akers
Anthony De Longis as Ketcham
Cal Haynes as Rider #3
Mary Hamill as Marianne
Ted Markland as Karlin
Sandy McPeak as Rider #4
With
Kimberly La Page as Leanna
Patrick Gorman as David
Gilbert Girion as Man
Marvin Dean Stewart as Paine
Michael Biehn as Sandman
Mary Ball as Woman
Gary Charles Davis as Barry
Synopsis: Jessica convinces Logan to leave the City of Domes in search of Sanctuary. The first group of people the two find are living in an underground fallout shelter because they are hiding from riders who have enslaved others in their group. A little girl, Leanna, wanders outside to see what it is like. Jessica goes after her and both are captured by riders. When all the underground people are too scared to leave Jason must try to rescue Jessica and Leanna by himself. Next in a mountain city Jason and Jessica encounter two robots who need someone to serve. An android, Rem, comes to their rescue and they flee with Francis and his Sandmen in pursuit.
Notes: This episode was 90 minutes. It used stock footage from the theatrical movie.
2. The Collectors
Airdate: September 23, 1977
Written by: James Schmerer
Directed by: Alexander Singer
Guest Stars
Linden Chiles as John
Leslie Parrish as Joanna
Angela Cartwright as Karen
Lawrence Casey as Martin
With
Perry Bullington as Sandman #1
Ben Van Vacter as Sandman #2
Stan Stratton as Sandman #3
Synopsis: Logan and Jessica are abducted by John the Protector and Joanna, aliens from another planet, who manipulate their minds making them believe that they have found Sanctuary. Rem is unaffected and attempts to free his friends.
3. Capture
Airdate: September 30, 1977
Written by: Michael Richards [D.C. Fontana]
Directed by: Irving J. Moore
Guest Stars
Horst Bucholz as James Borden
Mary Woronov as Irene Borden
With
Stan Stratton as Benjamin
Synopsis: Francis captures Logan, Jessica and Rem. Then all four are seized by James Borden, a collector of antique weapons who makes a sport of hunting men like animals. He selects Logan and Francis as his next quarry who decide to join forces and set out to rescue the others from Borden.
4. The Innocent
Airdate: October 10, 1977
Teleplay by: Ray Brenner, D.C. Fontana
Story by: Ray Brenner
Directed by: Michael Preece
Guest Star
Lisa Eilbacher as Lisa
With
Lou Richards as Strong
Barney McFadden as Jeremy
Brian Kerwin as Patrick
Gene Tyburn as Friend
Synopsis: Logan, Jessica and Rem encounter a young woman, Lisa, who was left by her parents to live in a clinical, computerized complex with only two robots for company. Lisa develops a crush on Logan and schemes to get rid of Jessica so she can have Logan for herself.
5. Man Out of Time
Airdate: October 17, 1977
Written by: Noah Ward
Directed by: Nicholas Colasanto
Guest Stars
Paul Shenar as David Eakins
Mel Ferrer as Analog
With
Woodrow Chambliss as Lab Tech One
Gene Tyburn as Comp Tech Four
Hank Brandt as Gold
Betty Bridges as Fontaine
Wallace Chadwell as White
Kenneth Martinez as Martinez
Jeff Reese as Handley
Jeff Cotler as Binary
Sherril Lynn Katzman as Katie
Synopsis: David Eakins, a scientist, time travels 200 years into the future where he encounters Logan and his companions. He wants to change history and prevent the holocaust that destroyed his civilization.
6. Half Life
Airdate: October 31, 1977
Written by: Shimon Wincelberg
Directed by: Steven Stern
Guest Stars
William Smith as Patron/Modok
Len Birman as Positive 14/Brawn
Kim Cattrall as Rama II
With
Jeanne Sorel as Rama I
Betty Jinnette as Woman-Positive
John Gowans as Engineer-Scientist
Synopsis: The trio encounter a society where all who live there must be 'processed' where its people are physically divided into two separate individuals, one with aggressive traits who is cast out of their society, and the other with peaceful traits who lives in relative luxury. When the process is used on Jessica, Logan and Rem must find a way to reunite the two halves.
7. Crypt
Airdate: November 7, 1977
Teleplay by: Al Hayes
Story by: Harlan Ellison
Directed by: Michael Caffey
Guest Stars
Christopher Stone as David Pera
Ellen Weston as Rachel Greenhill
Soon-Tek Oh as Dexter Kim
Neva Patterson as Victoria Mackie
Liam Sullivan as Frederick Lyman
Adrienne LaRussa as Sylvia Reyna
With
Peggy McCay as Dr. Mildred Krim
Richard Roat as Man on Video Screen
Synopsis: The runners find an underground room with six survivors of the nuclear holocaust that are cryogenically frozen. In order to bring them back to life permanently each needs a dose of a serum but there is only enough serum for three.
8. Fear Factor
Airdate: November 14, 1977
Written by: John Sherlock
Directed by: Gerald Mayer
Guest Stars
Ed Nelson as Dr. Rowan
Jared Martin as Dr. Emory Paulson
Co-Starring
William Wellman Jr. as Psychiatrist #1
Peter Brandon as Psychiatrist #2
Carl Byrd as Psychiatrist #3
With
Jay W. MacIntosh as The Woman
Sean Fallon Walsh as Guard 'A'
Tim Gillin as Guard #1
Thomas Brunelle as Guard #2
[Louie Elias as Guard]
Synopsis: The fugitives are trapped by a pair of scientists who plan to use them in their experiments to remove all human emotion and create a docile human race.
9. The Judas Goat
Airdate: December 19, 1977
Written by: John Meredyth Lucas
Directed by: Paul Krasny
Guest Stars
Nicholas Hammond as Hal 14
Lance LeGault as Matthew
Spencer Milligan as Garth
Wright King as Jonathon
Morgan Woodward as Morgan
With
Gary Tomlin as Joseph 8
Andrew Masset as Carlos
Diane Lander as Elna
Patrick Skelton as Mark
James Poyner as Theo
Synopsis: A Sandman has plastic surgery so that he appears identical one of Jessica's friends. He convinces the runners to return to the City of the Domes to supposedly assist other runners escape to the outside world.
10. Futurepast
Airdate: January 2, 1978
Written by: Katharyn Michaelian Powers
Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy
Guest Star
Mariette Hartley as Ariana
Co-Starring
Michael Sullivan as Clay
Ed Couppee as 2nd Sandman
Joey Fontana as 1st Sandman
Janis Jamison as The Woman
Synopsis: Logan and Jessica are kidnapped by a woman named Ariana who uses a dream analyzer of them. Logan dreams he is back in the domed city and he is being interrogated by the Sandmen about how he found Sanctuary. Jessica dreams she is being forced to take part on Carousel by a sinister man who forces her to wear a mask. Francis and a Sandman have arrived to apprehend Logan but are unaware Arianna isn't what she seems.
11. Carousel
Airdate: January 16, 1978
Teleplay by: D.C. Fontana, Richard L. Breen Jr.
Story by: Richard L. Breen Jr.
Directed by: Irving J. Moore
Guest Stars
Rosanne Katon as Diane
Ross Bickell as Michael
Wright King as Jonathon
Morgan Woodward as Morgan
Co-Starring
Melody Anderson as Shelia
Regis J. Cordic as Darrel
With
Gary Swanson as Peter
Burton Cooper as First Man
William Molloy as Second Man
[J. Alan Thomas as Runner]
Synopsis: Logan is shot with a dart containing a serum which erases his memory. He voluntarily returns to the City of Domes with Francis where Logan is to undergo the ceremony of Carousel. Jessica and Rem rush to save Logan from being terminated on Carousel and restore his memories.
12. Night Visitors
Airdate: January 23, 1978
Written by: Leonard Katzman
Directed by: Paul Krasny
Guest Stars
George Maharis as Gavin
Barbara Babcock as Marianne
Paul Mantee as Barton
Synopsis: Seeking refuge from a storm the runners stop at a house haunted by devil-worshiping ghosts. The man of the house decides to use Jessica as the receptacle for his dead wife's spirit.
13. Turnabout
Airdate: January 30, 1978
Teleplay by: Michael Michaelian, Al Hayes
Story by: Michael Michaelian
Directed by: Paul Krasny
Special Guest Star
Nehemiah Persoff as Asa
Guest Starring
Gerald McRaney as Gera
Harry Rhodes as Samuel
Victoria Racimo as Mia
With
John Furey as Phillip
Anita Minotto as Aretha
Arell Blanton as Cell Guard One
Sherril Lynn Rettino as Second Woman
[Louie Elias as Zidor Horseman]
Synopsis: Logan, Jessica and Rem arrive in the desert wilderness of Zidor where they are taken prisoner by a band of desert horsemen and find Francis who has also been captured. They find themselves facing the sentence of death and Logan finds himself trying to save his arch enemy Francis so he can save Rem and Jessica.
14. Stargate
Airdate: February 6, 1978
Written by: Dennis O'Neil
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Guest Stars
Eddie Firestone as Timon
Paul Carr as Morah
Darrell Fetty as Pata
With
Ian Tanza as Arcana
Synopsis: Aliens from a planet where the temperatures are much hotter than Earth have become stranded on Earth. When the aliens proceed to disassemble Rem for parts they need to repair their spaceship Logan and Jessica must find a way to save Rem.
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