Matrix (TV series)

Matrix
Genre Crime drama
Created by Coleman Luck
Written by Coleman Luck
Gail Morgan Hickman
Rob Gilmer
George Geiger
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Allan Eastman
Eleanor Lindo
Alan Simmonds
Starring Nick Mancuso
Phillip Jarrett
Carrie-Anne Moss
Narrated by John Vernon
Country of origin  Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Steve Levitan
Paul Saltzman
Producer(s) Rob Gilmer
George Geiger
Cinematography Manfred Guthe
Running time 60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel CTV
Original run March 1, 1993 – July 22, 1993

Matrix is the title of a Canadian-produced fantasy/adventure series that ran for 13 episodes during 1993 on the USA Network in the United States. The series later enjoyed a brief revival of interest due to a coincidence involving one of its stars.

Synopsis

The series starred Nick Mancuso as Steven Matrix, a hitman who is killed during a job and sent to a version of Purgatory called The City In-Between. There he is given a choice: to be sent to Hell for all the murders he's committed, or return to Earth and help people. Once alive again, Matrix receives periodic assignments from The City In-Between.

Cast

The Matrix

In 1999, Carrie-Anne Moss became popular for her appearance in the film The Matrix, which had no relationship to the television series apart from its title and Moss' involvement. As a result, however, Matrix was rebroadcast in Canada.

Production

Science-fiction veteran David Winning directed an episode entitled "False Witness" in 1993.

The central premise of this series is derived from "Sea of Fire", an episode of the TV series The Equalizer. In that episode, Robert McCall (Edward Woodward's character) attempts to scare a street gang into going straight by taking them to a morgue. There, McCall introduces the gang to one of his friends, a former hit man, who relates a dream he had of standing beside a sea of fire, surrounded by all the people he ever killed.

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