Maya (TV series)
| Maya | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Starring |
Jay North Sajid Khan |
| Theme music composer | Hans J. Salter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Frank King |
| Location(s) |
United States India |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) |
King Brothers Productions MGM Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 16, 1967 – February 10, 1968 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Maya |
Maya is an hour-long US 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.[1] 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.
Synopsis
The series starred teenage Jay North (famous for starring as Dennis the Menace as a child) as Terry Bowen, and Indian actor Sajid Khan (also prominent in his homeland from his child-acting background) as Raji, a native boy who joined up with the lead. Raji's elephant, Maya, gave the series its name. Maya was Terry and Raji's source of transportation, as well as providing help when flight or rescue was needed.[2]
Production
Filmed entirely on location, the series was produced by Frank King, who had also produced the 1966 feature film, Maya, which inspired the series and starred Jay North, Sajid Khan, and Clint Walker as Terry's estranged father.[3]
The series ended after 18 episodes. It featured guest appearances by several Indian actors, such as Iftekhar, Prem Nath and I. S. Johar.
DVD release
On August 19, 2014, Warner Bros. released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[4] Paul Mavis, reviewing the Archive Collection disc for DVDTalk.com, wrote, "Maya's spectacular all-Indian location shooting and its relatively straightforward (and surprisingly violent) action/adventure framework puts this miles above similar kiddie-oriented "boy and his fill in the blank animal" TV shows of the time."[5]
References
- ↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946–present, Ballantine, 1979
- ↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946–present, Ballantine, 1979
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard – TV Movies 1981–82 Edition, New American Library, 1980
- ↑ The 1967 'Complete Series,' Spun Off From the Film, Comes to DVD
- ↑ http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/66396/maya-the-complete-series-warner-archives-collection/