Maya (TV series)

Maya
Genre	Adventure
Starring	Jay North Sajid Khan
Theme music composer	Hans J. Salter
Country of origin
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 (1966 film)

Maya was an hour-long U.S. 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] Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.

Synopsis

Kahn and Maya.

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.

References

1. ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present, Ballantine, 1979
2. ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present, Ballantine, 1979
3. ^ Maltin, Leonard - TV Movies 1981-82 Edition, New American Library, 1980

External links

• Internet Movie Database entry
• Maya at TV.com