The Net (TV series)

For other uses, see The Net (disambiguation).

The Net
Region 2 DVD cover for The Net: The Complete Series
Format	Action/Adventure Drama
Created by	Deborah Pratt
Starring	Brooke Langton Joseph Bottoms Tim Curry Eric Szmanda
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	USA Network
Original run	July 19, 1998 – March 27, 1999

The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character Sandra Bullock played in the film. Produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the series originally aired for one season on the USA Network before being canceled in 1999.

Synopsis

Computer expert Angela Bennett (Brooke Langton), accidentally receives a top secret email with information about an elite terrorist organization called the Praetorians. Angela soon discovers that the Praetorians' goal is to take control of people's lives through the use of computers. The Praetorians become aware of Angela's knowledge of them and steal her identity, placing her new identity on the F.B.I.'s Ten Most Wanted List. Angela, with the help of an unidentified person named "The Sorcerer" (Curry), sets out to stop the Praetorians and win back her true identity while staying one step ahead of both the F.B.I. and the Praetorians.

Cast

• Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett
• Joseph Bottoms as Sean Trelawney
• Tim Curry as the Voice of the Sorcerer [Episodes 1-10]
• Eric Szmanda as Jacob "Sorcerer" Resh [Episodes 10-22]

Recurring Guest Stars

• Kelli Taylor as Anna Kelly (1998)
• Mackenzie Gray as Greg Hearney
• Jim Byrnes as Mr. Olivier
• Dion Luther as Mr. White/Michael White

Notable Guest Appearances

• Jack Coleman as Dr Steven Graf in episode 3: "Transplant".
• Jeffrey Combs as Max Copernicus in episode 16: "Lunatic Fringe".
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as "Brody" in episode 20: "Last Man Standing"
• Keegan Connor Tracy as Nadine
• Jeremy Renner as Ned in Chem Lab

Production

The stunt coordinator for the series was David Jacox.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode Name	Original Air Date	DVD order #
1	"Deleted"	19 July, 1998	1
2	"North by Northwestern"	25 July, 1998	2
3	"Transplant"	1 August, 1998	3
4	"Bulls and Bears"	8 August, 1998	6
5	"Death of an Angel"	15 August, 1998	5
6	"Kill the Buddha"	22 August, 1998	7
7	"Fireball"	29 August, 1998	8
8	"Jump Vector"	3 October, 1998	9
9	"Go Like You Know"	10 October, 1998	10
10	"Harvest"	17 October, 1998	11
11	"Diamonds Aren't Forever"	28 November, 1998	12
12	"Pandora's Box"	5 December, 1998	13
13	"Sample"	12 December, 1998	14
14	"Lucy's Life"	20 December, 1998	15
15	"Pay the Line"	9 January, 1999	16
16	"Lunatic Fringe"	16 January, 1999	17
17	"In Dreams"	23 January, 1999	18
18	"Y2K: Total System Failure"	30 January, 1999	4
19	"Zero"	6 March, 1999	19
20	"Last Man Standing"	13 March, 1999	20
21	"Chem Club"	20 March, 1999	21
22	"eye-see-you.com"	27 March, 1999	22

DVD releases

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 2 on May 15, 2006.^[1] It was also released on DVD in Region 4 on 21 March 2006.^[2]

The order of the episodes on the DVD release differs from the order in which they were aired on television (see above); airing episode #18 is #4, and episodes 5 and 6 are in reverse order, on the DVD release.

References

1. ^ Amazon.com, The Net: The Complete Series DVD release info
2. ^ MovieFix DVD release information

External links

• The Net at the Internet Movie Database
• The Net at TV.com