Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Earth, 2147. The legacy of the Metal Wars, where man fought machines—and machines won. Bio-Dreads: Monstrous creations that hunt down human survivors—and digitize them. Volcania: Center of the Bio-Dread Empire-stronghold and fortress of Lord Dread, feared ruler of this new order. But from the fires of the Metal Wars arose a new breed of warrior, born and trained to bring down Lord Dread and his Bio-Dread Empire. They were Soldiers Of The Future — mankind's last hope. Their leader, Captain Jonathan Power (Tim Dunigan), master of the incredible Power Suits, which transform each soldier into a one-man attack force, Major Matthew 'Hawk' Masterson (Peter MacNeill), fighter in the skies, Lieutenant Michael 'Tank' Ellis (Sven-Ole Thorsen), ground assault unit, Sergeant Robert 'Scout' Baker (Maurice Dean Wint), espionage and communications, and Corporal Jennifer 'Pilot'

Series details

• Title: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1987-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 11467
• IMDb ID: tt0092329
• TVDB ID: 75189

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Dunigan — Captain Jonathan Power
• David Hemblen — Lord Dread
• Bruce Gray — Mentor
• Jessica Steen — Corporal Jennifer Chase
• Maurice Dean Wint — Sergeant Robert Baker
• Peter MacNeill — Major Matthew Masterson
• Sven-Ole Thorsen — Lieutenant Michael Ellis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-20; final listed air date 1988-03-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.