Knight Rider: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an "AI" (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains.

The driver of the new KITT is Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight from the earlier series. Traceur later changes his name to Knight as he joins KITT on their mission of fighting crime.

Series details

• Title: Knight Rider
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2008-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 451

Cast and credited roles

• Justin Bruening — Mike Knight (Traceur)
• Deanna Russo — Sarah Graiman
• Val Kilmer — KITT
• Paul Campbell — Billy Morgan
• Smith Cho — Zoe Chae
• Bruce Davison — Charles Graiman
• Yancey Arias — Alex Torres
• Sydney Tamiia Poitier — Carrie Rivai

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-02-17; final listed air date 2009-03-04; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Knight Rider 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.