Lexx: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hailed as "the most imaginative Sci-Fi since The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (New York Daily News), Lexx follows the nomadic existence of four misfit characters who have inadvertently stolen the most powerful weapon of destruction ever made: a Manhattan-sized, genetically-modified insect-ship. In its debut season, the Lexx's quirky crew-former security guard, Captain Stanley Tweedle; the luscious love slave Zev; the dead-but-deadly assassin Kai; and the robot head 790.

Series details

• Title: Lexx
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1997-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-04-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CTV Sci-Fi Channel
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 1656

Cast and credited roles

• Brian Downey — Stanley H. Tweedle
• Tom Gallant — The Lexx
• Michael McManus — Kai
• Jeffrey Hirschfield — 790 (voice)
• Eva Habermann — Zev Bellringer
• Xenia Seeberg — Xev Bellringer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-04-18; final listed air date 1997-09-11; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-12-11; final listed air date 1999-04-23; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-02-06; final listed air date 2000-04-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2001-07-13; final listed air date 2002-04-26; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lexx 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.