Red Planet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On the distant mining world of New Aries, a young colonist, Jim Marlowe, has acquired a native pet, a "roundhead" he names Willis, which can parrot speech and record visual information. As Jim and his sister P.J. are about to be sent to a boarding school, their mother Jane, the colony's chief medical officer, discovers that a substance in the deeper mines is killing the miners. She uses her authority to shut down the mines, but the decision is rescinded by the evil colony leader, a Beta Earth Mining Company man who sees only the rich profits at any cost. When the colony leader and the school's headmaster discover that Jim has a roundhead in captivity, they seek to steal it for use in medical experiments to make a serum that will temporarily protect the miners against the deadly substances in the mines. Willis records their conversation and when Jim escapes with him, it sets off a revolt.

Series details

• Title: Red Planet
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1994-05-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32526
• IMDb ID: tt0216502
• TVDB ID: 298240

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-05-14; final listed air date 1994-05-28; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Red Planet 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.