Starman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The alien returns to find and assist the child he fathered 14 years before on his visit to Earth. When he arrives, he takes on the identity of Paul Forrester, a prize-winning free-lance photographer with a rather wild reputation killed in a helicopter accident. He finds the child and his mother have been separated. Paul convinces Scott to help him to locate Jenny, his friend from his first visit to Earth. Unfortunately, their search is plagued by George Fox, a paranoid government agent who feels Paul and Scott are dangerous and wants to capture, examine, and probably kill them.

Series details

• Title: Starman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1986-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-05-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2074

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Hays — Paul Forrester
• Christopher Daniel Barnes — Scott Hayden
• Michael Cavanaugh — FSA Agent George Fox

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-19; final listed air date 1987-05-02; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Starman 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.