The Fantastic Journey: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Fantastic Journey is an American science fiction television series about a family and their associates who charter a boat for a scientific expedition into the Caribbean. After an encounter in the area of the Bermuda Triangle with an unnatural green cloud, the group find themselves shipwrecked on a mysterious uncharted island from which they are unable to escape.

They encounter Varian, initially disguised as an Arawak native, who is later revealed to be from the year 2230. A 23rd-century pacifist, musician and healer, Varian explains to the travelers that, like he and many before them, they have been caught in a space/time continuum where people from the past, present, future and from other worlds are trapped, co-existing on the island in a series of timezones. The only way home can be found in a place called "Evoland", which lies "far to the rising sun". The only way to travel between time zones is via invisible gateways that instantaneously transport individuals or groups from one zone to another.

Series details

• Title: The Fantastic Journey
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1977-02-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6276
• IMDb ID: tt0075503
• TVDB ID: 74893

Cast and credited roles

• Jared Martin — Varian
• Carl Franklin — Dr. Fred Walters
• Ike Eisenmann — Scott Jordan
• Roddy McDowall — Dr Jonathan Willaway
• Katie Saylor — Liana
• Susan Howard — Eve Costigan
• Karen Somerville — Jill Sands
• Scott Thomas — Professor Paul Jordan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-02-03; final listed air date 1977-06-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fantastic Journey 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.