The Green Hornet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this 60s TV series based on the exploits of the radio hero, Britt Reid is a publisher by day, on a crusade against the city's resident crime boss The Green Hornet. By night, Britt dons the mask of the Green Hornet. With the aid of his chauffeur Kato, the Hornet defeats criminals and leaves them for the police, while posing as one so that no one will suspect that he is actually a hero. The Hornet is a master inventor and his mode of transportation is Black Beauty, an armored car equipped with missiles and lasers. In hand-to-hand he uses a gas gun and tranquilizer darts.

The Green Hornet was created by the same people who did the 60s Batman. However, they treated the new series seriously rather than as camp, and it was cancelled after one season.

Series details

• Title: The Green Hornet
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1966-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1967-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3777

Cast and credited roles

• Bruce Lee — Kato
• Wende Wagner — Lenore "Casey" Case
• Van Williams — Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
• Walter Brooke — District Attorney Frank P. Scanlon
• Lloyd Gough — Mike Axford

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-09-09; final listed air date 1967-03-24; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Green Hornet 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.