The Lazarus Man: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set during American Civil War times, this series is the story of a man that awakens to find himself buried alive. He claws his way out of the makeshift grave and then sets about trying to discover his identity as he has lost his memory. The clues he finds are confusing as he was in Southern territory, wearing Southern clothing, but carrying Northern gold and a Northern gun. His only memories are those of a beautiful woman, being beaten and being present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He decides to call himself Lazarus, after the man that was raised from death by Christ.

Series details

• Title: The Lazarus Man
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1996-01-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-11-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40787
• TVDB ID: 71902

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Urich — James 'Lazarus' Cathcart

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-20; final listed air date 1996-11-23; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Lazarus Man 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.