The Master: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

John Peter McAllister, an American veteran, is the only American ever accepted for training as a ninja. He finally leaves his clan to seek out his daughter in America. The ninja consider his abandoning them dishonorable and send one of their own, Osaka, to kill McAllister. Meanwhile, McAllister makes the acquaintance of a young wannabe knight errant, Max Keller, and agrees to train him in the ways of the ninja. As they travel the U.S. in Max's van, Max and McAllister help those that they meet.

Series details

• Title: The Master
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1984-01-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-08-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3846

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Van Cleef — John Peter McAllister
• Tim Van Patten — Max Keller
• Shô Kosugi — Okasa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-01-20; final listed air date 1984-08-31; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Master 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.