Young Hercules: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"In an age of light and darkness Zeus, King of the Gods, rules the universe. He had a son, young Hercules. Half-god, half-man, young Hercules longs to find his place in this world... the father he's never known, and what it means to be a hero. Before the man became legend... before the legend became myth... came the greatest adventure of all... young Hercules".

Young version of Hercules first appeared in season 4 of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" TV series. He was portrayed by Ian Bohen. In first feature film which serves as  prologue into TV series, Ian Bohen also played young Hercules. In "Young Hercules" TV series the role was given to Ryan Gosling. Both Iolaus and Jason, Hercules' trusty friends and co-lead characters were played by the same actors throughout everything.

Series details

• Title: Young Hercules
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1998-02-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 2110

Cast and credited roles

• Ian Bohen — Hercules
• Ryan Gosling — Hercules
• Dean O'Gorman — Iolaus
• Chris Conrad — Jason
• Angela Dotchin — Kora
• Jodie Rimmer — Lilith

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-02-24; final listed air date 1999-05-14; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from Young Hercules 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.