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Matrix
GenreFantasy
Created byColeman Luck
Written byColeman Luck
Gail Morgan Hickman
Rob Gilmer
George Geiger
Directed byJorge Montesi
Allan Eastman
Eleanor Lindo
Alan Simmonds
StarringNick Mancuso
Phillip Jarrett
Carrie-Anne Moss
Narrated byJohn Vernon
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersSteve Levitan
Paul Saltzman
ProducersRob Gilmer
George Geiger
CinematographyManfred Guthe
Running time60 min.
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseMarch 1 –
July 22, 1993

Matrix is the title of a Canadian-produced fantasy/adventure series that ran for 13 episodes during 1993 on the USA Network in the United States. The series later enjoyed a brief revival of interest due to a coincidence involving one of its stars.

Synopsis

The series starred Nick Mancuso as Steven Matrix, a hitman who is killed during a job and sent to a version of Purgatory called The City In-Between. There he is given a choice: to be sent to Hell for all the murders he's committed, or return to Earth and help people. Once alive again, Matrix receives periodic assignments from The City In-Between.

Supporting cast

Episode list

Title Air date
1 "Death and Taxes" 1993-03-01
2 "To Err Is Human" 1993-03-08
3 "False Witness" 1993-03-15
4 "A Madness to His Method" 1993-03-22
5 "Moths to a Flame" 1993-03-29
6 "Collateral Damage" 1993-04-05
7 "Marked Man" 1993-04-12
8 "Blindside" 1993-04-19
9 "Love Kills" 1993-04-26
10 "Convictions of His Courage" 1993-07-01
11 "Shadows from the Past" 1993-07-08
12 "Lapses in Memory" 1993-07-15
13 "The Yellow Chamber" 1993-07-22


The Matrix

In 1999, Carrie-Anne Moss became popular for her appearance in the film The Matrix, which had no relationship to the television series apart from its title and Moss' involvement. As a result, however, Matrix was rebroadcast in Canada.

Production

Science-fiction veteran David Winning directed an episode entitled "False Witness" in 1993.

The central premise of this series is derived from "Sea of Fire", an episode of the TV series The Equalizer. In that episode, Robert McCall (Edward Woodward's character) attempts to scare a street gang into going straight by taking them to a morgue. There, McCall introduces the gang to one of his friends, a former hit man, who relates a dream he had of standing beside a sea of fire, surrounded by all the people he ever killed.[citation needed]