# Lexx (1997)

> A cowardly security guard, an undead assassin and a sex-designed android crew a giant living spaceship destined to topple a divine order.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1715

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 61
- Episode runtime: 48 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, comedy
- Created by: Paul Donovan, Jeffrey Hirschfield, Lex Gigeroff
- Network: Syfy, Citytv, Space, Global TV
- Cast: Michael McManus, Tom Gallant, Brian Downey, Xenia Seeberg, Eva Habermann, Jeffrey Hirschfield, David McClelland, Andrulla Blanchette
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115243/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: irreverent, campy, satirical, lurid, absurd

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, valuing its irreverent sci-fi comedy and bizarre tone despite uneven production values.

## Synopsis

Lexx (1997-2002) is a Canadian-German science fiction comedy that plays its cosmic stakes as cheap, lurid farce. Kai, a reluctant hero bound by a prophecy that he will one day overturn a divine order across twenty thousand planets, is pulled into the orbit of the living spaceship Lexx, billed as the most powerful weapon in two universes. His companions are a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, the ship itself, and a robot head hopelessly in love with an android designed for sex. Each episode drops the outlaw crew onto a new planet with a grotesque villain and a fresh scheme, while bounty hunters, cosmic authorities and their own incompetence keep them running. Across four seasons and sixty-one episodes the stories move along one continuing journey with a loose larger arc. The tone is irreverent and deliberately rough, blending broad slapstick, dark satire and adult provocation with a mockery of grand destiny. Its mismatched misfits and bold, uneven ambition appeal to viewers who enjoy absurdity, and its cult following rewards those who like their space adventure gleefully bad.

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