# Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987)

> A space marine captain leads a future military squad against an artificial intelligence rebellion, in a 1980s syndicated live action and computer-animated hybrid.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/4471

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 22
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, action, adventure
- Created by: Tony Christopher, Gary Goddard
- Cast: Tim Dunigan, Jessica Steen, David Hemblen, Peter MacNeill, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Maurice Dean Wint, Bruce Gray, Deryck Hazel
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092329/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, brisk, heroic, adventurous

## What critics say

Remembered as an ambitious but dated 1980s experiment whose blend of live action and computer-generated animation was innovative for its time, though its execution and effects have aged.

## Synopsis

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987-1988) is a Canadian-American science fiction action series created by Tony Christopher and Gary Goddard, produced in syndication with Mattel among its production companies. Tim Dunigan plays Captain Jonathan Power, leader of a future military squad of space marines that includes Jessica Steen as Corporal Jennifer Chase, Peter MacNeill as Major Matthey Masterson, and Sven-Ole Thorsen as Lieutenant Michael Ellis. Their engine is a long-running war against an artificial intelligence rebellion, with the soldiers fighting battles across hostile worlds and facing a shadowy villain played by David Hemblen. The series is a single season of 22 episodes, each running about thirty minutes, and its signature is the blend of live action performers with computer-generated animated imagery. The tone is earnest and brisk, with bright action set pieces and a clear heroic-versus-machine conflict. Set in a future of starships and combat, it carries the look of 1980s toy-driven adventure. Fans of Starcom: The U.S. Space Force, Robotech and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will find resonance in its blend of military adventure and youthful spectacle.

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