The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel spun off from the The Crow film series starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow.

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998-1999) is a Canadian syndicated dark fantasy action series created by Bryce Zabel and spun off from the Crow film franchise. Mark Dacascos plays Eric Draven, the murdered rock musician who returns from the grave to set things right, reprising the role Brandon Lee created in the 1994 film. Each of the series' 22 episodes follows Eric as he tracks the criminals responsible for violence against the innocent, drawing on martial arts and a supernatural power to hunt them down. Katie Stuart plays Sarah Mohr, a figure caught in the aftermath of his return, and Marc Gomes plays Detective Darryl Albrecht, a police officer whose investigations cross paths with Eric's. The stories unfold as a self-contained single-season run of roughly forty-two-minute episodes, with a gothic atmosphere, rain-soaked city streets, and brooding melancholy shaping the tone. Its mix of revenge, grief, and mythic justice gives it a grim, stylized register. Fans of The Crow, Forever Knight and Highlander: The Series will find resonance in its dark, supernatural vigilante mood and its moral urgency.

Audiences rated the series mixed, with a single season that was seen as a modest follow-up to the film franchise.

• The Crowshared dark fantasy superhero revenge tone and resurrected avenger premise
• Forever Knightshared supernatural vigilante justice in a gritty urban crime setting
• Highlander: The Seriesshared urban crime vigilante with a mythic protector drawn into police cases

Created by

Bryce Zabel

Release Date

1998-09-25

Episode runtime

42 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (57)

What is The Crow: Stairway to Heaven about?

A murdered musician returns from the dead as a supernatural avenger to hunt the criminals who wronged him and those he loves.

What is The Crow: Stairway to Heaven like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Crow: Stairway to Heaven violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as moderate.

What did critics think of The Crow: Stairway to Heaven?

Audiences rated the series mixed, with a single season that was seen as a modest follow-up to the film franchise.

Which shows are like The Crow: Stairway to Heaven?

Shows with a similar feel include The Crow, Forever Knight, and Highlander: The Series.

How long is The Crow: Stairway to Heaven?

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven: 1 season, 22 episodes.

Is The Crow: Stairway to Heaven still running?

No, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was canceled.