Terrahawks

Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Set in the year 2020, the series followed the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.

Terrahawks (1983-1986) is a British-American science fiction series created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr, produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and broadcast through London Weekend Television. It is a three-season puppet series of thirty-nine episodes, each about twenty-five minutes long, following the Terrahawks, an elite taskforce set in the year 2020 whose job is to protect Earth from invasion. Their chief enemy is Zelda, who commands a force of extraterrestrial androids and aliens, and the stories are built around each new threat arriving and being met with gadgets and craft. The series carries the signature miniature sensibility of Anderson's earlier work, with Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons as its clear ancestors, and its voice cast includes Denise Bryer as Zelda and Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major Zero. Its mood is brisk, playful and earnest, a kids' adventure built on bold machinery and a sense of wonder. Fans of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Space: 1999 will find the same retro space-age charm here, shaped by the handmade craft of British televised puppetry.

• Thunderbirdsshared puppet based sci-fi action, futuristic vehicles and gadgetry, Anderson production style
• Captain Scarlet and the Mysteronsshared 1980s puppet sci-fi adventure with a military-style taskforce defending Earth
• Space: 1999shared Earth-defending space adventure with bold tech and episodic alien threats

Created by

Gerry Anderson

Release Date

1983-10-08

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.1 / 10 (11)

What is Terrahawks about?

A 2020-set British puppet sci-fi series in which the Terrahawks taskforce defends Earth from Zelda's alien androids and aliens.

What is Terrahawks like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terrahawks as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Terrahawks violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Terrahawks as mild.

Which shows are like Terrahawks?

Shows with a similar feel include Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, and Space: 1999.

How long is Terrahawks?

Terrahawks: 3 seasons, 39 episodes.

Is Terrahawks still running?

No, Terrahawks has ended.

Where can I watch Terrahawks?

In United States, Terrahawks streams on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Tubi TV.