Original title
The Phoenix
Released
3/19/1982
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
5
The Phoenix is a 1982 television series starring Judson Scott which was on ABC for about one month. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial named Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th Century. The series was first seen on a TV-movie on April 26, 1981.
Bennu befriends a farming family after he witnesses a drug-related murder and must seek refuge.
Preminger is close on the heels of Bennu. The ancient astronaut believes Mira is his long-lost wife is still in suspended animation in an Indian Burial Site.
Terrorists that are plotting to transport stolen uranium threaten Bennu and a family who runs the horse stables where Bennu is working.
Seeking Mira's burial site at a state park, Bennu gets a job at a construction site. He learns that the boss may be a victim of a swindle.
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