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The series, based on the comic strip of the same name and its adaptations, follows the adventures of Steven "Flash" Gordon, referring to his running ability here, who lives with his mother in Maryland and whose scientist father was apparently lost in a mysterious accident when Flash was 13 years old. Flash's former girlfriend, Dale Arden, is a television news reporter and is engaged to police detective Joe Wylee. They meet the elder Gordon's eccentric former assistant, Hans Zarkov, when rifts in space appear, allowing travel between Earth and the planet Mongo.Mongo is ruled by the ruthless dictator Ming, who provides the only safe drinking water in Mongo. Unlike the previous adaptations, he is not normally called "the Merciless"and is instead called "Benevolent Father". He also exhibits the traits of modern, media-savvy dictators, rather than the more simplistic, stereotypically evil characterization of earlier incarnations. Once again, Ming has a daughter, Princess Aura, who is disturbed by her father's brutality. The series adds a new non-Terran character, Baylin, a bounty hunter from Mongo. She finds herself trapped on Earth and becomes a comrade of Flash, Dale and Zarkov.The peoples of Mongo live in "cantons", tribal groups that echo the animal-human hybrids of the original comic strip. The cantons include the Verdan, the Turin, the Dactyls, the Omadrians, the Frigians, the Tritons (who live beneath the ocean), and the Zurn (painted blue "Magic Men" lead by Queen Azura). There is also another group known as the Deviates, mutants whose ancestors drank Grey Water (toxic water) to survive. The Deviates are led by Terek, their unofficial king and are mistrusted by almost everyone.
22 Episodes, 1 Season
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