| Matrix | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Created by | Coleman Luck |
| Written by | Coleman Luck Gail Morgan Hickman Rob Gilmer George Geiger |
| Directed by | Jorge Montesi Allan Eastman Eleanor Lindo Alan Simmonds |
| Starring | Nick Mancuso Phillip Jarrett Carrie-Anne Moss |
| Narrated by | John Vernon |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steve Levitan Paul Saltzman |
| Producers | Rob Gilmer George Geiger |
| Cinematography | Manfred Guthe |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | March 1 – July 22, 1993 |
Matrix is a Canadian fantasy adventure series that ran for 13 episodes in 1993. The series was broadcast by CTV in Canada, and the USA Network in the United States. The series was rebroadcast in 2000.
The series starred Nick Mancuso as Steven Matrix, a hitman who is killed during a job and sent to a version of Purgatory called The City In-Between. There he is given a choice: to be sent to Hell for all the murders he's committed, or return to Earth and help people. Once alive again, Matrix receives periodic assignments from The City In-Between.
The central premise of this series may be derived from "Sea of Fire", an episode of the TV series The Equalizer. In that episode, Robert McCall (Edward Woodward's character) attempts to scare a street gang into going straight by taking them to a morgue. There, McCall introduces the gang to one of his friends, a former hit man, who relates a dream he had of standing beside a sea of fire, surrounded by all the people he ever killed.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Death and Taxes" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 March 1993[2] |
| 2 | "To Err Is Human" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 March 1993 |
| 3 | "False Witness" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 March 1993 |
| 4 | "A Madness to His Method" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 March 1993 |
| 5 | "Moths to a Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 March 1993 |
| 6 | "Collateral Damage" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 April 1993 |
| 7 | "Marked Man" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 April 1993 |
| 8 | "Blindside" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 April 1993 |
| 9 | "Love Kills" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 April 1993 |
| 10 | "Convictions of His Courage" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 July 1993 |
| 11 | "Shadows from the Past" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 July 1993 |
| 12 | "Lapses in Memory" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 July 1993 |
| 13 | "The Yellow Chamber" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 July 1993 |
In 1999, Carrie-Anne Moss starred in The Matrix, which had no relationship to the television series apart from its title and Moss' involvement.[1] As a result, Matrix was made available for syndication in Canada and the United States.
