Harsh Realm

Original title : Pilot
First Aired : 08.10.1999 (USA) - 28.01.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Daniel Sackheim
Writing credits : Chris Carter
Cast : Samantha Mathis (Sophie), Rachel Hayward (Florence), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Civilian Woman), Maxmilian Martini (Waters), Michael David Simms (Lieutenant Colonel Gilovich), Mark Houghton (3rd Officer), Ronald Selmour (Bartender), Kurt Max Runte (Unit Commander Forsch), Sylvesta Stuart (Sergeant Peter McGonagle), Russell Porter (Republican Guard Soldier), D. Neil Mark (Sentry), Jose Vargas (Latino Man), Dmitro Krasnogolov (Bosnian Youth), Tassis Bifano (Young Bosnian Girl), Robert Seckler (Doorman), Vinnie (Dexter the Dog), Lance Henriksen (Army General), Gillian Anderson (Documentary Voice-Over Narrator)

The Story : Tom Hobbs is recruited into Harsh Realm, a virtual world controlled by the military, to kill General Omar Santiago, who has taken control of HR. He finds Dexter, meets Mike and his crew, encounters a VC (Virtual Character) version of Sophie and tries to rescue her from Santiago's clutches...

Original title : Leviathan
First Aired : 15.10.1999 (USA) - 17.10.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Daniel Sackheim
Writing credits : Chris Carter
Cast : Samantha Mathis (Sophie) , Rachel Hayward (Florence), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Inga Fossa), Mark Rolston (Boutny Hunter), John Pyper-Ferguson (John Cabot (Father)), Michael David Simms (Lieutenant Colonel Gilovich), Marcus Leros Hondro (Biggie), Kate Luyben (May), Chilton Crane (Woman), Maxmilian Martini (Waters), Robin Louis Avery (Staff Assistant), Tyler Thompson (Young Man), Connor Widdows (Child #1), Zoe Stryd (Child #2), Vinnie (Dexter the Dog)

The Story : In reality, Sophie tries to find out what happened to Tom. In Harsh Realm, Pinocchio is kidnapped by a Bounty Hunter. Sophie is lied to and convinced Tom is dead. After a military burial, the Woman in Black tells Sophie that Tom is still alive. In HR, Hobbs, the Silent Woman and Dexter attempt a rescue...

Original title : Inga Fossa
First Aired : 22.10.1999 (USA) - 24.10.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Bryan Spicer
Writing credits : Chris Carter
Cast : Samantha Mathis (Sophie), Rachel Hayward (Florence), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Inga Fossa), Andy Berman (Freddie the Forger), Douglas H. Arthurs (Nazi Man), Glenn Morshower (General), Maxmilian Martini (Waters), Mike Dopud (Republican Guardsman), Colin Foo (Croupier), Michael Sunczyk (DJ), Larry Lam (Zip Fighter #1), C. Ernst Harth (Zip Fighter #2), Vinnie (Dexter the Dog)

The Story : Tom Hobbes, Mike Pinocchio and Florence go to the Zip Fights to find Freddie the Forger, who can provide security chips necessary to access Santiago's private portal back to reality. Florence is captured in a raid, and Pinocchio is captured by Martini. Hobbes and Freddie meet Inga Fossa, who now appears to be a double agent in both worlds...

Original title : Kein Ausgang
First Aired : 14.04.2000 (USA) - 31.10.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Cliff Bole
Writing credits : Steven Maeda
Cast : Rachel Hayward (Florence), Doug Savant (Sergeant Sommer), Brad Greenquist (), Tim Henry (Burly Sergeant), Steve Makaj (US Lieutenant), Colin O’Neill (Dark-Haired Boy), Mike Wasko (Corporal Zink), Richard Stroh (Commando #1), Nicholas Harrison (Commando #2), Robert Weiss (Nazi Sniper #1), Vinnie (Dexter the Dog)

The Story : When Hobbes, Pinocchio, Dexter and Florence search for Wolfe, another player who almost succeeded in assassinating Santiago, the boys and their dog become trapped in a WWII combat sim left over from the original HR beta...

Original title : Reunion
First Aired : 21.04.2000 (USA) - 07.11.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Kim Manners
Writing credits : Greg Walker
Cast : Samantha Mathis (Sophie), Tobin Bell (), Anna Hagen (), Michael Puttonen (), Jane Sowerby (), Bill Croft (Manfreedy), Serge Houde (Dr. Goines), Danny Danado (Skinny), Steve Makaj (Tracker #1), John de Santis (Big Tracker)

The Story : Captured and pressed into a work camp in Harsh Realm, Hobbs and Pinocchio meet a VC of Hobbs' dying mother and try to rescue her and escape without getting rendered by the sadistic warden and his zombie trackers. In the real world, Sophie comforts Hobbs' real mom in her last days...

Original title : Three Percenters
First Aired : 28.04.2000 (USA) - 14.11.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Daniel Sackheim
Writing credits : Frank Spotnitz
Cast : Rachel Hayward (Florence), John Mese (Leader of Three Percenters), William MacDonald (), Jason Gray-Stanford (Lieutenant), Alan C. Peterson (Cook), Maxmilian Martini (Waters), Rachel Victoria (Little Girl), Shannon Powell (Dusty Woman), James Travis (Special Forces Soldier), Christopher Gora (Adjutant (RTO)), Ty Olsson (Republican Guard), Ona Grauer (Pretty Young Woman), Vinnie (Dexter the Dog)

The Story : On a mission to recover supplies from a lost squad of Santiago's soldiers - and with Waters and the Republican Guard hot on their heels - our heroes encounter a mysterious lake, doppelgangers, and a group of pacifists who are not what they seem...

Original title : Manus Domini
First Aired : 05.05.2000 (USA) - 21.11.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Tony To
Writing credits : John Shiban
Cast : Rachel Hayward (Florence), Raymond Cruz (Escalante), Don Keith Opper (), Apollonia Vanova (), Peter Kent (), Jenn Forgie (Mother), Pablo Coffey (Mutant), Devin Douglas Drewitz (Boy), Marlaina Stewartt (Elder Sister)

The Story : Is Harsh Realm just an illusion, or does it answer to a higher power? Florence takes off to warn her people - The Sisters, a religious order of healers - that Santiago's Republican Guard is approaching. Hobbs and Pinocchio follow, fall victim to a mine field and meet The Sisters. Surviving their ordeal requires faith, even in Harsh Realm...

Original title : Cincinnati
First Aired : 12.05.2000 (USA) - 28.11.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Larry Shaw
Writing credits : Chris Carter
Cast : Rachel Hayward (Florence), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Inga Fossa), Raymond Cruz (Escalante), Ben Cardinal (), Michael Greyeyes (), Maxmilian Martini (Waters), Arnie Walters (Graeme), Jefferson Dylan (Young Corporal), Sean Campbell (Field Medic), Ivan Vance (Drunk), Lars Grant (Soldier)

The Story : An insurgent American Indian Movement seeks to defeat and capture Santiago in Cincinnati. Santiago hunts their leader in retaliation, while Inga continues to manipulate Waters and Santiago. Hobbs, Pinocchio and Florence are also hunting Santiago and get caught in the middle of the two factions...

Original title : Camera Obscura
First Aired : 19.05.2000 (USA) - 05.12.2000 (FRANCE)
Director : Jefery Levy
Writing credits : Steven Maeda
Cast : Robert Knepper (), Cliff DeYoung (Stewart), Chris Ellis (), Shauna Nicole Kain (Daria McKinley), Peter Kent (), Sean Pritchard (Briefcase Man), Amber Rothwell (Fallon), Ryan Taylor (Aethan McKinley)

The Story : In Harsh Realm's version of a post-apocalyptic New York City, warring families hire Hobbs and Pinocchio as mercenaries. Their destinies appear to be controlled by a mad priest, a vault of gold, star-crossed lovers, acid rain and access to the Harsh Realm data stream...