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TekWar

TekWar

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Overview

TekWar is a North American television series, based on the TekWar novels ghost-written by Ron Goulart from outlines by William Shatner and developed for television by Stephen Roloff. The series follows Jake Cardigan, a former police officer turned private investigator working for Cosmos, a private security firm owned and operated by Walter Bascom. The series was broadcast in Canada on CTV and in the United States on USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel. The series, which was a co-production between Atlantis Films and Universal Television premiered on January 17, 1994 and ended on February 9, 1996.

Created by Ron Goulart
Written by Ron Goulart
Produced by Hans Beimler, Seaton McLean, William Shatner
NetworksCTVSyndication

Top Cast

Greg Evigan

Greg Evigan

Jake Cardigan

William Shatner

William Shatner

Walter H. Bascom

Maria del Mar

Maria del Mar

Lt. Sam Houston

Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark

Sid Gomez

Maurice Dean Wint

Maurice Dean Wint

Winger

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Natalie Radford

Nika

Lexa Doig

Lexa Doig

Cowgirl

Torri Higginson

Torri Higginson

Beth Kittridge

Themes & Keywords

detectivebased on novel or bookinvestigationpolicecyberpunkgovernment agentfantasy world

About TekWar

TekWar is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, crime series that first aired in 1994 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, investigation, police, cyberpunk, government agent. Created by Ron Goulart, it stars Greg Evigan, William Shatner, Maria del Mar. TekWar is a North American television series, based on the TekWar novels ghost-written by Ron Goulart from outlines by William Shatner and developed for television by Stephen Roloff. The series follows Jake Cardigan, a former police officer turned private investigator working for Cosmos, a private security firm owned and operated by Walter Bascom. The series was broadcast in Canada on CTV and in the United States on USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel. The series, which was a co-production between Atlantis Films and Universal Television premiered on January 17, 1994 and ended on February 9, 1996.

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