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The Odyssey

The Odyssey

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Overview

Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.

Created by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Homer, Andrei Konchalovsky, Chris Solimine
Produced by Dyson Lovell
NetworksCTVNBC

Top Cast

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Odysseus

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Penelope

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Athena

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Circe

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Eurymachus

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Anticleia

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

King Alcinous

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Eurycleia

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Calypso

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Tiresias

Themes & Keywords

mythologygreek mythologyseductiongodbattlefieldminiseriesancient greecevoyagemythicalmythical fantasyhistorical fantasyclassical worldhack & slash

About The Odyssey

The Odyssey is a action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1997 exploring themes of mythology, greek mythology, seduction, god, battlefield, miniseries. Created by Francis Ford Coppola, it stars Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini. Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.

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