Wing Commander Academy

Synopsis

In the year 2655, a group of new graduates of the Space Naval Academy replaces the crew of a refurbished ship to complete training, but members find themselves taking part in a very real battle against the Kilrathi.

First Air Date: 1996-09-21

Last Air Date: 1996-12-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Networks: USA Network

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Top Cast

Mark Hamill as Christopher Blair
Malcolm McDowell as N/A
Dana Delany as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman
Dan Green as N/A
Lauri Hendler as N/A
Kevin Schon as N/A
Thomas F. Wilson as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Red And Blue (1996-09-21)

Christopher "Maverick" Blair and Todd "Maniac" Marshall are assigned to the Tiger's Claw for training.
Ep. 2: The Last One Left (1996-09-28)

Blair and Maniac encounter a Confed war hero turned renegade.
Ep. 3: The Most Delicate Instrument (1996-10-05)

After the Tiger's Claw enters a binary star system, it is attacked by two Kilrathi fighters that have been caught in an astroflare coming from the binary star. Four fighters are send to neutralise the threat but in doing so become mentally unbalanced from stellar phenomena. The pilots begin to exhibit erratic behaviour and start to believe that the Tiger's Claw is a Kilrathi Carrier.
Ep. 4: Word Of Honor (1996-10-12)

Blair and Grunt crashland on an alien world, but they're not alone...
Ep. 5: Lords Of The Sky (1996-10-19)

Blair and Maniac land on an alien world where the local savages worship the "Lords of the Sky."
Ep. 6: Chain Of Command (1996-11-02)

Tolwyn meets an old "friend" - who just happens to outrank him now!
Ep. 7: Expendable (1996-11-09)

Blair and Payback scout an unstable jump node.
Ep. 8: Walking Wounded (1996-11-23)

Maniac scores guard duty on a crippled medical ship.
Ep. 9: Recreation (1996-11-16)

Tigers Claw discovers a Kilrathi fighter towing a mysterious life pod.
Ep. 10: On Both Your Houses (1996-11-30)

Blair, Maniac, and Archer pursue Kilrathi fighters to a lush tropical planet where things are not as they seem.
Ep. 11: Invisible Enemy (1996-12-07)

The Kilrathi have a new and terrible weapon: the Stealth Fighter.
Ep. 12: Price Of Victory (1996-12-14)

Cadet Blair crashes on to an ice planet, where he meets a Kilrathi that has found out that the whole war was just to make the emperor have total power over the clans.
Ep. 13: Glory Of Sivar (1996-12-21)

Blair and Grunt land on the planet Dolos- and find themselves surrounded by fur!