The Phoenix (1982 TV series)

The Phoenix
GenreScience fiction
Created byAnthony Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
StarringJudson Scott
E. G. Marshall
Richard Lynch
ComposerArthur B. Rubinstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerMark Carliner
ProducersLeigh Vance
Christopher Kochoff
Anthony Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
CinematographyDonald H. Birnkrant
Frank Beascoechea
Frank Tidy
EditorsMarvin Adelson
David Berlatsky
Tony de Zarraga
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyMark Carliner Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 19 (1982-03-19) 
April 16, 1982 (1982-04-16)

The Phoenix is an American science fiction television series starring Judson Scott which aired on ABC for about one month. The series premiered on March 19, 1982. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial, Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th century. The series was preceded by a TV movie on April 26, 1981.