Metal Hurlant Chronicles

2012

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

5.7 | TV-14 | en | Action & Adventure

Metal Hurlant Chronicles is inspired by the popular comics anthology Métal Hurlant, which in turn inspired the well known fantasy magazine Heavy Metal. Each episode takes place on a different planet - fantastical in its own way - with the common thread between stories being a traveling asteroid that impacts the lives of all it encounters.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 Back to Reality

May. 12,2014

A so-called "dream fixer" helps his wealthy clients transport themselves into new realities and worlds.

EP5 Second Son

May. 05,2014

Two brothers battle for control of a kingdom with unique values about life and death.

EP4 Loyal Khondor

May. 05,2014

A loyal warrior seeks a magical elixir to cure his Princess of the dreaded "cold disease".

EP3 Second Chance

Apr. 28,2014

Joe, a notorious gambler, is chased by the galaxy's most notorious creditor. How will he escape - or will he get a second chance?

EP2 Whiskey in the Jar

Apr. 21,2014

A small-town sheriff receives a visit from a doctor with a talent for saving lives. But there may be more to the "talent" than meets the eye.

EP1 The Endomorphe

Apr. 14,2014

When a world is devastated by intergalactic war, a savior is sought.

5.7 | TV-14 | en | Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi | More Info

Released: 2012-10-27 | Released Producted By: BNP Paribas Fortis , WE Productions Country: Belgium Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.syfy.com/metalhurlantchronicles

Synopsis

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Cast

Michelle Ryan , Joe Flanigan , Rutger Hauer

Director

Jesper Kyd

Producted By

BNP Paribas Fortis , WE Productions

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Trailers

Cast

Michelle Ryan

as Jennifer

Dark Stories to Survive the Night Andron Cockneys vs Zombies The Man Inside Cleanskin Metal Hurlant Chronicles Girl Walks Into a Bar Love's Kitchen One Night in Emergency

Joe Flanigan

as Hondo

The Bandit Hound 6 Bullets Metal Hurlant Chronicles Ferocious Planet Good Day for It Change of Plans Stargate Atlantis Thoughtcrimes The Other Sister

Rutger Hauer

as Kerm

Iron Mask Samson The Sonata Corbin Nash The Sisters Brothers Uncle Howard Drawing Home 24 Hours to Live Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Reviews

Andy Bryan Back in the 80s this would have been heralded as something quite special, and possibly even, cutting edge. Unfortunately, although still entertaining, this is poorly executed and a real missed opportunity. I've been a fan of the Heavy Metal magazine ever since the early 80s, and although it could be regarded as sexist, misogynistic, puerile and overly graphic, especially today, it still has been the spawning ground for some pretty state-of-the-art stories and artists. The late great Jean (Moebius) Giraud being one of many that were ported over from Metal Hurlant to Heavy Metal.This is why I find it sad that the Metal Hurlant Chronicles is so bad. The stories are hit and miss, some a lot better than others, the acting verges on laughable and the special effect.... well, some of those are not too bad to be fair.To be totally honest, the first season was not too bad, and did have some pretty good stories. But the second season.... what the hell happened...!?!?!?!?!? The stories and acting took a nosedive. At the end of most the episodes I sit there thinking "Is that it????!!!!???" No clever twist or sting in the tail. Just a dull end to a dull story. I watched the episode "The Second Son" last night. Truly awful.So my advice would be: > Switch your mind back to 80s thinking. > Maybe have a beer or 2. > And only watch the first season.For the sake of nostalgia and that the first season is passable, I'll give it 4 stars.

danebecky i have a pretty high tolerance for science fiction, even goofy campy science fiction, heck i liked lexx, but this the some serious dreck. a few of the episodes rise up towards mediocrity... sort of like a bad episode of the 80s show "tales from the dark side", with obviously telegraphed twist ends and sub par acting but at least a decent narrative structure and look. the others look like they are plays written and produced as class assignments for a middle school creative writing class and acted by people banded from normal TV for gross incompetence. i'll admit some of the problems may be from the source material, i remember the magazine when i read it in the 80s had a tendency toward ham handed plots and obvious twist endings, but you would think the producers would have at least cherry picked their story lines from the publications long run of issues.

Jean-Noël Gobron Very disappointing mini-series consisting of 6 short episodes, each with a duration of only 25 minutes. The poster looks nice but it's not leveled by the content of the movies. The proposed shorts are uneven in quality and certainly not worth the title named after the great French magazine "Metal Hurlant", from which unfortunately is nothing left but the title. The psychological introduction and positioning of the main characters are so superficial that it is hard to emphasize with them. The actors are not convincing and badly directed, everything is below the average, including the point of views of the camera, the editing, the special effects. My advice : don't spent your time or money on that season.

kaesully The Metal Hurlant Chronicles is a good series. It is similar to The Twilight Zone telling six different stories. After seeing all six, I like the series very much. The stories have different themes and are good. Each one makes a person think. The producers hope to make more episodes telling new stories. I personally enjoyed Joe Flanigan's episode. The story was really good and Joe's acting was great. Hopefully, the series will be seen in the US. Right now, it can be seen in Europe on different networks and different channels. The series has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray in France. The producers are working on releasing the series in Australia on DVD and Blu-Ray