Mysterious Island is a Canadian television series based on Jules Verne's novel L'Île mystérieuse. It ran for one season in 1995. The beginning of the series is much as in the novel. A group of refugees attempting to escape the American Civil War in a balloon wind up stranded on a remote Pacific island, where they are able to improvise a comfortable living for themselves while they wait for a passing ship. As time passes, they become suspicious that some unseen force is watching and directing their movements. The main difference between the protagonists of the series and those of the novel is the addition of a female character, the wife of Pencroft. The unseen watcher, Captain Nemo, is more active and less benevolent than in the novel. Able to monitor the island through steampunk-style closed-circuit television and other advanced devices, he treats the castaways as human laboratory specimens, influencing their environment to test their behaviour under stressful conditions. As the series progresses, his tests become more extreme as their continued co-operation threatens his preferred thesis that all humans are, at base, selfish and untrustworthy. In the series finale, Nemo apparently succeeds in breaking up the group; this proves to be a ruse by the protagonists, who are now certain of Nemo's existence. After they penetrate his hideaway, Nemo admits that the 'experiment' is ruined, and offers to return the castaways to civilisation in his submarine. In a final twist, he puts out to sea without them, apparently leaving them alone on the island, without his influence for good or ill.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 23 episodes
- 1S1 E1
Genesis
Jun 15, 199545 min
The Battle of Richmond, March 20, 1865: Captured by Confederate forces, the group escapes their captors and flees in a helium balloon. Rising into the sky, the travelers and their balloon are carried away by strong winds and soon find thems
- 2S1 E2
Down Under
Jun 22, 199545 min
Herbert and Neb find Captain Harding alive in the cave but he has no memory of how he got there, only of slipping below the waves after jumping from the balloon. Reunited, Harding, Spilett and Neb decide to climb to the top of a mountain to
- 3S1 E3
Safe Haven
Jun 29, 199545 min
Following an earthquake, the group decides to seek shelter further inland. When a landslide strikes, Gideon becomes trapped beneath some large boulders. Harding and Neb set out to find materials to make an explosive change but Neb is overco
- 4S1 E4
White Water
Jul 6, 199545 min
Neb is rescued when a vine is lowered to him, although when Captain Harding and Herbert arrive, both deny being responsible. For Harding, it is another sign that they are not alone on the island. When the sea chest is brought back to Granit
- 5S1 E5
A Death In The Family
Jul 13, 199545 min
Jack leaps into the water to rescue his son from the unseen menace and they swim to the safety of the shore where Gideon has found a bottle. Back at Granite House a message is pulled from the bottle‹written by a fellow castaway on the islan
- 6S1 E6
Love Thy Neighbour
Jul 20, 199545 min
While the castaways grieve for Neb, Nemo revives him and puts him into suspended animation storage. Pencroft's jealousy leads him to hunt down Ayrton. Harding soon realizes the phantom presence on the island is causing the castaways to turn
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Mysterious Island?
- Mysterious Island is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Mysterious Island are there?
- Mysterious Island has 1 season and 23 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Mysterious Island?
- Mysterious Island has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 9, 1995.
- Who stars in Mysterious Island?
- Mysterious Island stars Alan Scarfe, Gordon Michael Woolvett, John Bach, Stephen Lovatt, Colette Stevenson.
