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Escape from Jupiter
Genre Science Fiction
Written by David Ogilvy
Directed by
  • Robert Klenner
  • Paul Faint
Starring Steve Bisley
Arthur Dignam
Justin Rosniak
Daniel Taylor
Anna Choy
Composer(s) Ian Davidson
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Terry Jennings
Cinematography Louis Irving
Editor(s) Christopher Spurr
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Film Australia
Release
Original network
Original release 23 March (1997-03-23) – 15 June 1997 (1997-06-15)

Return to Jupiter was an Australian television series, a 13-part follow-up to Escape from Jupiter, It aired in Australia from 23 March 1997 to 15 June 1997.

Plot

After their escape from Io, Michael, Kumiko, Gerard and Anna, last seen in Escape From Jupiter, are reunited on the Icarus, a solar cruiser that will take them back to their parents on Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. But the journey is far from a smooth one. Danger and excitement wait around every turn, as the children face a crash landing on Mars, hitch a ride on an asteroid, and race against two villains whose evil plan jeopardises the Icarus and its crew.

Cast

  • Sonia Todd as Cmdr Edwina Dent
  • David Wenham as Dr. Chrobak
  • Jeanette Cronin as Glovic
  • Colin Moody as Tobias Selby
  • Anna Choy as Kumiko
  • Justin Rosniak as Gerard
  • Daniel Taylor as Michael
  • Dominic Elmaloglou as Abraham
  • Robyn MacKenzie as Anna
  • Emma Jane Fowler as Zac

Episodes

Episode information retrieved from IMDB.

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "Shipwreck" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 8 June 1997 (1997-06-08)
2 "Quarantine" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 15 June 1997 (1997-06-15)
3 "Stowaway" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 22 June 1997 (1997-06-22)
4 "Rescue" Paul Faint David Ogilvy 29 June 1997 (1997-06-29)
5 "Demons" Paul Faint David Ogilvy 6 July 1997 (1997-07-06)
6 "Moonlighting" Paul Faint David Ogilvy 13 July 1997 (1997-07-13)
7 "Hacker" Paul Faint David Ogilvy 20 July 1997 (1997-07-20)
8 "Jettison" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 27 July 1997 (1997-07-27)
9 "Virtual Trust" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 3 August 1997 (1997-08-03)
10 "Ghosts" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 10 August 1997 (1997-08-10)
11 "Comet" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 17 August 1997 (1997-08-17)
12 "Terminex" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 24 August 1997 (1997-08-24)
13 "Space Pirates" Robert Klenner David Ogilvy 31 August 1997 (1997-08-31)
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