Episode
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Darkness Rising
Overview
In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend.
Details
- Series
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1998-11-21
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Darkness Rising is Episode 8 in Season 5 of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It aired on 1998-11-21. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 7: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge
Hercules and the Norse god Thor work together to prevent the end of all things.
Episode 9: For Those of You Just Joining Us
The writers retreat to a camp, and Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: Norse by Norsevest
Hercules embarks on an odyssey to save the Norse god Balder from an evil prophecy.
Episode 10: Let There Be Light
Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to confront the evil Dahak, who has possessed Iolaus' body.
Episode 5: Render Unto Caesar
Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice.
Episode 11: Redemption
Hercules attempts an exorcism to save Iolaus' soul from the demon Dahak.
Episode 4: Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My
Autolycus and Salmoneus steal a magic lamp which has a beautiful and vain genie.
Episode 12: Sky High
Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the people of Mount Pelion.
Episode 3: Resurrection
As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god.
Episode 13: Stranger and Stranger
Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed.
Episode 2: Descent
Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back.
Episode 14: Just Passing Through
Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.