TV series
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Overview
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
Details
- First air date
- 1996-09-28
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 88 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
- Network
- Syndication
- Country
- CA, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barclay Hope as Peter Axon
- Nancy Anne Sakovich as Lindsay Donner
- Matt Frewer as Matt Prager
- Colin Fox as Professor Anton Hendricks
- Dan Aykroyd as Self - Host
- Soo Garay as Dr. Claire Davison
- Peter Blais
- Paul Miller as Professor Connor Doyle
- Peter MacNeill as Ray Donahue
- Jo Vannicola as Mia Stone
- Nigel Bennett
- Michael Moriarty
Creators and crew
- Christopher Chacon - Creator
- Peter Aykroyd - Creator
- Matt Frewer - Producer
- Seaton McLean - Producer
- Christopher Chacon - Producer
- Peter Aykroyd - Producer
Seasons
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