Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998)

Genre

fantasy television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 22 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 348 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A monk named Kung Lao protects Earthrealm from evil forces. He is aided by a bodyguard and a former thief in this prequel to the Mortal Kombat video games.

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What happens

Mortal Kombat: Conquest is an American martial arts television series developed by Juan Carlos Coto, based on the fighting video game series Mortal Kombat. The series was produced by Threshold Entertainment and New Line Television and aired in syndication for one season from October 3, 1998 to May 22, 1999. The series serves as a prequel to the games, following the original Kung Lao (Paolo Montalban) as he protects Earthrealm with the help of bodyguard Siro (Daniel Bernhardt) and former thief Taja (Kristanna Loken). It was one of the first live action shows based on a video game to air on United States television, preceded only by the live action segments of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! it also shared similarities with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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