List of superhero television series

The following is a list of superhero television series.

DC and Marvel Because so many DC and Marvel comic books based on superheroes have been adapted into television series, they have separate entries:

List of television series based on DC Comics publications List of unproduced DC Comics projects List of television series based on Marvel Comics publications List of unproduced television projects based on Marvel Comics

Toei Company Japan's Toei Company has also produced numerous tokusatsu superhero television shows, listed in the following article:

List of superhero productions created by Toei

Independents Independent companies also produced a few superhero television shows aside from DC, Marvel and Toei, listed in the following articles:

List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications List of television series and films based on Boom! Studios publications List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications List of unproduced Dark Horse Comics projects List of television series and films based on Harvey Comics publications List of television series and films based on IDW Publishing publications List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications List of unproduced Image Comics projects List of television series and films based on Oni Press publications List of TV series based on French-language comics List of television series based on comic strips List of American superhero TV shows

Miscellaneous live-action This table does not list TV series based on properties owned by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, etc. Title Year(s) Publisher Network NotesThe Lone Ranger1949–1957WXYT (AM)ABCBased on the radio show The Lone Ranger.Captain Video and His Video Rangers1949–1955OriginalDuMontBuck Rogers1950–1951Amazing StoriesABCSeries based on the space opera by Phillip Francis Nowlan.Dick Tracy1950–1951Detroit MirrorABCSeries based on the comic strip by Chester Gould.Captain Z-Ro1951–1956OriginalKRON-TVTerry and the Pirates1953Tribune Media ServicesSyndicationSeries based on the comic strip Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff.Flash Gordon1954–1955King Features SyndicateDuMontSeries based on the comic strip Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond.Captain Midnight1954–1956Dancer Fitzgerald SampleCBSSeries based on the radio show.Sheena, Queen of the Jungle1955–1956Fiction HouseSyndicationSeries based on the comic book by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger.Zorro1957–1959ArgosyABC Produced by Walt Disney Productions.Planet Prince1958–1959OriginalNTVThe Invisible Man1958–1959C. Arthur PearsonITVMoonlight Mask1958–1959OriginalTBSMighty Atom1959–1960KobunshaMBSAdaptation of the manga series Astro Boy.Steve Canyon1958–1959King Features SyndicateNBCSeries based on the comic strip Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff.Tetsujin 28-go1960KobunshaNTVSeries based on the manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.The Avengers1961–1969OriginalITVSeries unrelated to Marvel's comic book The Avengers.The Saint1962–1969Ward Lock & CoITVSeries based on the books by Leslie Charteris.Doctor Who1963–presentOriginalBBC OneGet Smart1965–1970NBC/CBSThe Green Hornet1966–1967Gold Key ComicsABC Produced by 20th Century Fox Television.Ultra Series1966–presentOriginalTBSTarzan1966–1968A.C. McClurgNBCThe Space Giants1966–1967ShonenFuji TVSeries based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka.Adam Adamant Lives!1966–1967OriginalBBC OneThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966–1967NBCSpin-off of The Man from U.N.C.L.E..Star Trek1966–1968NBCCaptain Nice1967NBC Mr. Terrific 1967 CBS He & She1967–1968CBSAkakage1967–1968KTVThe Mod Squad1968–1973ABCLand of the Giants1968–1970ABCThe Champions1969ITVKamen Rider Series1971–presentMBSSpectreman1971–1972Fuji TVMirrorman1971–1972Fuji TVKung Fu1972–1975ABCAndroid Kikaider1972–1973TV AsahiIron King1972–1973TBSThe Six Million Dollar Man1973–1978 ABC Produced by Universal Television,.El Chapulín Colorado1973–1979Las EstrellasThe Tomorrow People1973–1979ITVFireman1973NTVInazuman1973–1974TV AsahiSuper Robot Red Baron1973–1974NTVKikaider 011973–1974TV AsahiSequel to Android Kikaider.Zone Fighter1973NTVSuper Sentai1975–presentTV AsahiThe Invisible Man1975–1976C. Arthur PearsonNBCSeries based on the novel The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.Holmes & Yoyo1976–1977OriginalABCCharlie's Angels1976–1981ABCThe Bionic Woman1976–1978ABCSpin-off of The Six Million Dollar Man.Electra Woman and Dyna Girl||1976–1977||ABC||Part of The Krofft Supershow. |- |Monster Squad||1976–1977||NBC||Superheroes based on the Universal Monsters. |- |The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.||1976–1977||NBC|| |- |Wonderbug||1976–1978||ABC||Segment of The Krofft Supershow. |- |The New Avengers||1976–1977||ITV||Sequel to The Avengers. |- |Gemini Man||1976||C. Arthur Pearson||NBC||Series based on the book The Invisible Man. |- | Man from Atlantis|| 1977–1978 || rowspan="7" | Original || NBC || |- |Bigfoot and Wildboy||1977–1979||ABC||Part of The Krofft Supershow. |- |Ganbaron||1977||Syndication||Series loosely inspired by Superman. |- |Exo-Man||1977||NBC|| |- |Jason of Star Command||1978–1980||CBS||Part of Tarzan and the Super 7. |- |Dinosaur Corps Koseidon||1978–1979||Syndication|| |- |Space Ironman Kyodain||1978||Syndication|| |- |Monkey||1978–1980||Wu Cheng'en||Nippon TV||Series based on the novel Journey to the West. |- |Buck Rogers in the 25th Century||1979–1981||Amazing Stories||NBC||Series based on the space opera by Phillip Francis Nowlan. |- |Megaloman||1979|| rowspan="8" |Original||Fuji TV|| |- | The Greatest American Hero|| 1981–1983 || ABC || |- |Metal Hero Series||1982–1999||TV Asahi|| |- |Knight Rider||1982–1986||NBC|| |- |The Powers of Matthew Star||1982–1983||NBC|| |- |The Phoenix||1982||ABC|| |- | Manimal|| 1983 || NBC || |- |Automan||1983–1984||ABC|| |- |Zorro and Son||1983||Argosy||CBS|| |- |The A-Team||1983–1987|| rowspan="6" |Original||NBC|| |- |Highway to Heaven||1984–1989||NBC|| |- |Going Bananas||1984||NBC|| |- |Airwolf||1984–1987||CBS|| |- |The Master||1984||ABC|| |- |Blue Thunder||1984||ABC||Series based on the film Blue Thunder. |- |Robin of Sherwood||1984–1986||William Langland||ITV||Series based on the legend of Robin Hood. |- |Misfits of Science||1985–1986|| rowspan="2"|Original||NBC|| |- |Street Hawk||1985||ABC|| |- |Super Gran||1985–1987||DC Thomson||ITV|| |- |MacGyver||1985–1992|| rowspan="4" |Original||ABC|| |- |The Equalizer||1985–1989||CBS|| |- |Stingray||1985–1987||NBC|| |- |Photon||1986||Syndication||Series based on the laser tag game Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth. |- |Journey to the West||1986||Wu Cheng'en||CCTV||Series based on the novel. |- | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future || 1987–1988 || Original||Syndication || |- |Sable||1987–1988||First Comics||ABC|| |- |Once a Hero||1987|| rowspan="8" |Original||ABC|| |- |Beauty and the Beast||1987–1990||CBS|| |- |Werewolf||1987–1988||Fox|| |- |The Highwayman||1987–1988||NBC|| |- |Star Trek: The Next Generation||1987–1994||Syndication||Part of the Star Trek franchise. |- | My Secret Identity|| 1988–1991 || CTV|| |- |Baywatch||1989–2001||NBC|| |- |Quantum Leap||1989–1993||NBC|| |- |Valentina||1989||linus||Italia 1||Series based on the Valentina comic series by Guido Crepax. |- |Mario Bros. Plumbing||1989||Nintendo||Syndication||Live-action segment of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |- |Super Force||1990–1992||Original||Syndication|| |- |Zorro||1990–1993||Argosy||The Family Channel|| |- |She-Wolf of London||1990–1991|| rowspan="2"|Original||Syndication|| |- |The Adventures of Pete & Pete||1991–1996||Nickelodeon|| |- |Tarzan||1991–1994||A.C. McClurg||TF1|| |- |Dark Justice||1991–1993|| rowspan="31" |Original||CBS|| |- | Highlander: The Series|| 1992–1998 || Syndication || Based on the film Highlander. |- |The Tomorrow People||1992–1995||ITV||Reboot of The Tomorrow People. |- |Forever Knight||1992–1996||CBS||Based on the Nick Night film. |- |Raven||1992–1993||CBS|| |- |Mann & Machine||1992||NBC|| |- |The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles||1992–1993||ABC||Part of the Indiana Jones franchise. |- | Power Rangers|| 1993–2023|| TeenNick || Contains footage of Super Sentai. |- | Time Trax||1993–1994||Syndication|| |- |Walker, Texas Ranger||1993–2001||CBS||Series starring Chuck Norris. |- |Kung Fu: The Legend Continues||1993–1997||PTEN||Sequel to Kung Fu. |- |Gridman the Hyper Agent||1993–1994||TBS|| |- |The X-Files||1993–2018||Fox|| |- |Acapulco H.E.A.T.||1993–1999||Syndication|| |- |Star Trek: Deep Space Nine||1993–1999||Syndication ||Part of the Star Trek franchise. |- | RoboCop: The Series|| 1994 || CTV || Based on the RoboCop film series. Set between the first two films. |- | The Secret World of Alex Mack || 1994–1998 || Nickelodeon || |- |VR Troopers||1994–1996||Syndication||Series containing footage of Choujinki Metalder, Jikuu Senshi Spielban and Space Sheriff Shaider. |- |Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad||1994–1995||Syndication||Series containing footage of Gridman the Hyper Agent. |- |Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills||1994||USA Network|| |- |Touched by an Angel||1994||CBS|| |- |Thunder in Paradise||1994||Syndication||Series starring pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan. |- |Get Smart||1995||Fox||Sequel to Get Smart. |- | M.A.N.T.I.S.|| 1995 || Fox || |- | Bibleman|| 1995–2016 || TBN || |- |Hercules: The Legendary Journeys||1995–1999||Syndication|| |- |Xena: Warrior Princess||1995–2001||Syndication||Spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. |- |Masked Rider||1995–1996||Fox||Series containing footage of Kamen Rider Black RX. |- |Baywatch Nights||1995–1997||Syndication||Spin-off of Baywatch., |- |Star Trek: Voyager||1995–2001||UPN|| |- |Fist of Fury||1995||ATV Home||Series based on the film Fist of Fury. |- |Cybersix||1995||Argentine comics||Telefe||Series based on the comic book Cybersix by Carlos Meglia. |- |The Pretender||1996–2000||rowspan="4"|Original||NBC|| |- |Big Bad Beetleborgs||1996–1998||Fox||Series containing footage of Juukou B-Fighter and B-Fighter Kabuto. |- |The Sentinel||1996–1999||UPN|| |- |Early Edition||1996–2000||CBS|| |- |Sabrina the Teenage Witch||1996–2003||Archie Comics||ABC||Series based on the comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch. |- |Tarzan: The Epic Adventures||1996–1997||A.C. McClurg||Syndication||

|Millennium||1996–1999|| rowspan="5" |Original||Fox||Part of The X-Files franchise. |- |The Adventures of Sinbad||1996–1998||Global Television Network||Series based on Sinbad the Sailor. |- |Poltergeist: The Legacy||1996–1999||Showtime|| |- |Profiler||1996–2000||NBC|| |- |Viper||1996–1999||NBC|| |- |Journey to the West||1996||Wu Cheng'en||TVB Jade||Series based on the novel. |- |Neverwhere||1996||Original||BBC Two||Series created by Neil Gaiman. |- |Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation||1997–1998||Mirage Studios|| Fox||The series had a crossover with Power Rangers in Space. |- |Buffy the Vampire Slayer||1997–2003|| rowspan="2" |Original||Syndication||Continuation of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film |- |La Femme Nikita||1997–2001||CTV||Series based on the film La Femme Nikita. |- |Conan the Adventurer||1997–1998||Weird Tales||Syndication||Series based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. |- |Betaal Pachisi||1997–1998||King Features Syndicate||DD National||Indian series based on the comic strip The Phantom by Lee Falk. |- |The New Adventures of Robin Hood||1997–1998||William Langland||TNT||Series based on the legend of Robin Hood. |- |Team Knight Rider||1997–1998|| rowspan="4" |Original||NBC||Sequel to Knight Rider. |- |Shaktimaan||1997–2005||Doordarshan|| |- |Godzilla Island||1997–1998||TV Tokyo||Spinoff of the Godzilla franchise. |- |Highlander: The Raven|| 1998–1999 || USA Network || Spin-off of Highlander: The Series. |- |The Crow: Stairway to Heaven||1998–1999||Caliber Press||Syndication|| |- |Young Hercules||1998–1999|| rowspan="2" |Original||Fox||Prequel to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. |- |Charmed||1998–2006||The WB|| |- |Animorphs||1998–1999||Scholastic||Nickelodeon|| |- |Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog||1998–1999|| rowspan="2" |Original||Fox|| |-