Babylon 5: The River of Souls

*Babylon 5: The River of Souls*
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
	TNT Promotional Poster
Genre	Space opera; Drama;
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed by	Janet Greek
Starring	Jerry Doyle; Tracy Scoggins; Jeff Conaway; Richard Biggs; Ian McShane; Martin Sheen;
Theme music composer	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas Netter; J. Michael Straczynski;
Producers	John Copeland; Skip Beaudine;
Cinematography	Fred V. Murphy
Editor	Suzanne Sternlicht
Running time	94 minutes
Production companies	Babylonian Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	November 8, 1998

Babylon 5: The River of Souls is the third feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe. It was originally broadcast on November 8, 1998 on TNT, as one of two films shown over the 1998–1999 season to fill in the gap between the fifth season of Babylon 5 and the spin-off series Crusade.

Plot synopsis

After a short absence from Babylon 5, Michael Garibaldi returns to the station to meet with a person in his employ. An archaeologist in search of a means of immortality brings his most recent find to Babylon 5 – an orb containing one billion souls of an extinct race. Within days, a Soul Hunter (Martin Sheen) arrives claiming the orb was stolen from his people. With the assistance of the archaeologist, the souls break free from their captivity in the orb and bring havoc to the station.

Cast

Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi
Tracy Scoggins as Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
Jeff Conaway as Security Chief Zack Allan
Richard Biggs as Stephen Franklin
Ian McShane as Dr. Robert Bryson
Martin Sheen as Soul Hunter
Josh Coxx as Lt. David Corwin (credited as Joshua Cox)
Stuart Pankin as James Riley
Joel Brooks as Jacob Mayhew
Jeff Doucette as 2nd Man
Jeff Silverman as Mr. Clute
Wayne Alexander as Soul One
Bob Amaral as Customer
Beege Barkette as Woman (as Beece Barkett)
T.J. Hoban as Male Hologram
Ray Proscia as Klaus
Nikki Ziering as Female Hologram
Jean St. James as Sheila

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[fn1-1] The framing story is set in 2278.

[2] The final episode of the season includes scenes of future events up to 3262 and beyond.

[3] The story is set between the two wars in season 4.

[4] The final episode of the series is set in 2281.

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TV series	Babylon 5 Crusade The Lost Tales
Episodes	"Midnight on the Firing Line" "Soul Hunter" "Born to the Purple" "Infection" "The Parliament of Dreams" "Mind War" "The War Prayer" "And the Sky Full of Stars" "Deathwalker" "Believers" "Survivors" "By Any Means Necessary" "The Coming of Shadows" "Severed Dreams"
Films	The Gathering In the Beginning Thirdspace The River of Souls A Call to Arms The Legend of the Rangers The Road Home
Characters	Lyta Alexander Delenn G'Kar Susan Ivanova Londo Mollari Jeffrey Sinclair John Sheridan
Games	Babylon 5 Wars Collectible Card Game Roleplaying Game A Call to Arms
Miscellanea	Civilizations Babylon 5's use of the Internet Babylon Park Lurker's Guide rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated The A to Z of Babylon 5 Stellar Occasion
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls
TNT Promotional Poster
Genre	Space opera Drama
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed by	Janet Greek
Starring	Jerry Doyle Tracy Scoggins Jeff Conaway Richard Biggs Ian McShane Martin Sheen
Theme music composer	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas Netter J. Michael Straczynski
Producers	John Copeland Skip Beaudine
Cinematography	Fred V. Murphy
Editor	Suzanne Sternlicht
Running time	94 minutes
Production companies	Babylonian Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)

Babylon 5 TV seasons and films 1993–2023
In order of series chronology:
2245–48 • In the Beginning (1st film)^[a] 2256 • Babylon 5 station commissioned 2257 • The Gathering (Pilot) 2258 • Signs and Portents (Season 1) 2259 • The Coming of Shadows (Season 2) 2260 • Point of No Return (Season 3) 2261 • No Surrender, No Retreat (Season 4)^[b] 2261 • Thirdspace (2nd film)^[c] 2262 • The Wheel of Fire (Season 5)^[d] 2263 • The Road Home (animated film) 2263 • The River of Souls (3rd film) 2265 • The Legend of the Rangers (5th film) 2266 • A Call to Arms (4th film) 2267 • Crusade (spin-off series) 2271 • The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark (direct-to-DVD film) 2278 • In the Beginning (1st film)^[a] 2281 • Babylon 5 station decommissioned
^ ^a ^b The framing story is set in 2278. ^ The final episode of the season includes scenes of future events up to 3262 and beyond. ^ The story is set between the two wars in season 4. ^ The final episode of the series is set in 2281.
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