| "Maranatha" | |
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| Millennium episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 21 |
| Directed by | Peter Markle |
| Written by | Chip Johannessen |
| Production code | 4C20 |
| Original air date | May 9, 1997 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"'Maranatha" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium. It premiered on the Fox network on May 9, 1997. The episode was written by Chip Johannessen, and directed by Peter Markle. "Maranatha" featured guest appearances by Bill Nunn, Boris Krutonog and Levani Outchaneichvili.
Millennium Group consultant Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) aids both the New York Police Department and a Russian investigator to track down the mysterious "Yaponchik", a criminal from the Russian underworld who may be an incarnation of the biblical beast from the sea.
"Maranatha", a title which translates from Aramaic as "our lord has come", connects the 1986 Chernobyl disaster to biblical prophecies of the star of Wormwood. The episode features the first of two directorial contributions from Markle, and sees future guest star Brian Downey appear in a minor role.