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| Babylon 5: The Gathering | |
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 The Gathering DVD Cover | |
| Genre | Action Adventure Science fiction |
| Created by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Directed by | Richard Compton |
| Starring | Michael O'Hare Tamlyn Tomita Jerry Doyle Mira Furlan Blaire Baron John Fleck Peter Jurasik Andreas Katsulas Johnny Sekka Patricia Tallman |
| Theme music composer | Stewart Copeland Christopher Franke (1998 re-edit) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Douglas Netter J. Michael Straczynski |
| Producers | Robert Latham Brown John Copeland |
| Cinematography | Billy Dickson |
| Editor | Robert L. Sinise |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company | PTEN |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTEN |
| Release | February 22, 1993 |
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Babylon 5: The Gathering is the test pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, aired on February 22, 1993. It is also the first of six feature-length films in the Babylon 5 media franchise.
The Gathering covers events which take place roughly one year before those of the first-season episode "Midnight on the Firing Line," providing a framework of backstories, political agendas, and personal relationships for some of the series' major characters.
Following the success of the movie, Warner Bros. Television commissioned the series for production in May 1993, as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN); the first season would premiere in the United States nearly a year later, on January 26, 1994.