| Black Scorpion | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:BlackScorpionTVDVD.jpg) Black Scorpion TV series DVD cover | |
| Genre | Superhero[1] |
| Created by | |
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| Music by | David G. Russell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roger Corman Cheryl Parnell |
| Producer | Marta M. Mobley |
| Production company | Concorde |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sci Fi |
| Release | January 5 – June 30, 2001 |
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Black Scorpion is a superhero television series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2001.[2] It aired in Canada on Space. The series is based on two Roger Corman Showtime TV-movies: Black Scorpion (1995) and its sequel Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997).[3][4] The show focuses on a female police officer, who by night takes to the streets and fights crime as the superhero the Black Scorpion.
Some episodes from the series were combined into straight-to-video movies, with episodes 1.1 and 1.2 released as Black Scorpion Returns in 2001 and episodes 1.1, 1.3, and 1.8 released as Sting of the Black Scorpion in 2002.[5]
The series was available on DVD in North America.[5]
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- ^ Anderson, Porter (January 4, 2001). "Roger Corman: Attack of the independent filmmaker". CNN. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Motes, Jax (October 22, 2018). "Mostly Forgotten Superhero TV Shows – Part 1". ScienceFiction.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.