Babylon 5: The River of Souls

For the Mythical Greek River of Souls, see Styx.
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
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Genre
Created byJ. Michael Straczynski
Written byJ. Michael Straczynski
Directed byJanet Greek
Starring
Theme music composerChristopher Franke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • John Copeland
  • Skip Beaudine
CinematographyFred V. Murphy
EditorSuzanne Sternlicht
Running time94 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseNovember 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)

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

Babylon 5 TV seasons and films
1993–2023
In order of series chronology:
  1. ^ a b 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.

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.

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