Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate - Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician - battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker (daughter of The Phantom), Kshin (adopted son of Mandrake), Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 62 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics).
Flash Gordon's wife's life force is drained in Ming's Inquisitor but her essence is saved for her son's, Rick, new supercomputer Dynak X. Ming sets a trap for the Defender at an abandoned fortress prison. He tries to execute them.
A huge cavern located in a dormant volcano is chosen as the new home for the Defenders of the Earth and their supercomputer Dyna X. The Defenders call their new base, Monitor.
Kshin is fretted when his experiments with Mandrake's sorcery books produce Shogoth, a demon. The Defenders must defeat this creature. Kshin learns what it takes to be a Defender of the Earth.
Complete episode guide for Defenders of the Earth with detailed information about every season and episode including air dates, summaries, ratings, and streaming availability in United States.
This episode guide is organized by seasons, making it easy to track your viewing progress or find specific episodes. Use the episode information to plan your binge-watching sessions or catch up on missed episodes.