Young Hercules

*Young Hercules*
Young Hercules
Genre	Action-adventure; Heroic fantasy; Comedy drama; Superhero;
Developed by	Robert Tapert; Sam Raimi
Starring	Ryan Gosling; Dean O'Gorman; Chris Conrad;
Composer	Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	50 (+ pilot)
Production
Executive producers	Sam Raimi; Robert Tapert; Eric Gruendemann; Liz Friedman;
Production location	New Zealand
Running time	20–21 minutes
Production companies	Renaissance Pictures; Studios USA Television;
Original release
Network	Fox Kids Network
Release	September 12, 1998 –; May 14, 1999
Related
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus; Xena: Warrior Princess;
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Young Hercules is a prequel series to the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys that originally aired on Fox Kids Network. After a pilot film aired on Feb. 17, 1998, the series premiered on September 12, 1998, and ended on May 14, 1999, with a total of 50 episodes over the course of one season. It stars Ryan Gosling in the title role, who took over from Ian Bohen who starred in the pilot movie and four episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The series was inspired by the Greek myths of Heracles.