Brian Grazer
Director
Shadow Chasers (1985)
Season 1
Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Shadow Chasers features strait-laced British anthropologist Jonathan MacKensie, who is blackmailed by his department head, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse of the fictional Georgetown Institute Paranormal Research Unit, into investigating a supposed "haunting" involving a teenage boy in return for a research grant. He paired up with flamboyant tabloid reporter Edgar "Benny" Benedek in an attempt to short-cut the time involved, and over Moorhouse's objections.
Released Nov. 14, 1985
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Keywords: imdb.paranormal-phenomenon, imdb.paranormal-investigation
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Shadow Chasers (1)
Benny and Jonathan team up to investigate a series of strange occurrences in a small town.
Nov. 14, 1985, midnight
S1E2 - The Spirit of St. Louis
A bizarre death leads Benny and Jonathan to a cult worshipping King Tut.
Nov. 21, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - Amazing Grace
After coming close to death, Benny gets an urgent cry for help from a restless spirit.
Nov. 28, 1985, midnight
S1E4 - The Middle of Somewhere
None
Dec. 5, 1985, midnight
S1E5 - Parts Unknown
None
Dec. 12, 1985, midnight
S1E6 - The Many Lives of Jonathan
Benny and Jonathan discover a man who was buried alive and a suspicious health club.
Dec. 19, 1985, midnight
S1E7 - Phantom of the Galleria
Jonathan becomes possessed by spirits and Benny enlists the help of an aerobic exorcist.
Dec. 26, 1985, midnight
S1E8 - Curse of the Full Moon
Benny and Jonathan investigate reports of a 148-year-old ghost roaming a shopping mall.
Jan. 2, 1986, midnight
S1E9 - How Green Was My Murder
A botanist is strangled by his own plants and Benny and Jonathan are called in to investigate.
Jan. 9, 1986, midnight
S1E10 - Let's Make a Deal
Benny and Jonathan try to break a woman's contract that forces her to give up her son to an evil sorceress.
Jan. 16, 1986, midnight
S1E11 - Cora's Stranger
A small town refuses to allow anyone near the last surviving eyewitness to a 1939 meteor shower.
S1E12 - Blood and Magnolias
While investigating reports of a werewolf, Benny and Jonathan discover a girl who has been raised by wolves.
S1E13 - Ahead of Time
Benny and Jonathan discover a vampire living in a small southern town.
S1E14 - Ahead of Time
A student journeys back in time to prevent an assassination.
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 840 min.
Released: Nov. 14, 1985
Last Air Date: Jan. 16, 1986, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: NR
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