Series

Cliffhangers

1979 · 1 season · Drama

Cliffhangers is an American drama series that debuted on February 27, 1979 on NBC. Each hour-long episode was divided into three 20-minute segments : Stop Susan Williams, The Secret Empire and The Curse of Dracula. The show aimed to revive the classic movie serial format but was canceled after just ten episodes due to low ratings. To add to the "in-progress" feeling of the proceedings, all three series were started with different chapter numbers (although this was the first broadcast for all of them): "Stop Susan Williams" began at Chapter II, "The Secret Empire" started with Chapter III, and "The Curse of Dracula" with Chapter VI.

Ray Walston

Bob Richards

Susan Anton

Susan Williams

Michael Nouri

Count Dracula

Mark Lenard

Emperor Thorval

Marj Dusay

Jennifer Selden

Michael Swan

Jack Schoengarth

Albert Paulsen

Anthony Korf

Geoffrey Scott

Marshal Jim Donner

Carlene Watkins

Millie Thomas

David Opatoshu

Hator

Diane Markoff

Princess Tara

Carol Baxter

Mary Gibbons

Stephen Johnson

Kurt Von Helsing

Bever-Leigh Banfield

Christine

Louise Sorel

Amanda Gibbons

• Kenneth JohnsonProducer

NBC Cliffhangers 1979 TV promo

First aired

February 27, 1979

Last aired

May 1, 1979

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

12

Genres

Drama

• Season 112 episodes · 1979