Blackstar (1981)

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Blackstar is an American animated television series, a science fantasy story sometimes reported as being inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian. It was produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being tucked in as a segment of Tarzan and Tarzan and the Super 7, The Freedom Force. Blackstar has many notable similarities to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was produced shortly afterwards.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (942 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

6.51 avg 13 episodes 4.5 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	City of the Ancient Ones	4.5	31
2	Search for the Starsword	5.1	26
3	The Lord of Time	6.3	23
4	The Mermaid of the Serpent Sea	4.0	21
5	The Quest	7.2	21
6	Spacewrecked	7.0	20
7	Lightning City of the Clouds	7.5	20
8	Kingdom of Neptul	6.4	21
9	Tree of Evil	7.1	20
10	The Air Whales of Anchar	7.7	19
11	The Overlord's Big Spell	6.6	20
12	The Crown of the Sorceress	7.4	22
13	The Zombie Masters	7.8	20