Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,286 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

6.85 avg 21 episodes 6.6 → 6.9 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fifth Sepulcher	6.6	146
2	Sins of the Father	6.4	91
3	Town Without Pity	6.9	90
4	The Tenement	7.2	78
5	The Twelfth Cave	6.5	74
6	Man in the Mist	6.4	73
7	Ghost in the Road	6.8	73
8	Doppleganger	6.6	70
9	The Substitute	7.4	78
10	Do Not Go Gently	7.0	67
11	The Crystal Scarab	6.8	68
12	The Bell of Girardius	6.0	59
13	Fox Spirit	6.9	63
14	The Thirteenth Generation	7.2	63
15	The Dark Priest	6.9	57
16	Revelations	7.0	59
17	The Bones of St. Anthony	6.6	56
18	The Inheritance	7.2	54
19	The Signalman	6.8	54
20	The Reckoning	7.7	51
21	A Traitor Among Us	6.9	49

Season 2 (1997)

7.64 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Guard	7.8	46
2	Black Widow	8.4	59
3	Lights Out!	8.3	47
4	Spirit Thief	7.6	42
5	The Gift	7.7	41
6	Transference	7.9	44
7	Dark Angel	7.7	39
8	Lives in the Balance	7.9	41
9	Rough Beast	7.1	42
10	Ransom	8.3	43
11	Finding Richter	7.9	37
12	Repentance	7.5	40
13	The Devil's Lighthouse	7.8	43
14	Lullaby	7.3	39
15	Silent Partner	7.2	36
16	Shadow Fall	7.2	36
17	Mind's Eye	7.8	38
18	Fear	7.7	37
19	Someone to Watch Over Me	7.8	38
20	Let Sleeping Demons Lie	7.7	37
21	Trapped	6.7	37
22	The Choice	6.7	31

Season 3 (1998)

7.15 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 5.4 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Darkness Falls	7.4	37
2	Light of Day	7.5	37
3	The Enlightened One	7.0	33
4	Stolen Hearts	7.2	33
5	Father to Son	7.9	34
6	Fallen Angel	7.7	31
7	Dream Lover	7.5	38
8	Debt of Honor	7.7	38
9	The Light	7.2	38
10	Hell Hath No Fury	7.5	33
11	Irish Jug	7.5	39
12	Metamorphosis	6.9	33
13	La Belle Dame Sans Merci	6.9	35
14	The Prodigy	7.4	34
15	The Human Vessel	7.0	33
16	The Covenant	7.0	34
17	The Internment	7.3	33
18	Seduction	7.2	37
19	Out of Sight	7.3	32
20	The Last Good Knight	7.0	34
21	Armies of the Night	5.9	35
22	The Darkside	5.4	31

Season 4 (1999)

7.15 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.3 43 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Song of the Raven	7.4	32
2	Bird of Prey	7.2	32
3	Vendetta	7.5	29
4	The Painting	6.8	36
5	The Possession	6.8	30
6	The Traitor	7.4	34
7	Double Cross	7.7	33
8	Brother's Keeper	7.7	39
9	Initiation	7.7	33
10	Wishful Thinking	7.6	33
11	Still Waters	7.0	32
12	Unholy Congress	7.6	30
13	Sacrifice	7.4	29
14	She's Got the Devil in Her Heart	7.6	30
15	Body and Soul	7.2	26
16	Forget Me Not	7.3	31
17	The Portents	6.7	28
18	Gaslight	6.7	30
19	Sabbath's End	7.1	31
20	The Mephisto Strain	5.6	30
21	Internal Affairs	6.0	30
22	The Beast Within	7.3	30

Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)

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