Harsh Realm

Name: Harsh Realm
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: April 28, 1999
Rating: 53
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Max Martini

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FOX | Release Date: April 28, 1999

Starring: Terry O'Quinn, Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Max Martini

Summary: Created by the military, Harsh Realm explores a virtual reality world where anything is possible. After seeing the horrors of war in Sarajevo, Lt. Thomas Hobbes is finally ready to settle down with his fiance but the military has one last assignment for him. He must test out the newest in military combat training, a top secret computerCreated by the military, Harsh Realm explores a virtual reality world where anything is possible. After seeing the horrors of war in Sarajevo, Lt. Thomas Hobbes is finally ready to settle down with his fiance but the military has one last assignment for him. He must test out the newest in military combat training, a top secret computer simulation code-named "Harsh Realm". However once inside the game, Hobbes immediately finds himself fighting for his life, and struggling to comprehend what is real and what is not. Harsh Realm was filmed entirely on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Howard Rosenberg

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: One of the season's most promising new series. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Jun 10, 2015

Season 1 Review: What's there is fascinating. More than perhaps anyone writing for TV, Carter understands the tactical value of withholding information; he gives us just enough to pique our interest and then pulls back, promising to deliver more when the time is right. The first installment of Harsh Realm promises plenty. [8 Oct 1999, p.71]

David Bianculli

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: Tonight's premiere looks a little bleak and proceeds a little predictably but this may well be due to the amount of exposition necessary to establish the world Carter and company will be exploring. [8 Oct 1999, p.144]

Phil Rosenthal

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: With time and understanding, maybe his Realm will prove a solid successor to "The X-Files," his earlier hit, but that's assuming that more than Carter's cultish core fans stick around long enough to make sense of this elaborate war game inside a super-secret government virtual-reality setup called Harsh Realm. [8 Oct 1999, p.55]

Ron Wertheimer

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: Chris Carter wants to hijack your brain. Again. And after shuddering through tonight's premiere of Harsh Realm on Fox, you may be ready to surrender. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: It's an intriguing but emotionally sterile show, with flashy effects and flimsy characters. Read full review

Michele Greppi

Jun 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: An off-putting exercise in mayhem that might get by on its computer-generated looks as a TV movie. But as a series, it defies us to understand anything about it, much less care about it or anyone in it who moves on less than four legs. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 1999
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  S1:E9. Camera Obscura
  Air Date: May 19, 2000
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  S1:E8. Cincinnati
  Air Date: May 12, 2000
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  S1:E7. Manus Domini
  Air Date: May 5, 2000
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  S1:E6. Three Percenters
  Air Date: April 28, 2000
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  S1:E5. Reunion
  Air Date: April 21, 2000
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  S1:E4. Kein Ausgang
  Air Date: April 14, 2000
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  S1:E3. Inga Fossa
  Air Date: October 22, 1999
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  S1:E2. Leviathan
  Air Date: October 15, 1999
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 8, 1999