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LEXX is a SCI-FI television series created by Lex Gigeroff and the brothers Paul and Michael Donovan. Lexx originally aired on April 18, 1997 on Canada's Citytv as four made-for-TV films. But for season two, the format changed to a more traditional TV series with each episode running approximately 45 minutes.

The series follows a group of odd and mismatched individuals aboard the organic spacecraft Lexx as they travel through two universes and encounter planets, including a parody of Earth. The narrative includes irony, parody, and sex comedy, and explores ideas of fatalism, reincarnation, the afterlife, and the paradigm of good and evil.

The series is a Canadian and German co-production with some additional funding from Channel 5. Lexx was co-produced by Salter Street Films, later absorbed by Alliance Atlantis. In Canada, Lexx aired on the Alliance Atlantis-owned Showcase network. Lexx was primarily filmed in Canada and Germany.

Through its original run, Lexx had very different tones. While in first (movie) season and season two, it was mainly science-fiction with some dark comedy, season 3 was much more serious in tone. It explored themes of life and death, and reincarnation. The fourth season, set on Earth in the early 2000's introduced new elements like magic and pure farce.

LEXX has been released on DVD in North America as well as the UK, as also in Germany and Australia.