Odyssey 5 is a Canadian SCI-FI show which premiered in the US on Showtime and in Canada on Space in 2002 from June 21st till October 15, 2002. Odyssey 5 is created by Manny Coto, who after Odyssey 5 went on to Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4) to be the showrunner there. He expressed interest to someday come back to this show, Odyssey 5. Either to continue it, or to give the show a satisfying conclusion, unfortunately till now this has never happened.

In the US first only the first 14 episodes aired on Showtime. It took another 2 years before the remaining episodes aired on Showtime as "missing episodes". Unfortunately like many other SCI-FI shows, Odyssey 5  ends on a major cliff-hanger! No surprise there.

It had an impressive cast, Peter Weller (RoboCop, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Last Ship and many..many more), Sebastian Roché (Fringe, Supernatural), Christopher Gorham (Jake 2.0, Harper's Island, Covert Affairs and on..).

I first got to watch Odyssey 5 for the first time in 2006. When it aired in my country, I guess somewhere in 2003, it was on the telly around midnight. And by the time I knew it was airing, the season was already halfway through. So when it was released on DVD here in my country in 2006 I was able to watch it for the first time. I was blown away by the fact that is cancelled after only one season. 

This show is also due for a rewatch. Last time I watched this was a decade ago! Unbelievable! (Re) Watch recommended!

Plot (IMDb): Five years into the future, five Odyssey astronauts and a NASA technician are setting up NASA's latest high tech satellite just outside of Earth's orbit. The five are: Chuck Taggart - a charismatic authoritative and stoic mission commander and former ace pilot, Kurt Mendel - a likable pompous horny quip-prone British science author and NASA's special celebrity guest on the flight who actually does know a lot about science and can be brave and cunning despite claiming otherwise. 

Kurt Mendel