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Last Rewatch: 2013/03/17 - 2013/06/01

TekWar is a North American TV series, based on a series of novels, ghost-written by Ron Goulart from outlines by William Shatner and developed for television by Stephen Roloff. It is about a former cop, Jake Cardigan (Greg Evigan), who becomes a private investigator, working for Cosmos, a private security firm owned and operated by Walter Bascom.

When TekWar first came to our screen, it was not as a TV series, but a series of movies, four movies in total. Afterwards we got a TV series of 18 episodes in total. The 18th episode served as a series finale.

Overview (wiki):

Set in the year 2044, the series follows Jake Cardigan, a former police officer who lost his badge after being framed for dealing in tek (an illicit narcotic-like substance) and murdering his fellow officers on a bust. Sentenced to fifteen years in cryo-detainment, Jake is released after four years, three months, and twenty-seven days.

Shortly after his release, Jake is contacted by Sid Gomez, his former partner. Sid is now in the private sector, working as an investigator for the large security firm Cosmos. After Sid reveals that it was Cosmos's CEO, Walter Bascom, who arranged to have him released early, Jake agrees to meet him. At the meeting, Jake agrees to work for Bascom as a private investigator going after Tek Lords, in return for Bascom's help in clearing his name.

I've only watched it one time, back in 2013 after I purchased the complete series from Amazon.com. I remember it was a fun watch but I also have to admit that it was 13 years ago, I do not remember very much about it. However, I am planning to start a rewatch this year or in 2027. First movie aired in January 1994, the last episode aired on February 9th, 1996.