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The Cape
The Cape is an American dramatic TV series, with elements of science fiction, action/adventure, and drama, that was produced for syndication during the 1996–1997 television season. The Cape told the story of select members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a focus on their personal lives as they train for, and execute, Space Shuttle missions. The series stars Corbin Bernsen as USAF Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who, early in the series, was the Director of Astronaut Training but later in the series was also tasked with the responsibility of Chief of the Astronaut Office. The series focused on authenticity and was filmed in and around Cape Canaveral, Florida. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin served as technical consultant.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 22 episodes (September 9, 1996)
Cast
- Corbin Bernsen as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- Adam Baldwin as Col. Jack Riles
- Cameron Bancroft as Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont
- Bobbie Phillips as Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos
- Bobby Hosea as Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren
- Tyra Ferrell as Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
- Katie Mitchell as NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller
- Chad Willett as Peter Engel, ASCAN
- David Kelsey as D.B. Woods, ASCAN
Details
- Created by
- Kary Antholis
- First aired
- September 9, 1996
- Episodes
- 22
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Syndication
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.5 / 10 from 4 votes
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