Lexx

A Time Prophet predicted that Kai would be the one to destroy the divine order in the league of the 20,000 planets, someday that will happen, but not today. Today a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, a female with a body designed for sex and a robot head madly in love with her all make up the crew of the spaceship Lexx, the most powerful weapon in the two universes.

Lexx (1997-2002) is a Canadian-German science fiction comedy that plays its cosmic stakes as cheap, lurid farce. Kai, a reluctant hero bound by a prophecy that he will one day overturn a divine order across twenty thousand planets, is pulled into the orbit of the living spaceship Lexx, billed as the most powerful weapon in two universes. His companions are a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, the ship itself, and a robot head hopelessly in love with an android designed for sex. Each episode drops the outlaw crew onto a new planet with a grotesque villain and a fresh scheme, while bounty hunters, cosmic authorities and their own incompetence keep them running. Across four seasons and sixty-one episodes the stories move along one continuing journey with a loose larger arc. The tone is irreverent and deliberately rough, blending broad slapstick, dark satire and adult provocation with a mockery of grand destiny. Its mismatched misfits and bold, uneven ambition appeal to viewers who enjoy absurdity, and its cult following rewards those who like their space adventure gleefully bad.

Audiences rate the series positively, valuing its irreverent sci-fi comedy and bizarre tone despite uneven production values.

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Created by

Paul Donovan, Jeffrey Hirschfield, Lex Gigeroff

Release Date

1997-04-18

Episode runtime

48 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (149)

What is Lexx about?

A cowardly security guard, an undead assassin and a sex-designed android crew a giant living spaceship destined to topple a divine order.

What is Lexx like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lexx as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Lexx violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Lexx as moderate.

What did critics think of Lexx?

Audiences rate the series positively, valuing its irreverent sci-fi comedy and bizarre tone despite uneven production values.

Which shows are like Lexx?

Shows with a similar feel include Red Dwarf, Farscape, and Firefly.

How long is Lexx?

Lexx: 4 seasons, 61 episodes.

Is Lexx still running?

No, Lexx has ended.

Where can I watch Lexx?

In United States, Lexx streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.