Spawn

TV Series
1997–1999
TV-MA
30m

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8.0/10

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After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hellspawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hellspawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hellspawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,790

258

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam picked Todd McFarlane to do their music video for "Do the Evolution" after watching a Spawn episode on HBO in 1997.

Quotes
Spawn: I want my humanity back.

Alternate versions
When the show first came on VHS, a seperate PG-13 version was released editing most of the graphic violence, language and nudity.

Connections
Edited into Spawn (1997)

Soundtracks
O.O.B.E.
Performed by The Orb
Written by Paterson / Fehlmann
Universal Music Publishing
(P) 1992 Island Records

User reviews49

Featured review

9/10

EPIC Comic Adaptation

Spawn was way ahead of it's time. I remember watching the original in the 90's on HBO and loving it. Here we are in 2014 and I'm rewatching it and just loving it...just loving it. Adult all the way, Spawn isn't for the kids. It's, of course, a Faustian tale and a superhero title but at it's core this is horror. The cartoon is very dark, chilling, and gritty. It's ultra-violent, suspenseful, animated beautifully, the voice-acting is precise and quietly subdued. It's as if all it's characters are speaking as shadows. Brilliant stuff here that outshines anything DC is doing currently and DC is the only one really doing anything worth a crud for American comic-book animation. Love Marvel but their animation is pathetic. If you're over 18 and want a good super-hero animation that lives and breathes in the dark...go buy Spawn. Mr. McFarland....please bring this back!