American fantasy drama television series (1977–1984)
This article is about the American television series that debuted in 1977. For other uses, see Fantasy Island (disambiguation).
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Fantasy Island
Title card of the first installment of Fantasy Island
Genre
Fantasy
Drama
Created by
Gene Levitt
Starring
Ricardo Montalbán
Hervé Villechaize
Wendy Schaal
Christopher Hewett
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
152, plus 2 TV movies (list of episodes)
Production
Running time
45–48 minutes
Production companies
Spelling-Goldberg Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
January 14, 1977 (1977-01-14) – May 19, 1984 (1984-05-19)
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Fantasy Island is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Guests were granted so-called "fantasies" on the island for a price.
A one-season revival of the series aired 14 years later in 1998 while a horror-themed prequel film was released on February 14, 2020. That same year, it was announced that a sequel of the series was being produced at Fox;[1] it premiered on August 10, 2021.[2]
^"Fox gives straight-to-series order to contemporary version of iconic drama "Fantasy Island," from Liz Craft and Sarah Fain" (Press release). Fox. December 15, 2002. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 1 Review: Hungry Christine/Mel Loves Ruby, TV Fanatic, August 10, 2021, retrieved August 16, 2021
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