Serie de TV (1979). 9 episodios. Narraba los viajes que llevaba a cabo un tren futurista de lujo cuya velocidad, generada por energía atómica, superaba incluso a la del tren bala. Además estaba equipado con todo tipo de avances tecnológicos e incluía restaurante, piscina, sala de cine, discoteca, peluquería y gimnasio, entre otras comodidades. La serie intercalaba las historias del personal que trabajaba a bordo con la de los pasajeros ocasionales.
Supertrén (Temporada 1)
Express to Terror (Episodio 1)
Guionista: Earl W. Wallace
Fecha de emisión: 1979-02-07
Duración: 90 min
Sinopsis: Supertrain makes its inaugural run from New York City to Los Angeles, but a murder, a mob assassin, and mistaken identity threaten to derail the journey.
And a Cup of Kindness Too (Episodio 2)
Guionista: Shimon Wincelberg
Fecha de emisión: 1979-02-14
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A deranged man plans to repay a kindness by killing the estranged wife of his benefactor.
The Queen and the Improbable Knight (Episodio 3)
Guionista: Robert I. Holt
Fecha de emisión: 1979-02-21
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A young reporter who falls for a mysterious passenger, unaware that she is a crown princess being stalked by two assassins with a mission to see that she does not leave the Supertrain alive.
Hail to the Chief (Episodio 4)
Guionista: Larry Alexander
Fecha de emisión: 1979-02-28
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A presidential candidate is secretly abducted by his identical twin — a man anxious to pose as his office-seeking brother.
Superstar (Episodio 5)
Guionista: Brad Radnitz
Fecha de emisión: 1979-03-14
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Film producer Jack Hogarth has to convince his ex-wife, movie star Tammy Tyler, to star in his latest picture to get a couple mob enforcers off his back. Problem is, Tammy and the two goons have boarded Supertrain, but he hasn't.
Pirouette (Episodio 6)
Guionista: Jeff Wilhelm
Fecha de emisión: 1979-04-07
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Despite having professional protection, heiress Natalie Smithburne finds herself on the run from former servants. When she bumps into shy gynecologist Marshall Fossberg, she convinces him to stay in his cabin.
A Very Formal Heist (Episodio 7)
Guionista: Jeff Wilhelm
Fecha de emisión: 1979-04-14
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Flood gets the mumps, so his new Executive Operations Officer, Wayne Randall, has to take over on his maiden trip aboard the Supertrain. Penny Whitaker oversees Audrey Fuller's fashion show when an emerald necklace is stolen.
The Green Girl (Episodio 8)
Guionista: Stephen Kandel
Fecha de emisión: 1979-04-28
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Supertrain hosts the televised International Poker Championship. Five of the world's best players compete, but one has been replaced by a mysterious woman.
Where Have You Been, Billy Boy? (Episodio 9)
Guionista: Max Hodge
Fecha de emisión: 1979-05-05
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A murder suspect and his minder, a women's magazine writer, a honeymooning couple and a pregnant woman get involved in an impromptu hostage situation on Supertrain.
Temporadas
Episodios 9