TV-MA

1997

3 Seasons

Adult Animation

Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Todd McFarlane's Spawn (HBO)

: HBO's animated show is based on Image Comics' popular series about a dead CIA assassin who returns to life as a superhuman Hellspawn.

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Episodes

1. Burning Visions

This adults-only animated series is about a dead CIA hitman named Al Simmons, wh...

2. Evil Intent

Spawn wins the respect of the derelicts who live in the alley while seeking the ...

3. No Rest, No Peace

A cyborg engages Spawn in battle, forcing him to retrieve some of Al Simmons's o...

4. Dominoes

While Wanda tries to find out who is protecting a killer, Spawn comes to the att...

5. Souls in the Balance

A psycho, grenade-toting preacher named Cain holds a mute boy hostage until Spaw...

6. End Game

A superhero battles the forces of evil on Earth -- and in himself -- to uncover ...

Home Bitter Home

In the Season Two premiere, Spawn's nightmares reveal that Al Simmons' killer was his mercenary ex-partner, Chapel. CIA chief Jason Wynn tells Chapel to find a cache of stolen guns before they are uncovered and traced back to him. Instead, Chapel's search leads him to Spawn -- who reveals he is the dead Al Simmons -- causing Chapel to go mad.

Access Denied

Spawn is tortured by dreams of his former wife, Wanda, now sleeping with his one-time best friend, Terry. Clown fuels the fire by trying to get Spawn to blame Terry for stealing his wife, and Terry realizes his investigation is getting dangerous. He tells a disappointed Wanda he has to go away for a while to protect her.

Colors of Blood

When a pack of drug dealers starts terrorizing the homeless in Rat City, Gareb pleads with Spawn to get rid of them -- initially to no avail. But after a ruthless killing, Spawn takes charge, "eliminating" all the dealers except the leader, whom he leaves to the mercy of the homeless. Meanwhile, Wynn begins to shadow Wanda with hopes of tracking down Terry.

Send in the KKKlowns

With a serial killer on the loose, Wanda's search for her husband, Terry, hits a detour when Wynn's men follow and corner her. To eliminate the agents, Spawn appears on the scene -- allowing Wanda to see him for the first time. Meanwhile, as Terry waits to rendezvous with his wife, he's abducted by the serial killer.

Deathblow

While Lisa Wu is investigating the murders of two other reporters, Terry is arrested by the police. Wynn blames Merrick for all his recent problems finding Terry; as punishment, he sends another agent to kill Wanda and Cyan. Spawn kills the agent -- but frightens Wanda again. Cyan tells her mother Spawn is the "sad man" who saved her life.

Hellzapoppin

Spawn takes the fight to Wynn, telling him he's coming for him at midnight. Seeing his schemes crumble, Wynn tries to have his agents kill Lisa Wu as she draws closer to the truth -- but Spawn ends up killing Wynn's men instead. Reaching Wynn, Spawn finally tells him his only chance for survival is to leave Terry and Wanda alone.

A Made Guy

Spawn is tormented by nightmares of a medieval Black Knight hunting him and demanding that he acknowledge which master he serves. Meanwhile, some twisted urban boys -- Petey, Frankie and Bobby -- take Frankie's friend Joey out on the town, but the night ends in murder.

Twitch is Down

Cog reveals that he was a hellspawn who served Malebolgia under the guise of Merlin. When Wynn orders Chief Banks to find the man in the red cloak, Sam and Twitch are put on task. Chapel reveals that Al Simmons has returned from Hell. Twitch meets reporter Lisa Wu on the Spawn trail and finds that Al's death may be related to Spawn.

Seed of Hellspawn

After Cog informs Spawn of his shroud's powers, Spawn turns human to visit Wanda. Twitch, recovering in the hospital with a bullet in his skull, finds his memory foggy. Terry and Richard Sullivan, Vice Chairman of the NSC, try to expose Wynn's evil CIA dealings. Cog warns Spawn that a female Celestial Warrior, Jade, is hunting him.

Hunter's Moon

Victims are found torn apart and drained of blood in Spawn's alley. Sam and Twitch believe it is the work of the man in the red cloak. At the crime scene, Lisa Wu sees Lily, a Celestial outcast and vampire hired by Heaven to hunt down and kill the Hellspawn. During the climactic battle between Spawn and Lily, he is severely wounded.

Chasing the Serpent

Spawn has flashbacks of himself as Al Simmons sent downriver to capture Major Forsberg -- guardian of the war mask of Genghis Khan, which contains the powers of Hell. We now realize that he is Wynn's mysterious prisoner. In hopes of redemption, Spawn sets out to free Forsberg. Meanwhile, Wanda searches for Terry, who Wynn has also captured.

Prophecy

At Al's grave, Jade confesses to Spawn that Heaven now has a bounty on her head since she saved him. Two new Celestial Warriors appear and battle Spawn and Jade. Twitch remembers that Chief Banks shot him as Spawn visits Cyan's sick Granny and grants her desire to see her dead husband. Spawn finally realizes his powers need not be used for evil.