First season of Chris Carter's MILLENNIUM arrives this July

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Friday, April 23, 2004
Source: Fox Home Video

The first season of Chris Carter's MILLENNIUM has finally been given a Region 1 street date of July 20. This disturbing thriller debuted on Fox in 1996 and contained storylines that were even more darker than Carter's other creation, THE X-FILES. MILLENNIUM went on for three seasons before being cancelled by the network.

The show starred Lance Henriksen as Frank Black, an ex-FBI serial killer profiler who was recruited by a clandestine organization known as the Millennium Group. Black's abilities to "see" into the minds of killers made him a valuable addition to the team but left him unsettled about where society might be headed. Eventually Black began to suspect the Millennium Group of holding secrets and a belief that some kind of apocalyptic event would be shortly happening, and that the crimes Black and the other Millennium operatives investigated were signs of the coming end of the world.

The DVD set will contain six discs featuring all 22 episodes from the show's first season. Each of the episodes will be presentedin 1.33:1 full-screen format with English, Franch and Spanish Dolby Surround sound. TV promo spots for all 22 episodes will also be included. Bonus features include a commentary by series creator Chris Carter on the pilot episode; a commentary by director David Nutter on "Gehenna"; and a commentary on "The Judge" (with unspecified individuals.) Three featurettes are also in the set: "Order in Chaos: Making MILLENNIUM Season One"; "The Academy Group"; and "Main Title Design". As well, trailers for several Fox DVDs will be bundled on the set including ones for PREDATOR: SPECIAL EDITION and the X-FILES season sets.


MILLENNIUM: Season One will cost $59.98.


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