
"The Legacy" is a secret society that began many centuries ago to accumulate knowledge and artifacts to help fight against the evil in the world. This particular Legacy team is set in San Francisco in a castle-like house on Angel Island. Dr. Derek Rayne heads up the team comprised of psychiatrist, Rachel Corrigan; priest, Philip C.; ex-Navy SEAL, Nick Boyle; and researcher/psychic, Alex Moreau.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 7.0 (1,471 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
"The Legacy" is a secret society that began many centuries ago to accumulate knowledge and artifacts to help fight against the evil in the world. This particular Legacy team is set in San ...
Details
- Rated: Unrated
- Released: 21 Apr 1996
- Runtime: 60 min
- Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
- Director: N/A
- Writer: Richard Barton Lewis
- Actors: Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins, Robbi Chong, Helen Shaver
- Language: English
- Country: Canada, USA
- Awards: 6 nominations.
- Total Seasons: 4
Previous Episode
The Beast Within
Episode 4x22; Nov 12, 1999
Plagued by nightmares and visitations from his father's evil spirit, Derek fears that the portal to hell has been breached. He is faced with an agonizing decision—to stop the anti-Christ he may have to destroy all that he holds dear.
Previous Episodes

4x22: The Beast Within

4x21: Infernal Affairs

4x20: Mephisto Strain

4x19: Sabbath's End

4x18: Gaslight

4x17: The Portents

4x16: Forget Me Not

4x15: Body and Soul

4x14: She's Got the Devil in Her Heart
Cast

Kristin Lehman as Katherine Corrigan

Derek de Lint as Derek Rayne

Helen Shaver as Rachel Corrigan

Martin Cummins as Nick Boyle

Robbi Chong as Alexandra Moreau
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 1 | Pilot | 1996-04-21 | 60 | Derek has a vision of a little girl and the last of five sepulchers he has been searching for since his father's death in Peru when Derek was fifteen years old. During the pilot, we are introduced the current, past and future members of the San Francisco Legacy House. |
2 | 2 | Pilot | 1996-04-21 | 60 | Derek has a vision of a little girl and the last of five sepulchers he has been searching for since his father's death in Peru when Derek was fifteen years old. During the pilot, we are introduced the current, past and future members of the San Francisco Legacy House. |
3 | 3 | Sins of the Father | 1996-04-26 | 60 | A man, who happens to be an old friend of Derek's, is accused of violently abusing his son. |
4 | 4 | Town Without Pity | 1996-05-03 | 60 | Rachel and Nick investigate a disturbance up in some hills. What they find is a religious leader who welcomes—and keeps—all visitors to his long-lost commune. |
5 | 5 | The Tenement | 1996-05-10 | 60 | A ticked-off Alex helps put a slumlord in jail. After getting him sentenced to be locked up in his own dilapidated building, she gets sent by Derek to investigate when something paranormal happens. |
6 | 6 | Twelfth Cave | 1996-05-17 | 60 | An old friend and Legacy member, Randolph Hitchcock, visits the San Francisco Legacy House to bring Derek a very special gift... an ancient Dead Sea scroll from a twelfth cave. |
7 | 7 | Man in the Mist | 1996-05-24 | 60 | Rachel investigates the past of a "John Doe" with amnesia who was brought into the hospital under very strange circumstances. |
8 | 8 | Ghost in the Road | 1996-05-31 | 60 | Nick almost runs into a young woman on a back road while driving his Mustang. He offers to give her a lift to wherever she wants to go. |
9 | 9 | Doppleganger | 1996-06-07 | 60 | Kat acquires a unique "imaginary" friend—the spirit of an Egyptian princess. |
10 | 10 | The Substitute | 1996-06-14 | 60 | A group of not-so-popular teenage boys summon up The Warden to help them solve all their social problems. Instead, they raise up a real devil of a substitute teacher who was previously summoned up decades before. |
11 | 11 | Do Not Go Gently | 1996-06-21 | 60 | The Legacy steps in after an old flame of Nick's enters a hospital. Its patients are being possessed in their dreams and dying. |
12 | 12 | Crystal Scarab | 1996-06-28 | 60 | A desperate man (yet another old friend of Derek's) seeks and gains possession of some ancient Egyptian scarab jewelry which saves his terminally ill daughter but at a very high price. |
13 | 13 | The Bell of Girardius | 1996-07-12 | 60 | A museum curator, working for the Luna Foundation calls the SF Legacy House to notify them of a break-in. After an initial inspection nothing is found missing. The Legacy finds out otherwise. |
14 | 14 | Fox Spirit | 1996-07-19 | 60 | While checking out some sewers in Chinatown, a couple of workers unearth and open a box that was hidden in the wall. What they let loose is a really angry spirit who reeks havoc on them and several other men around the area over the course of a few days. |
15 | 15 | Thirteenth Generation | 1996-07-26 | 60 | Derek meets a young, female college student while giving a lecture for a colleague's class. She tells him of some mysterious photographs she's taken and frightening visions that are connected to a series of recent strange deaths ongoing in the area. |
16 | 16 | Dark Priest | 1996-08-02 | 60 | While hosting a Luna Foundation invitation-only affair to introduce a rare addition to its collection, two brothers crash the party. They steal a medallion that belonged to their dead father, a magician. One of the brothers, guided by his father's evil spirit, goes the magician route to make it big by doing what the audience just thinks are some really macabre tricks. |
17 | 17 | Revelations | 1996-08-16 | 60 | A girl is attacked by what are later revealed to be witches at her all-girls boarding school. |
18 | 18 | Bones of St. Anthony | 1996-08-23 | 60 | Bells ringing all over town, centered around a dead geneticist's lab, tip off the Legacy to start an investigation. |
19 | 19 | Inheritance | 1996-08-30 | 60 | Rachel becomes the sole beneficiary in a will after the death of her aunt. |
20 | 20 | The Signalman | 1996-09-06 | 60 | After a dream, Alex seeks out an old acquaintance of hers from college who, up until recently, didn't believe in anything he couldn't scientifically prove. |
21 | 21 | The Reckoning | 1996-09-13 | 60 | Rachel's grandfather comes back. |
22 | 22 | A Traitor Among Us | 1996-09-20 | 60 | A trio, comprised of three other heads of Legacy houses, comes to the San Francisco house because a Legacy member there has accused Derek of being evil and conspiring to bring down the house. |
Season 2
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 23 | The New Guard | 1997-03-09 | 60 | The SF Legacy House tracks down their missing precept who has not returned from a mission and in the process, they are introduced to William Sloan, the Ruling London House Precept. |
2 | 24 | Black Widow | 1997-03-09 | 60 | One very ravenous succubus falls head-over-heels for Nick. |
3 | 25 | Lights Out | 1997-03-14 | 60 | Wicked little Scottish "faeries" infest the San Francisco Legacy House. |
4 | 26 | Spirit Thief | 1997-03-21 | 60 | Alex's sister arrives in town with a shaman for a boyfriend. |
5 | 27 | The Gift | 1997-03-28 | 60 | Kat's deceased brother makes a special visit for Christmas and gets his living sibling in trouble. |
6 | 28 | Transference | 1997-04-04 | 60 | Rachel's former patient stalks her from beyond the grave. |
7 | 29 | Dark Angel | 1997-04-11 | 60 | Nick tries to help a female visitor to Angel Island. |
8 | 30 | Lives in the Balance | 1997-04-18 | 60 | Derek receives a visit from a long-lost son he never knew existed. |
9 | 31 | Rough Beast | 1997-04-25 | 60 | A female teenage patient of Rachel's is having disturbing nightmares about wolves. |
10 | 32 | Ransom | 1997-05-02 | 60 | Derek's sister is kidnapped and the ransom is unique to the Legacy. |
11 | 33 | Finding Richter | 1997-05-09 | 60 | Nick's commanding officer is still alive and wants him back. |
12 | 34 | Repentance | 1997-05-23 | 60 | Father Philip Callaghan delivers last rights to a convict about to be executed. |
13 | 35 | Devil's Lighthouse | 1997-05-30 | 60 | While the SF Legacy House team is on an investigation, Alex gets sucked into the light of haunted lighthouse. |
14 | 36 | Lullaby | 1997-06-13 | 60 | Kat, a budding psychic, learns the hard way she should never play with anything like a Ouiji board. |
15 | 37 | Silent Partner | 1997-06-20 | 60 | A deaf, childhood friend of Nick's asks him for help. |
16 | 38 | Shadow Fall | 1997-06-27 | 60 | The protecting spirit of a Native American youth gets overprotective. |
17 | 39 | Mind's Eye | 1997-07-04 | 60 | A con-artist psychic gets his comeuppance. |
18 | 40 | Fear | 1997-07-18 | 60 | Rachel helps a friend investigate a rash of deaths at a mental ward. |
19 | 41 | Someone to Watch Over Me | 1997-07-25 | 60 | An old college friend of Derek and Sloan dies and they go to his widow to help console her. |
20 | 42 | Let Sleeping Demons Lie | 1997-08-03 | 60 | Sloan's plane crashes in the snowy mountains while transporting all the crated remnants of Baron DeRais. |
21 | 43 | Trapped | 1997-08-10 | 60 | The sepulchers and Winston are after Derek again. |
22 | 44 | The Choice | 1997-08-17 | 60 | Rachel, trying to protect Kat, tries to make up her mind whether to leave or stay in The Legacy |
Season 3
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 45 | Darkness Falls | 1998-01-23 | 60 | A reunion in New Orleans is an initiation for Alex when a former college friend seductively bites her neck and begins a transformation that can only be completed when Alex commits her first murder. She begins craving Nick in a way she never would have ordinarily imagined, and it is up to the rest of the Legacy to save her, and save Nick's life. |
2 | 46 | Light of Day | 1998-01-30 | 60 | The Legacy members continue with their struggle to save Nick from Alex and Alex from becoming a vampire. But the evil forces are working double time trying to convince Alex to kill Nick in order to complete her transformation. |
3 | 47 | Enlightened One | 1998-02-06 | 60 | A shadowy and dangerous cult of youths is suspected in a string of arson attacks on churches. A member of the Boston Legacy House, Kristin Adams, searches for her teenage brother who has been abducted by that cult. |
4 | 48 | Stolen Hearts | 1998-02-13 | 60 | A handsome stranger who sold his soul for wealth and power seduces Rachel, while Kat is attacked by dark forces. |
5 | 49 | Father to Son | 1998-02-20 | 60 | Nick's angered when the ghost of his abusive father asks for help to defeat his killer in order to be freed from spiritual limbo. |
6 | 50 | Fallen Angel | 1998-02-27 | 60 | The Legacy team faces pure evil when they try to rescue an angel who has returned to earth to save her lover's soul. |
7 | 51 | Dream Lover | 1998-03-06 | 60 | Derek receives a mysterious package filled with the shards of an ancient urn which once housed a spirit that was freed by a now dying Legacy member, named Samuel. |
8 | 52 | Debt of Honor | 1998-03-13 | 60 | Nick runs into a high school friend, John Griffith, at the funeral of his boyhood buddy, Joe Fratello. Shortly after the funeral, Fratello's malevolent and vengeful ghost pays a visit to Griffith who in turn, seeks Nick's help. |
9 | 53 | The Light | 1998-03-20 | 60 | A grieving woman seeks revenge for her granddaughter's murder on a powerful American family by putting an Incan curse on them, releasing a demon. Rachel, being a friend of that family's, tries desperately to protect the remaining members. |
10 | 54 | Hell Hath No Fury | 1998-04-10 | 60 | A mysterious hit man brands criminals with an ancient scepter which summons three furies from hell to administer justice. |
11 | 55 | Irish Jug | 1998-04-17 | 60 | The souls of two 18th century Irish rogues escape from a jug and assume the identities of Derek and a friend. |
12 | 56 | Metamorphosis | 1998-04-24 | 60 | A psychiatric patient stabs Rachel with a dagger, infecting her with a disease that compels her to kill. |
13 | 57 | La Belle Dame Sans Merci | 1998-05-29 | 60 | Alex relives a previous incarnation of her ancestor, a freed slave in 19th-century Louisiana. |
14 | 58 | The Prodigy | 1998-06-26 | 60 | Kristin reunites with her long-lost love, a world-famous concert pianist who seems mysteriously controlled by his agent. |
15 | 59 | The Human Vessel | 1998-07-03 | 60 | A bolt of lightning changes an autistic man into a genius. However, this gift of nature becomes a menace and danger to everyone around him. |
16 | 60 | The Covenant | 1998-07-10 | 60 | Ingrid, Derek's sister who is a nun, begs him to investigate the eerie and peculiar suicide/murder of a convent novice. |
17 | 61 | The Internment | 1998-07-17 | 60 | Derek and Nick have to save Kristin and Rachel who are trapped in a ghost town which is due to evaporate at dawn. |
18 | 62 | Seduction | 1998-07-24 | 60 | Alex, Kristin, and Rachel come under the dangerous spell of the mesmerizing Nicholas Oldman. |
19 | 63 | Out of Sight | 1998-07-31 | 60 | A psychic con man begs The Legacy to aid him when he runs afoul a vengeful spirit seems determined to put him out of business. |
20 | 64 | Last Good Knight | 1998-08-07 | 60 | An ancient map offers a vital clue to Kristin's father's whereabouts but it leads her directly to Istanbul and danger. |
21 | 65 | Armies of Night | 1998-08-14 | 60 | Members of the Legacy recall their adventures as they are under siege by an army of unknown assailants. Alex disappears after leaving to find help, Nick is taken captive, and Derek is left to fight alone. Marcus shows up, determined not to let Alex escape a second time. |
22 | 66 | Darkside | 1998-08-21 | 60 | An unknown woman recalls memories from the Legacy team's adventures. |
Season 4
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 67 | Song of the Raven | 1999-03-19 | 60 | Derek suspects that an inmate on Death Row is responsible for a series of killings identical to those which he was convicted. |
2 | 68 | Bird of Prey | 1999-03-26 | 60 | Following Jennifer Hollybrook's funeral, her fiance, Jeffrey Sandor, tells Alex he'd like to help with the investigation. After she leaves, Sandor approaches Father Norman, the priest who gave Corvus his Last Rites. When Sandor defends Corvus's actions, the priest becomes scared and runs off. |
3 | 69 | Vendetta | 1999-04-02 | 60 | Derek and Kristin head to a small town to investigate several mysterious deaths by strangulation. The spirit of a woman wrongly hanged for murder seeks revenge on those responsible. |
4 | 70 | The Painting | 1999-04-09 | 60 | A patient of Rachel's disappears and bequeaths a large beautiful painting to her. Rachel is drawn to the mysterious artwork and seduced and sucked into it by its artist. Meanwhile, Kat falls into friendship with a witch, Miranda, and learns more about herself in the process. |
5 | 71 | The Possession | 1999-04-16 | 60 | Sensing that her granddaughter, Alex, may be in danger, Rose Moreau travels from Baton Rouge to San Francisco to give her a protective medallion to wear. Rose suddenly takes ill and is admitted to a hospital, but doctors are unable to help her. When she slips into a coma, Alex has no choice but to resurrect the spirit of a dangerous shaman who may be the only one who can help. |
6 | 72 | The Traitor | 1999-04-23 | 60 | The usually close-knit team turns on Derek and accuses him of killing an innocent man. Unaware that their suspicions are being controlled by a malevolent spirit trying destroy their leader, the ensuing confrontation throws into focus a series of questions and fears about what each of them is doing on a daily basis. |
7 | 73 | Double Cross | 1999-04-30 | 60 | Cross proceeds with the Darkside's scheme to infiltrate the Legacy by being appointed interim precept while the San Francisco House members mourn Derek's apparent suicide. |
8 | 74 | Brother's Keeper | 1999-06-04 | 60 | Nick's deceased brother tries to escape from hell, however the "soul-chaser" is determined to take him back there. |
9 | 75 | Initiation | 1999-06-11 | 60 | Kat's new friend, Miranda, may have ulterior motives when convincing Kat to hone her witchcraft abilities to gain control of her magical powers. |
10 | 76 | Wishful Thinking | 1999-06-18 | 60 | Derek's friend Milo releases a genie from her bottle who uses the opportunity to seek revenge on her previous masters who would not wish her free. |
11 | 77 | Still Waters | 1999-06-25 | 60 | Years after he drowns, the restless spirit of a boy seeks to avenge his death. |
12 | 78 | Unholy Congress | 1999-07-30 | 60 | An ancient Boston catacomb is unearthed, releasing a malevolent spirit that may threaten the Legacy. Father Philip Callaghan returns. |
13 | 79 | Sacrifice | 1999-08-06 | 60 | After leaving the Legacy, Kristin plans to help expose the murderous Benjamin Church after the alliance between "Doctor" Benjamin Church and Horton causes Ethan's death. |
14 | 80 | She's Got the Devil in Her Heart | 1999-08-20 | 60 | Nick's former Navy buddy, Mike MacCreedy resurfaces with a strange woman who seems familiar to Nick and exhibits an unnatural interest in him. |
15 | 81 | Body and Soul | 1999-08-27 | 60 | While searching for the killer of Derek's lover, Horton turns Derek and Alex against each other. |
16 | 82 | Forget Me Not | 1999-09-10 | 60 | Kat forms a bond with a mysterious girl who pushes her into dangerous situations. Miranda is back. |
17 | 83 | The Portents | 1999-09-17 | 60 | Rachel and Alex investigate the violent death of a young monk and find that the Darkside is planning to unseal a secret portal to hell. |
18 | 84 | Gaslight | 1999-09-24 | 60 | One of Rachel's long-time patients inherits the family mansion and is menaced by the "ghosts" that inhabit the house, which result in life-threatening asthma attacks. |
19 | 85 | Sabbath's End | 1999-10-01 | 60 | Kat faces mortal danger when she resumes her friendship with an ailing Miranda. To save Kat, Rachel must find magic powers from the past, a past she would prefer to forget. |
20 | 86 | Mephisto Strain | 1999-10-08 | 60 | Alex struggles to cure Nick, and stay alive, after he is infected by a demonic parasite which makes him see evil all around him, including the very person who is trying so desperately to save him. |
21 | 87 | Infernal Affairs | 1999-11-05 | 60 | An ancient deck of Tarot Cards enlivens a tedious evening for Derek, Nick, and Alex. However, each card underscores the high personal cost of their allegiance to the Legacy. |
22 | 88 | The Beast Within | 1999-11-12 | 60 | Plagued by nightmares and visitations from his father's evil spirit, Derek fears that the portal to hell has been breached. He is faced with an agonizing decision—to stop the anti-Christ he may have to destroy all that he holds dear. |
Series Cast
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Kristin Lehman | as Katherine Corrigan | ![]() |
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Derek de Lint | as Derek Rayne | ![]() |
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Helen Shaver | as Rachel Corrigan | ![]() |
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Martin Cummins | as Nick Boyle | ![]() |
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Robbi Chong | as Alexandra Moreau | ![]() |
Series Crew
Position | Name | |
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Creator | Richard Barton Lewis |
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