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Man from Atlantis
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<p><i>Man from Atlantis</i> is an American <a href="/facts/Superhero_fiction/qmnHNMcU">superhero</a> television series that ran on the <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> network from 1977–78. It began as four <a href="/facts/TV_movie/gsGGUltR">TV movies</a> that aired in Spring 1977. The movies achieved high ratings which led to the commissioning of a weekly series for the <a href="/facts/1977%E2%80%9378_United_States_network_television_schedule/o1Nxk6DF">1977–78 season</a>, but it was cancelled after 13 episodes due to a declining audience and high production costs. </p>