Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) is a television movie set in the Babylon 5 science fiction franchise. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Michael Vejar.
The film originally aired January 4, 1998 on the TNT cable network, a couple of weeks before the season 5 run began. It focused mainly on characters part of the established Babylon 5 cast, but it did include the notable guest star Reiner Schöne (playing Minbari leader Dukh...
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) is a television movie set in the Babylon 5 science fiction franchise. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Michael Vejar.
The film originally aired January 4, 1998 on the TNT cable network, a couple of weeks before the season 5 run began. It focused mainly on characters part of the established Babylon 5 cast, but it did include the notable guest star Reiner Schöne (playing Minbari leader Dukhat).
In the Beginning tells the story of a pivotal event in the history of the Babylon 5 universe. Ten years before the television series Babylon 5 is set, a terrible event occurred: Earth became involved in a deadly conflict with the just-discovered Minbari race. This war almost led to the extermination of the human race, but it was mysteriously halted at the last moment by the Minbari leadership for reasons that would remain secret for over a decade. This near-destruction of the human race led to the Earth Alliance creating the Babylon space...
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