Mysterious Island (Scripted, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1995-06-15
Ended: 1995-11-09
Network: Freeform
Country: US
Runtime: 60 minutes
"Loosely" based on the novel by Jules Verne. In 1865 a group escapes from a Confederate prison in a balloon, only to be carried halfway around the world. They are shot down while approaching land (which they later discover is an "uninhabited" island. The shooter (Nemo) wishes to make use of them for some experiments he has planned. The volcano on the island has other ideas.