Hunter (1977)

Season 1

TV-PG

This series centered around the cases of US Government special agents James Hunter and Marty Shaw who cover the world of contemporary espionage. His cover was operating a Santa Monica book store, hers posing as a model.

Where to Watch Season 1

14 Episodes

Bluebird is Back
E1
Episode 1Bluebird is BackHunter’s archenemy, a Soviet agent and killer known as Bluebird, is suspected of killing an American who betrayed the Soviets after leaking American nuclear secrets to them.
Mirror Image
E2
Episode 2Mirror ImageA Soviet double of Hunter – created through the use of plastic surgery – arrives to carry out a plot to kill General Baker and frame Hunter for the murder. But first he has to fool Marty into believing that he is the real Hunter.
The Lysenko Syndrome
E3
Episode 3The Lysenko SyndromeA plot to assassinate an Admiral involves brainwashing Marty. And also involves Hunter getting killed.
The Hit
E4
Episode 4The HitAfter a hitman dies during a car chase, Hunter switches wallets with him, takes his place, and sets out to find out who hired the hitman and who the hitman's target was.
The Costa Rican Connection
E5
Episode 5The Costa Rican ConnectionA witness testifying before a Senate committee investigating ties between organized crime and the GIA is murdered. Hunter and Marty must persuade the remaining witness that they can protect him if he testifies.
The K Group: Part 1
E6
Episode 6The K Group: Part 1Hunter and the agency try to find out who killed an East German spy at an L.A. film festival.
The K Group: Part 2
E7
Episode 7The K Group: Part 2Hunter, Marty and Baker set out to stop renegade American agents from assassinating a government official.
The Barking Dog
E8
Episode 8The Barking DogDr. Martin Reed, a chemist working for the U.S. government, disappears mysteriously. At the same time, Dr. William Maklin, one of his associates, is killed in a plane crash. Investigating Maklin's death, Hunter discovers that Reed is in hiding and plotting to poison the Southern California water supply and kill two million people if he does not receive a payment of $10,000,000 within 48 hours.
Yesterday, Upon the Stair
E9
Episode 9Yesterday, Upon the StairHunter is assigned to aid with a spy exchange involving a veteran spy who was his mentor. However, during the exchange the spies from both sides suddenly disappear, having been kidnapped by a third unknown party.
The Backup
E10
Episode 10The BackupAn American agent disappears after his attempt to escort a Chinese defector to a safe house fails and the defector, who was about to reveal crucial intelligence, is kidnapped. Hunter is sent to find both the missing agent and the defector.
The Chand is Burning
E11
Episode 11The Chand is BurningAfter an American agent - a friend of Hunter's named Bill Wells - with information about the (fictional) African Republic of Chand is killed in Los Angeles while conducting an investigation, Hunter decides to continue the investigation that Wells started.
The Lovejoy File
E12
Episode 12The Lovejoy FileA file that is meant to only be seen by the President turns up missing. A shadowy group makes a deal to return the file in exchange for payment, but when Hunter and another government agent arrive to retrieve it, it is stolen by a different group.
U.F.M. 13
E13
Episode 13U.F.M. 13Hunter goes undercover to investigate a theft of plutonium from an American nuclear plant and finds that he must stop an American radical conservative group from using the plutonium to make an atomic bomb.
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14