Spiral Zone
Season 1
An evil scientist (Overlord) invents a device that emits a radiation that controls the minds of the people within its range. He gathers a sizable percentage of the Earth on his initial attack, and conventional forces cannot counter-attack as they will also come under the power of the Zone if they enter. Earth's most powerful soldiers are united to combat the menace while wearing their Zone-resistant suits. Each Zone generator is biological in nature and grows to full size and capacity in a matter of minutes. Earth's free forces are faced with the challenge of destroying the generators while resisting the Zone-controlled forces, not to mention how easy it is to re-establish a control Zone. The good guys consist of 5 soldiers that are dropped into special missions by a Zone-resistant plane. The bad guys consist of about 6 guys that are specially treated by Overlord to be Zone-resistant (they still show the red blemishes and retain them whether in or out of a Zone-controlled area) while maintaining free will, and are supported by 'Zone Troopers' who wear a helmet that allows them to leave Zone controlled areas while remaining under Zone control.
Where to Watch Season 1
65 Episodes
- King of the SkiesE2
King of the SkiesThe Zone Riders rescue King Donovan, a retired military pilot and Dirk's former CO, as he is being pursued out of the zone. He has details on an Overlord plot to increase the size of the zone by hooking a generator up to the Hoover Dam, and a plan to stop it. But instead of allowing them to sneak up on the generator, the suggested rout leads the Raiders into an ambush, and King ends up suspected of treason. - Mission Into EvilE4
Mission Into EvilA cargo plane en route to M.C.C. carrying the world's last supply of Neutron-90 is shot down by Overlord over the New York Zone. Now, it's up to the Zone Riders to recover the Neutron-90 (and the pilot of the cargo plane) before Overlord finds it and creates a weapon that would render the existing Zone Riders' suits useless. - Small PackagesE6
Small PackagesThe Black Widows slips a miniature zone pod into McFarlands clothes, activating it inside the MCC while the Zone Riders are on a mission. Forced to go up against their own defenses and Overlord at the same time, the Riders have one hour to take out the pod before a UN ordered air strike reduces the place to rubble. - Overlord's Mystery WomanE14
Overlord's Mystery WomanIn this episode we discover Overlord's romantic side. The Zone Raides find the woman he was in love before he entered the take-over-the-world business. Using her as bait the riders set a trap to capture the leader of the Black Widows. Dashing out of the Zone in shining armour Overlord goes to rescue his love, but he doen't have only romance in mind. - Zone TrainE16
Zone TrainA train carrying scientists reseaching the Spiral Zone to a conference is routed by the Black Widows into the Zone. The Zone Riders are dispatched to stop the train from reaching a power plant within the zone; however things go from bad to worse when Tank's suit fails and he becomes a Zoner and is ordered by Dutchess Dire to stop his colleagues. - The Last One PickedE30
The Last One PickedA lab assistant, Ben Davis Franklin, is chosen as a new Zone Rider, but high command decides to give his suit to an Australian soldier named Ned Tucker. Without permission Franklin creates another new suit and covertly follows the Zone Riders on a dangerous mission. - Zone of FearE33
Zone of FearCommander Courage, thinking that the Zone Riders' efforts are not enough, enters alone the NY Zone without protection suit, in order to get zoned and captured. A tiny transmitter attached to his neck enables MCC to keep track of him, and as soon as he is brought to Overlord's headquarters - MCC will transmit him a command, in Overlord's voice, to destroy the zone generator, allowing the UN forces to enter NY and attack Overlord. Unfortunately, as Courage is captured, the transmitter malfunctions. Will the Zone Riders manage to rescue their commander? - Zone with Big ShouldersE36
Zone with Big ShouldersThe Zone Riders head to Chicago to destroy the Zone Generator that's plaguing the whole city. Max is extra motivated to win this battle as his mother, father and sister are trapped in this particular area. The situation is complicated by the fact that M.C.C. is relying on shady mob gangsters within Chicago to help them get supplies to the United Nations via train. - BehemothE37
BehemothM.C.C. receives a distress call about a Zone - that is MOVING and growing in size. The Zone Riders investigate to find that Overlord has created a gigantic vehicle that moves over all terrain and drops Zone pods in it's wake. Can the Zone Riders destroy Overlord's Behemoth before he zones the entire world? - The Enemy WithinE42
The Enemy WithinM.C.C is shocked to discover that one of their most promising Zone Rider trainees, Barry, is actually the long lost son of Overlord. Barry is kicked out of the trainee program because of this and Overlord convinces him to steal one of the Zone Riders' Neutron-90 suits to get back at M.C.C. But Tank, one of Barry's strongest supporters, is not convinced that Barry's birth records are telling the whole truth. - OversightE54
OversightThe UN security council is dissatisfied with the performance of the Zone Riders, of two reasons: first, several months passed since the team was formed - but the Spiral Zone is strong as ever; second, the council has received reports about seemingly-questionable command decisions made by Commander Courage, suggesting that the problem is poor leadership of the Zone Riders. Thus Commander Courage is called before special UN committee to explain his conduct as the team leader.
