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The Hunger (1997) - TV Series Streaming, Cast & Reviews

⭐ Rating: 5.9/10 from 42 users | 🎬 Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Hunger (1997)

The Hunger (1997)

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The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.

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Duration: 24 min/episode

Status: Ended

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5.9 / 10 (42 votes)

Why Watch The Hunger?

The Hunger delivers an exceptional drama experience across 3 compelling seasons, featuring outstanding performances from David Bowie. A proven favorite among Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime enthusiasts.

Quick Facts About The Hunger

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Released in 1997, The Hunger belongs to the genres Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime and has received a rating of 5.9/10 on The Movie Database with 42 user votes.

This TV series, completed, has 3 seasons. With episodes of about 24 minutes, The Hunger offers you a viewing experience that is unique in its genre.

Seasons and Episodes

Thumbnail Episode 1: The Swords
1

The Swords

A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.

28 min
07/20/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 2: Menage a Trois
2

Menage a Trois

A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.

27 min
07/20/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 3: Necros
3

Necros

A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.

28 min
07/20/1997
5/10
Thumbnail Episode 4: The Secret Shih-Tan
4

The Secret Shih-Tan

A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.

28 min
07/27/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 5: Bridal Suite
5

Bridal Suite

A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers

26 min
08/03/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 6: Room 17
6

Room 17

A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.

26 min
08/10/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 7: Anaïs
7

Anaïs

An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.

27 min
08/17/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 8: No Radio
8

No Radio

A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.

27 min
08/24/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 9: But At My Back I Always Hear
9

But At My Back I Always Hear

A professor is stalked by a young female student.

27 min
08/31/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 10: Red Light
10

Red Light

A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.

27 min
09/14/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 11: I'm Dangerous Tonight
11

I'm Dangerous Tonight

A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.

27 min
09/21/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 12: The Sloan Men
12

The Sloan Men

Through a shocking revelation by her future mother-in-law, a young woman comes to realize her fiance and his father aren't exactly human.

26 min
09/28/1997
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 13: A Matter of Style
13

A Matter of Style

A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.

26 min
10/26/1997
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 14: Hidebound
14

Hidebound

A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.

26 min
01/23/1998
6/10
Thumbnail Episode 15: Fly by Night
15

Fly by Night

A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.

26 min
01/31/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 16: A River of Night's Dreaming
16

A River of Night's Dreaming

A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.

26 min
02/06/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 17: The Lighthouse
17

The Lighthouse

A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.

26 min
02/20/1998
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 18: The Face of Helene Bournouw
18

The Face of Helene Bournouw

A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.

26 min
02/27/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 19: Plain Brown Envelope
19

Plain Brown Envelope

On a cold and snowy night, a young hitchhiker stows away in the back of a large truck that turns out to be the warehouse of a sex fantasy salesman.

27 min
03/06/1998
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 20: The Other Woman
20

The Other Woman

The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.

26 min
03/13/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 21: Clarimonde
21

Clarimonde

A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.

26 min
03/20/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 22: Footsteps
22

Footsteps

A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.

26 min
03/27/1998
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 1: Sanctuary
1

Sanctuary

When a young drifter (Giovanni Ribisi) arrives at a disused prison seeking help having been shot earlier that day, he sees that it is owned by a famously disturbed artist, Julian Priest (David Bowie), who has one final masterpiece on his mind.

27 min
09/10/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 2: Skin Deep
2

Skin Deep

A young woman seeking a female partner meets Roxanna, an erotic dancer, at a nightclub and they begin an affair. This leads to new experiences of pleasure and pain as well as flirting with death. But when will the flirtation turn serious

26 min
09/10/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 3: Dream Sentinel
3

Dream Sentinel

Based on The Sixth Sentinel by Poppy Z Brite, this is the story of a lap dancer wishes for nothing more than to forget her troubled past but the ghost of a killer haunts her and, oddly, wishes to protect her. What, however, will he want in return.

28 min
09/10/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 4: And She Laughed
4

And She Laughed

In this homage to Repulsion, Jane (Jennifer Beals) thinks that she's having trouble with a Peeping Tom and that the police could help but when she sees a pair of eyes staring at her through the letterbox and begins having nightmares, her mental health crumbles.

26 min
10/03/1999
6/10
Thumbnail Episode 5: Nunc Dimittis
5

Nunc Dimittis

The loyal servant of an elderly princess reveals to his mistress that he is dying and may only have a number of days left so she makes one final request - that he find his own replacement amongst the drifters in the city.

28 min
10/10/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 6: Week Woman
6

Week Woman

When an illegal immigrant is threatened with deportation and is offered a marriage of convenience by his partner's lesbian friend, he accepts. Soon, though, he finds that her personality changes week-by-week, from housewife to dominatrix...to killer?

26 min
10/17/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 7: Night Bloomer
7

Night Bloomer

An ambitious marketing executive is finding that his work is suffering and that his manager is stifling his ideas until, that is, he meets an attractive woman who offers to change his life for the better and all with one little seed.

26 min
10/24/1999
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 8: The Diarist
8

The Diarist

Merriam is a witch whose heart was recently broken and she uses her magic for vengeance. Laurissa, though, is also a witch and sets about learning white magic with which to protect Merriam's ex-lover, leading to a battle for his life between the two witches.

28 min
10/31/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 9: Sin Seer
9

Sin Seer

Mano is a young man who has a unique gift - he can look into people's eyes and see their darkest secrets. For years, he has avoided eye contact with people but, for even longer, he has avoided mirrors...but what should happen if he looked into one.

26 min
11/07/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 10: Triangle in Steel
10

Triangle in Steel

A young man joins a riveting team constructing a new bridge but when he becomes obsessed with the wife of the team's leader. But in a job that requires the trust of those around him when working at great heights, will anyone be there to catch him should he fall

26 min
11/14/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 11: Brass
11

Brass

When a young man inherits an ornate mirror following the death of his Satanist father, he finds that it reveals his father's attempted use of black arts. As the dead man's son continues his father's work, he puts the lives of those around him in danger, particularly when he forges a link to Hell through the power of the mirror.

26 min
11/21/1999
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 12: Replacements
12

Replacements

A doctor becomes determined to find out what is happening to the women in his town, after they appear to be turning against the men and becoming obsessed with something unknown.

26 min
11/28/1999
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 13: I'm Very Dangerous Tonight
13

I'm Very Dangerous Tonight

The stunning red dress from Season One - I'm Dangerous Tonight - is back for this episode, in which Henry buys his wife, Sarah, the dress only for her to prove irresistible to others, including Henry's father.

27 min
01/02/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 14: Wrath of God
14

Wrath of God

An apartment block is the focus of a series of murders mostly of gay men and this attracts the attentions of a man (Anthony Michael Hall) who claims to be a student of all things evil. But when he visits the landlord of the building, are acts of evil really on his mind.

27 min
01/09/2000
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 15: Bottle of Smoke
15

Bottle of Smoke

When an elderly woman, who traveled widely in her youth, dies, she leaves her possessions to her young niece, which includes a bottle of smoke that promises the ultimate in sexual fulfillment. But such pleasure comes at a price.

27 min
01/16/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 16: The Perfect Couple
16

The Perfect Couple

A modern day cupid arranges for two people to come together and believes them to be the perfect match. Four years later, though, he revisits them to see how they fared and finds their relationship is troubled. Was his mistake just that...or is his poor matchmaking deliberate?

26 min
01/23/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 17: The Sacred Fire
17

The Sacred Fire

Luann is a kind and generous woman who volunteers to help the homeless find food and shelter but when she meets Nick, who lives on the street, he warns her that there are street people who are aliens in disguise, intent on killing humans.

26 min
01/30/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 18: Approaching Desdemona
18

Approaching Desdemona

In a story that will be familiar to many Internet users, a couple's life together deteriorates when he finds an adult website that offers bizarre sexual fantasies.

26 min
02/06/2000
3.3/10
Thumbnail Episode 19: The Seductress
19

The Seductress

When a novelist reads a suicide note from a former lover, she begins an affair with a mysterious man, but their romance is not all it seems and the boundaries between reality and fiction appear to fall away.

26 min
02/13/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 20: Double (aka Beyond Any Measure)
20

Double (aka Beyond Any Measure)

The myth of the Doppelganger has lasted for centuries and receives a modern updating here as two identical women meet but realise the differences between them are in their personalities - one is normal whilst the other is plagued by nightmares. Their meeting, however, results in a battle for their souls.

26 min
02/20/2000
5/10
Thumbnail Episode 21: Falling Man
21

Falling Man

An architect meets a beautiful woman who encourages him to take risks with his designs and the building that he creates becomes the most successful of his career. But how far will this woman go to ensure the design stays unique.

28 min
02/27/2000
2.7/10
Thumbnail Episode 22: The Suction Method
22

The Suction Method

Carpet cleaning may not have been the most terrifying of events before now but when middle-aged Max celebrates after having his wife leave town on business, she books Redemptive Cleaners to come in her absence, who have an most unique method of dealing with errant husbands.

26 min
03/05/2000
3.3/10

Season Ratings

Main Cast

Portrait of David Bowie as The Host

David Bowie

The Host

Streaming Platforms for The Hunger

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about The Hunger

Where can I watch The Hunger streaming?

You can watch The Hunger on various streaming platforms in the US: Check availability on major US streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and other legal services.

Is The Hunger available in English (dubbed/subtitled)?

Yes, The Hunger is available with English audio and subtitles on most streaming platforms. Please check the availability of English dubbing on your preferred platform.

What is the plot of The Hunger?

The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.

Who are the main actors in The Hunger?

The main cast of The Hunger includes: David Bowie

What is the rating of The Hunger?

The Hunger has received a rating of 5.9/10 based on 42 user votes.

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