Editing Space: Above and Beyond (section)

{{Short description|American science fiction TV series (1995–96)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Space- Above and Beyond (logo).svg
| caption              = 
| genre                = [[science fiction on television|Science fiction]]
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Glen Morgan]]
* [[James Wong (filmmaker)|James Wong]]
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| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lanei Chapman]]
* [[Kristen Cloke]]
* [[Joel de la Fuente]]
* [[James Morrison (actor)|James Morrison]]
* [[Rodney Rowland]]
* [[Morgan Weisser]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Shirley Walker]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 23
| location             = [[Queensland, Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/space-above-and-beyond-1200442699/ |title=Space: Above and Beyond |website=Variety |first=Tom |last=Bierbaum |date=September 25, 1995 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>
| runtime              = 45 minutes
| network              = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bierbaum |first=Tom |date=1995-09-25 |title=Space: Above and Beyond |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/space-above-and-beyond-1200442699/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Hard Eight Pictures
* [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]]
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1995|9|24}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1996|6|2}}
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'''''Space: Above and Beyond''''' is an American [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] series that aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], created and written by [[Glen Morgan]] and [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]]. Planned for five seasons, it only ran for one season from 1995–1996 before being canceled due to low ratings. It was nominated for two [[Emmy Award]]s and one [[Saturn Awards|Saturn Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/award-edition.php?edition-id=saturn_1995 |title=Best Network Television Series 1995 |website=saturnawards.org |date=1995}}</ref> Ranked last in [[IGN]]'s top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows, it was described as "yet another sci-fi show that went before its time."<ref name="Auto9Q-1"/>

Set in the years 2063–2064, the show focuses on the "Wildcards", members of the [[United States Marine Corps]] 58th Squadron of the Space Aviator Cavalry. They are stationed on the space carrier USS ''Saratoga'', acting as both infantry and pilots of ''SA-43'' Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet ("Hammerhead") [[fighter aircraft|fighters]], battling an invading force of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrials]].