Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea

📊 Series Specifications

Network Antenne 2
Episode Runtime ~25 min
Total Seasons 2
Total Episodes 92
Original Language FR

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (1985)

Created by Nina Wolmark
⭐ 4.1 / 5 (43 votes) 🎬 2 Seasons 📼 92 Episodes 🏷️ Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

The Arkadians are a civilization that survived a great cataclysm and moved to the center of the earth, thriving under the power of their artificial sun, The Tehra, until one day it began to fail. In desperation, the Arkadians broke the ancient law and entered the Forbidden Archives to search for an answer. They used their special powers and created a messenger to the people above, naming her Arkana. She meets up with Matt and Rebecca, two ordinary kids from the surface world, Bic and Bac, two strange anteaters from Arkadia, and Spartakus, a mysterious warrior. Together they search the worlds of the strata for a way to save a people and possibly the world.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 The City of Arkadia (1)

While exploring a cave, Matt and Rebecca meet Arkana, who tells them of her mission. When the pirates attack, they are rescued by a mysterious warrior named Spartakus.

E2 The City of Arkadia (2)
E3 Between Two Worlds (1)

Tehrig is swept away by the powerful currents of the River of Time. The group finds themselves in a land occupied by a primitive tribe that is being threatened by the machines of an advanced civilization from the stratum above. Meanwhile, the children of Arkadia are trying to fix the entrance to the Archives, which has rusted shut.

E4 Between Two Worlds (2)
E5 Arkana and the Beast (1)

Arkana is kidnapped by the Thot, a gigantic, well-meaning beast who lives in an abandoned metropolis.

E6 Arkana and the Beast (2)
E7 The Pirate Klub (1)
E8 The Pirate Klub (2)
E9 Living Crystal (1)

In a crystalline strata that echos with the sound of the Tehra, the group meets Galileo and are taken prisoner by the Inquisitors, who try to get them to renounce their claims that other worlds lie beyond their stratum.

E10 Living Crystal (2)
E11 The Law of the Mogokhs (1)

In a snow-covered land, Spartakus and his friends meet Mira and her grandfather and help them defend their village against the Mogokhs.

E12 The Law of the Mogokhs (2)
E13 Night of the Amazons (1)

Massmedia teams up with Arkana and Tehrig to rescue Spartakus, Mighty Matt, and Sleazeappeal, who are being held prisoner by a tribe ruled by women.

E14 Night of the Amazons (2)
E15 The Capture of Demosthenes (1)

The group tries to rescue the great orator Demosthenes from Nasty Max and return him to Athens to clear his name.

E16 The Capture of Demosthenes (2)
E17 Tada and the Royal Insignia (1)
E18 Tada and the Royal Insignia (2)
E19 The Icy Web (1)

Pursued by the pirates, Tehrig travels to the ice-covered stratum of Icelandis, where one of the three legendary gateways to Arkadia is said to exist. There they discover the strange ghost ship Araukania III, which might be from an expedition that left Arkadia a long time ago, as well as other artifacts that suggest a connection between Spartakus' ancestors and the ancient Arkadians.

E21 The Pirate Convention (1)

Having found the way back to Arkadia for them, Spartakus leaves the group. Nasty Max, however, soon captures the group and takes them back to the pirates' island, hoping that having Arkana and her powers will help him win the Inter-Marine Pirate Federation election. Spartakus must rescue his friends before they are sold into slavery.

E22 The Pirate Convention (2)
E23 Out of Control (1)

Tehrig is damaged while traveling through a dangerous passage, causing him to believe he is still in Arkadia.

E24 Out of Control (2)
E25 Children... and Mice (1)
E26 Children... and Mice (2)
E27 The Gladiators of Barkar (1)
E28 The Gladiators of Barkar (2)
E29 The Emperor Quin and the Eighth Kingdom (1)
E30 The Emperor Quin and the Eighth Kingdom (2)
E33 The Drummer (1)

When Spartakus plays a song taught to him by his father, a drummer mysteriously appears and leads him on a bizarre journey. If Spartakus can prove he is the rightful heir to an ancient kingdom's throne, he is promised a meeting with his long-lost mother.

E35 Rebecca: Pirate of the Sea (1)
E36 Rebecca: Pirate of the Sea (2)
E39 The Prisoners of Lost Time (1)

Matt discovers a strange mask that transports the group to another time and place. A man named Arkshag claims that he can lead them to Arkadia, but Arkana suspects it may be a trap.

E40 The Prisoners of Lost Time (2)
E41 Emergency Landing (1)
E42 Emergency Landing (2)
E43 The Court of Miracles (1)
E44 The Court of Miracles (2)
E45 Interstratas War (1)

Matt and Rebecca discover a parallel world that resembles their hometown, where a war has been raging for countless years. The only way to stop the fighting is to show both sides proof of Arkadia's existence.

E46 Interstratas War (2)
E47 The Defeat of Gog and Magog (1)
E48 The Defeat of Gog and Magog (2)
E49 Dr. Test (1)

Believing Arkana to be long-lost love, a mad scientist sends Tehrig back in time through the group's many adventures, in an attempt to bring her back to him. This episode is what's often called a "clip show", since it consists mostly of scenes from previous episodes.

E51 The Secret of the Auracite (1)

The group finally reach Arkadia and try to solve the mysteries of the Tehra. Spartakus discovers that his wristguard may hold the key.

E52 The Secret of the Auracite (2)
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