Babylon 5: The Gathering

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Babylon 5: The Gathering
The Gathering DVD Cover
Genre	Action Adventure Science fiction
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed by	Richard Compton
Starring	Michael O'Hare Tamlyn Tomita Jerry Doyle Mira Furlan Blaire Baron John Fleck Peter Jurasik Andreas Katsulas Johnny Sekka Patricia Tallman
Theme music composer	Stewart Copeland Christopher Franke (1998 re-edit)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas Netter J. Michael Straczynski
Producers	Robert Latham Brown John Copeland
Cinematography	Billy Dickson
Editor	Robert L. Sinise
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	PTEN
Original release
Network	PTEN
Release	February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
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Babylon 5: The Gathering is the test pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, aired on February 22, 1993. It is also the first of six feature-length films in the Babylon 5 media franchise.

The Gathering covers events which take place roughly one year before those of the first-season episode "Midnight on the Firing Line," providing a framework of backstories, political agendas, and personal relationships for some of the series' major characters.

Following the success of the movie, Warner Bros. Television commissioned the series for production in May 1993, as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN); the first season would premiere in the United States nearly a year later, on January 26, 1994.