Crusade
Who do you serve, and who do you trust?
Created by J. Michael Straczynski
On TNT
A high-stakes space opera built on a five-year existential deadline, balancing ensemble camaraderie against the constant pressure of a civilization-ending plague.
Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
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Questions people ask
Is Crusade scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Crusade easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Crusade violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.
Is Crusade sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Crusade leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Crusade, and what each one shares →
Like Crusade
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Crusade
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Crusade, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Crusade, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Crusade, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
