Team Knight Rider

The series was created by writer-producers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman, based on the original show by Glen A. Larson, who also served as an executive producer. Gil Wadsworth produced the series, which Universal Domestic Television distributed. It lasted one season of 22 hour-long episodes. The show centered on a fresh team of high-tech crime fighters assembled by the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG), stepping into the roles once held by Michael Knight and his talking car, KITT.

The plot follows five team members—each paired with a computerized talking vehicle—as they pursue criminals operating above the law, including spies, assassins, terrorists, and drug dealers. The season (and series) finale ended with a cliffhanger: Michael Knight reappeared, shown only from behind and played by a body double, but the cancellation left that thread unresolved. The main TKR team includes Kyle Stewart (Brixton Karnes), a former CIA agent and the group’s leader; Jenny Andrews (Christine Steel), a former Marine and Gulf War veteran, with one episode hinting she might be Michael Knight’s daughter (though this was never settled); Duke DePalma (Duane Davis), a former Chicago cop and small-time boxer; Erica West (Kathy Trageser), a reformed con artist and thief now using her skills for law enforcement; and Kevin "Trek" Sanders (Nick Wechsler), a geeky but handsome technical genius nicknamed by his Star Trek–obsessed parents. Other FLAG members include Gil (Vince Waldron), a lead mechanic on the base Sky One; Clayton (Rick Copp), the head chef; Captain J.P. Wyatt (Lowell Dean), the pilot; Dr. Felson (Steve Sheridan), the medical officer; Scott (Michael Lexx), another mechanic; and Shadow (Steve Forrest), a mysterious figure who feeds the team information and is later revealed to be a holographic projection controlled by K.I.T.T.

Prominent recurring characters include Jim Marland, who replaced the original series’ Devon Miles as FLAG’s leader and designed the rogue vehicle K.R.O. After that incident, Marland decided “one man can be given too much power,” leading to the creation of five vehicles, each with intentional weaknesses. Martin Jantzen (Bill Bumiller) is the criminally psychotic driver of K.