Logan's Run

Sequels and spinoffs

Nolan wrote two sequels, Logan's World and Logan's Search, published after the film's release. There is also a novelette, Logan's Return, that has been published as an E-book.

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Logan's World deals with Logan returning to Earth to free the rest of mankind from the system he escaped in the first novel, while Logan's Search deals with Logan going to an alternate reality (with the assistance of some alien friends) to once again stop the government system he escaped in the first novel, albeit with some minor changes.

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A brief television series spun off from the film lasted one season in the late 1970s, starring Gregory Harrison as Logan 5 and Heather Menzies as Jessica 6. It lasted from September 16, 1977 through January 7, 1978 on U.S. television (CBS-TV). The show ran for a total of 14 episodes. The series had D.C. Fontana as story editor who employed several other writers from Star Trek as well as the original novel's authors. To save money the scenario was switched from the city to Logan and Jessica on a cross country trek to Sanctuary in a post-apocalyptic America still pursued by Francis, the city was only seen in the Pilot episode and two others (including a Logan-has-amnesia episode) using recycled footage from the film. Also in the series the city is run by a cabal of elderly citizens. Logan and Jessica are joined by a comic relief android REM played by Donald Moffatt. Most of the plots were conventional genre cliches.

Related Topics:
1970s - D.C. Fontana - Star Trek - Donald Moffatt

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A comic strip version was produced, written by Angus P. Allan and printed in TV comic Look-In. Marvel Comics also published a short-lived comic book series.

Related Topics:
Angus P. Allan - Look-In - Marvel Comics - Comic book

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Emperor Norton Records published Logan's Sanctuary, the soundtrack to an imaginary Logan's Run sequel.

Related Topics:
Emperor Norton Records - Logan's Sanctuary

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A remake of the film has been announced for 2006.

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