
Crusoe
2008 · TV Series · TV-PG · 42 min · ★ 6.8
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.
Based on Robinson Crusoe
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 42 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (25 votes)
Themes
- island
- shipwreck
- 17th century
- robinson crusoe island
Cast & crew

Sam Neill
as Jeremiah Blackthorn

Philip Winchester
as Robinson Crusoe

Tongayi Chirisa
as Friday

Joaquim de Almeida
as Santos Santana

Sean Bean
as James Crusoe

Anna Walton
as Susannah Crusoe

Mía Maestro
as Olivia
- EB
Emma Barnett
as Mary Crusoe
Directed by Michael Robison, Jeff Woolnough, Duane Clark +2 more
Created by Stephen Gallagher, Daniel Defoe
Episodes1 season · 13 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Rum
- S1E2Gunpowder
- S1E3Sacrifice
- S1E4The Mutineers
- S1E5High Water
- S1E6Long Pig
- S1E7Bad Blood
- S1E8Heroes and Villains
- S1E9The Name of the Game
- S1E10Smoke and Mirrors
- S1E11The Hunting Party
- S1E12The Traveler
- S1E13The Return