Odyssey 5 - Season 1 - Eps 8: Rapture
Neil's friends at school are taking a new drug called "Rapture", which appears to boost their intelligence and may even promote telepathy and telekinesis. Neil finds out that his friend Deckard got the formula for the drug from a web site, but in his attempt to get a sample for analysis he is forced to take the drug. Meanwhile, Taggart's new boss Cynthia Hodge suggests that he had something to do with sabotaging the last space mission, but appears to be happy that the mission failure has hastened the day when manned space flights will be replaced by totally robotic ones. A retired astronaut, Leyton Scott, tells Taggart that a group called "the Cadre" have been trying for the last 20 years to get rid of manned space flight. But then Leyton reveals that he is dying from "Moon Sickness", a strange disease that strikes only Apollo astronauts, which may have something to do with their having brought more than just rocks back with them from the Moon. Because of Angela's apparent mental br
About Odyssey 5

Title: Odyssey 5
First Air Date: 2002-06-21
Last Air Date: 2004-10-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 30 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 20
Network: Showtime
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United States and on Space in Canada. Odyssey 5 is the brainchild of Manny Coto, who served as a script-writer and executive producer during the series run. Through his website and in interviews, Coto has expressed his interest in returning to the series at some point, either continuing it or giving it a conclusion.
Cast

Peter Weller
Chuck Taggart

Sebastian Roché
Kurt Mendel

Christopher Gorham
Neil Taggart

Leslie Silva
Sarah Forbes

Kenneth Mitchell
Marc Taggart

Gina Clayton
Paige Taggart

Phillip Jarrett
Paul Forbes

Lindy Booth
Holly Culverson

Sonja Smits
Cynthia Hodge

Tamara Marie Watson
Angela Perry