Mortal Kombat: Conquest (Season 1)

Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) is an American fantasy action series — watch all episodes online on iFILM. TNT aired it as a live-action continuation of the film franchise built around the iconic fighting game: one season, 22 episodes, picking up right after the tournament victory.

Young monk Kung Lao (Paolo Montalbán) has defeated sorcerer Shang Tsung and now carries the burden of training Earth Realm's next generation of fighters before the next tournament begins. Alongside him are Siro (Daniel Bernhardt), a former bodyguard, and Taja (Kristanna Loken), a resourceful thief. Shang Tsung, banished but not finished, begins rebuilding his forces. Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and other familiar faces from the game rotate through the season, and the show pushes into the mythology of Outworld and the Elder Gods in ways the films never had time to explore.

It is very much a product of late-90s syndicated TV — the budget shows — but as an expansion of the Mortal Kombat universe beyond single combat, it offers things no game cutscene could. Stream Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) online on iFILM.